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Second Taiwan baseball team sacks players over match fixing

Nov 20, 2009, 14:25 GMT

Taipei - Taiwan's La New Bears baseball team sacked five more players over alleged match fixing Friday, as the illegal betting scandal snowballs and implicates more players. ... more

China considers combat troops for UN peacekeeping, official says

Nov 20, 2009, 8:21 GMT

   Beijing - China is considering the deployment of its first combat troops as part of a growing role in United Nations peacekeeping operations, a UN official said on Friday. ... more

Survey: Taiwanese trust Obama more than their own president

Nov 20, 2009, 7:59 GMT

   Taipei - A majority of Taiwan residents have more trust in US President Barack Obama than in their own president or Chinese President Hu Jintao, an opinion poll showed on Friday. ... more

ANALYSIS: Indonesians fret as president waffles over graft scandal

Nov 20, 2009, 7:35 GMT

   Jakarta - Public disillusionment is growing with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over his perceived indecisiveness in handling an alleged graft scandal that has implicated senior officials. ... more

Police hunt down British suspect in killing of Arroyo aide's son

Nov 20, 2009, 6:51 GMT

   Manila - Philippine police Friday launched a manhunt for a British man suspected of killing the son of a senior aide of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during a traffic altercation. ... more

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