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  • Earthquake in China: Death toll may reach 50,000 16 May 2008 08:17 GMT
    ... aid missions, the first from regional rival Japan. Millions of survivors left homeless or too ... of foreign aid workers, China welcomed a Japanese rescue team. Made up of firefighters, police, ... Leaders of the two countries met in Tokyo earlier this month to try to resolve ...

  • US Marine guilty of sexual abuse of Japanese girl: court 16 May 2008 08:16 GMT
    ... my problem. The time is not for political discussion. It's time to deliver aid to ... opposition National League for Democracy. CAMP FOSTER, Japan - A US military court martial found ... guilty of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old Japanese girl in a case that triggered mass ...

  • Apologies: Ethnic votes or ethics? 16 May 2008 08:16 GMT
    ... What is clear is that many of those Canadians ... prime objective of these policies in a political sense - the competition is pretty fierce ... commemoration grant money. The Komagata Maru, a Japanese steam liner, arrived in Vancouver on May ...

  • Bush's Israel speech sparks storm 16 May 2008 08:16 GMT
    ... used a speech to the Israeli parliament on Thursday to denounce those who would ... at the senator, though they created a political firestorm in Washington nonetheless. In a long speech ... parallels to the transformations of Europe and Japan after World War II, Bush touched on ...

  • Hope fading fast for China earthquake survivors 16 May 2008 08:16 GMT
    ... regions cut off by Monday's quake, the government sought to enlist the public's help with ... aid missions, the first from regional rival Japan. Millions of survivors left homeless or too ... of foreign aid workers, China welcomed a Japanese rescue team. Made up of firefighters, police, ...

  • China eyes stake in world 16 May 2008 08:15 GMT
    ... Australia's largest company would alarm the Canberra government, which earlier this year toughened restrictions on ... is resisting the move. China has overtaken Japan as Australia's leading trade partner but is increasingly ... prices for long-term contracts. Labor Party Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who took office in November, ...

  • Japan's economy grows at 3.3 per cent rate in January-March - Summary 16 May 2008 08:09 GMT
    ... Tokyo - Japan's economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.3 ... on strong exports and personal spending, the government said Friday. The nation's economy grew faster ...

  • China: Death toll could reach 50,000 16 May 2008 08:09 GMT
    ... aid missions, the first from regional rival Japan. Millions of survivors left homeless or too ... of foreign aid workers, China welcomed a Japanese rescue team. Made up of firefighters, police, ... Leaders of the two countries met in Tokyo earlier this month to try to resolve ...

  • Residents urged to back tax 16 May 2008 08:07 GMT
    ... to leave, although phenomenal technologies that draw government funding are developing at the military bases. ... spaceport. He said tourists from Europe or Japan would likely enjoy the Wild West aspect, as ... questions, Allen Stenger asked why Otero County voters should support a tax if the spaceport ...

  • Government inquiry finds evidence of major judicial conspiracy in Malaysia 16 May 2008 08:05 GMT
    ... Smale, discusses international interest in the U.S. elections. The IHT's managing editor, Alison Smale, discusses ... world news. The Olympic torch arrived in Japan on Friday, as protests loomed and corporate sponsors ...

  • Monks' Relief Aims Thwarted 16 May 2008 07:58 GMT
    ... the World Health Organization said. The Burmese government has repeatedly rejected calls to allow foreign ... at which diplomats from the United States, Japan and other leading powers discussed UN hopes ... those privy to the meeting said. The Japanese ambassador said Emperor Akihito had written to ...

  • Global aids pour quake hit China 16 May 2008 07:57 GMT
    ... Sichuan as the first foreign rescuers from Japan entered the province early on Friday.Australian and ... China has been disapproved by the Chinese government. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said early ... ensure promptness of the aid. A 31-member Japanese rescue team arrived in the Chengdu airport ...

  • Foreigners to search for China survivors 16 May 2008 07:57 GMT
    ... earthquake, saying time is running out. The government estimates the powerful quake has already killed ... teams, China has agreed to rescuers from Japan, Russia, Singapore and South Korea, and has ... thousands of shovels, hammers and cranes. A Japanese team, the first to arrive, headed into ...

