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Thai nationalists clashed with police and villagers Saturday as they tried to march on an ancient temple on the Cambodian border, while anti-government protesters in the capital marked the third anniversary of a coup that continues to create political turmoil.
A bombing at a mosque in northwest Pakistan killed a prominent Sunni Muslim official just hours after a suicide attack in a nearby Shiite Muslim-dominated village left 29 dead, police said Saturday.
Thailand's government enacted a tough security law on Tuesday giving the military broad powers to control a planned rally this weekend by supporters of exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on the third anniversary of the coup that led to Thaksin's ouster.
Indonesian police chief General Bambang Hendarso Danuri said that a DNA test result has confirmed the death of the country's most wanted terrorist Noordin M Top following fingerprint test, the local media Kompas reported on Saturday.
A strong quake with magnitude of 6.4 rocked tourist resort Bali island on Saturday morning, injuring 9 people and damaging scores of buildings but not potential for tsunami, officials said here.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-il is willing to engage in "bilateral and multilateral talks". Kim Jong-il meets China envoy
An earthquake with magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted eastern parts of Indonesia on Saturday morning, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here.
Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah greets Muslims participating in the mass prayer to mark the Hari Raya Aidil Fitri at Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque in Brunei on Monday. Hari Raya Aidil Fitri marks the end of the fastig month of Ramadan.
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Friday that he will meet with Chinese and South Korean leaders early October.
Hindus pray for the souls of their departed fathers on the holy day of "Mahalaya" in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata September 18, 2009.
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