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Soldiers and a resident carrying a survivor at the site of a flooded housing complex on the outskirts of Jakarta on Friday.
By PETER GELLING
Heavy rains caused a large dam in a crowded urban area on the outskirts of Jakarta to burst early Friday, sending a deadly wall of water and mud crashing through hundreds of houses, killing at least 60 people, the police said.
By HELENE COOPER AND ERIC SCHMITT
President Barack Obama's plan to widen U.S. involvement in Afghanistan came after an internal debate in which Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. warned against getting into a political and military quagmire.
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China marked 50 years of direct control over Tibet on Saturday, raising the national flag in the regional capital and commemorating a new political holiday honoring what it calls the liberation of slaves from brutal feudal rule.
By HIROKO TABUCHI
For some Japanese, the national flag - a red sun on a white background - is a patriotic symbol. For others, it is an abhorrent relic of Japan’s past imperialism.
By HIROKO TABUCHI
Japan, South Korea and the United States suspect that the launching of a satellite is a cover for a long-range missile test.
By MICHAEL WINES
The trial began hours after Chen Shui-bian blasted the proceedings as a "tool for political suppression and persecution" by his successor.
By LYDIA POLGREEN
As commodity prices fall and several African partners falter, Beijing is backing away, seeking political stability.
By CHOE SANGHUN
Spy satellites detected what appeared to be a Taepodong-2 missile in place Tuesday at the Musudan-ri launching site near North Korea's northeastern coast, reports said.
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The deputy prime minister is now a step closer to taking over the government despite accusations that he will crack down on dissent.
LETTER FROM INDIA
By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS
Village sociability is not about sharing feelings. It doesn't dwell on you. It asks for little. It just buzzes. And what do the Internet's social networks offer if not this village buzz?
By MARK MCDONALD
While American envoys of Stephen Blake's rank and position have visited Myanmar before, this was the first trip by a visiting U.S. diplomat to Naypyidaw, the government base since 2005.
By GUY TREBAY
It's Fashion Week in India, and it's clear that the mainstream of India's vast middle class are seen as the new target market.
By HIROKO TABUCHI
Small firms, withering in the downturn, employ almost 90 percent of workers in Japan's manufacturing sector.
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