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Obama: World running out of patience with Iran, North Korea

Nov 19, 2009, 10:00 GMT

Obama: World running out of patience with Iran, North Korea
   Seoul - US President Barack Obama said Thursday that the international community's patience in the nuclear disputes with Iran and North Korea was running out. ... more

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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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Reality check for Obama's rhetoric in Asia

Nov 19, 2009, 10:37 GMT

Reality check for Obamas rhetoric in Asia
   Seoul - Perhaps the ayatollahs in Tehran did not react positively to the 'fair offers' by the international community in the nuclear dispute because they were entangled in their own rhetoric, US President Barack Obama ruminated during his visit to South Korea. ... more

In Pictures: 'President Obama Visits The Great Wall of China'

Nov 18, 2009, 17:13 GMT

In Pictures: President Obama Visits The Great Wall of China
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "President Obama Visits The Great Wall of China". ... more

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