  • Solar Valley Rises in an Overcast Land 16 May 2008 07:57 GMT
    ... solar cells and modules, after China and Japan. Now, though, with so many solar panels on ... in particular, want to pare back generous government incentives that support solar development. They say ... fossil fuels? Joachim Pfeiffer, a member of Parliament who is drafting the plan to cut ...

  • In Departure, China Invites Outside Help 16 May 2008 07:57 GMT
    ... Officials on Thursday asked a longtime rival, Japan, to send 60 earthquake rescue experts, the ... workers into areas inaccessible by road. The government also issued a detailed request for equipment ... Sichuan. Because of their long history of political rivalry and tension, China and Taiwan do ...

  • Democrats outraged by Bush "appeasement" remark 16 May 2008 07:57 GMT
    ... comments, made in Jerusalem to the Israeli parliament during celebrations for Israel's 60th anniversary, stirred ... to accuse him of engaging in "the politics of fear." "Some seem to believe we should ... after the German invasion of Poland when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in 1941. ...

  • Quake toll could reach 50,000; Chinese begin burying the dead 16 May 2008 07:56 GMT
    ... aid missions, the first from regional rival Japan. Millions of survivors left homeless or too ... of foreign aid workers, China welcomed a Japanese rescue team. Made up of firefighters, police, ... Leaders of the two countries met in Tokyo earlier this month to try to resolve ...

  • US military: American marine in Japan sentenced 16 May 2008 07:56 GMT
    ... clashes in Beirut after Hezbollah said Lebanon's government had declared war by targeting its communic... ... Smale, discusses international interest in the U.S. elections. The IHT's managing editor, Alison Smale, discusses ... world news. The Olympic torch arrived in Japan on Friday, as protests loomed and corporate sponsors ...

  • Import-dependent Japan fears rice and pickle diet 16 May 2008 07:55 GMT
    ... Japan could find itself dining on rice, pickles and ... tightening and imports are cut off, the government warns. Just 39 per cent of food ... food high in calories," said a farm ministry official. He said this example was included ...

  • Government Inflation Data at Odds with Reality 16 May 2008 07:54 GMT
    ... and rice doubling in price? China and Japan boosted their holdings of US Treasury securities ... traders and operators in the stock market. Japanese Bond Traders Awaken from Grand Illusion Japanese ... Japanese bonds, spooked by signs of inflation. Tokyo tried to hold down the cost of ...

  • Interview: Solar on the rise, despite enemies' 16 May 2008 07:52 GMT
    ... needed, as many are doing in China, Japan and the US. On the other hand ... of energy for the future," he said. Politics may be at least partially to blame.  ... and political positions. You will hear [...] the government talking about the fight against climate change ...

  • EPIA: Solar technology prices getting 'better and better' 16 May 2008 07:52 GMT
    ... being installed are coming from China and Japan and so on. So it is a ... from Spanish investors, but from Chinese or Japanese etc. So, unfortunately the situation is quite ... is an interesting contradiction between speeches and political positions. You will hear the president of ...

  • China eyes stake in world's largest mining firm 16 May 2008 07:52 GMT
    ... Australia's largest company would alarm the Canberra government, which earlier this year toughened restrictions on ... is resisting the move. China has overtaken Japan as Australia's leading trade partner but is increasingly ... prices for long-term contracts. Labor Party Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who took office in November, ...

  • Japanese rescue professionals arrive in Chengdu 16 May 2008 07:17 GMT
    ... A group of rescue professionals sent by the Japanese government arrived in Chengdu, capital of quake-ravaged southwest China's Sichuan Province, early Friday to assist ...

  • China allows foreign teams as quake toll rises 16 May 2008 07:17 GMT
    ... A Japanese team of elite rescue workers arrived early ... said Thursday at a news conference. The government estimated that 4 million homes were destroyed ...


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