Hong Kong Pro-Democracy March Draws Huge Crowds
Tens of thousands, with organizers claiming about 250 000 and police citing 63 000, rallied in Hong Kong to press for universal suffrage and faster democratic reforms. The protest highlighted discontent with Beijing backed electoral changes that leave the chief executive and half the legislature chosen by pro Beijing groups. Beijing has long guarded autonomy under the one country two systems framework since 1997.
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Hong Kong
Beijing
Two Dead As Attack And Helicopters Force Down In Afghanistan
In southern Afghanistan an attacker blew himself up during a failed assault on coalition forces after a convoy passed Kandahar. Two U.S. helicopters made emergency landings in combat, five Americans and an Afghan soldier injured but stable. A convoy was reportedly Canadian. Palestinian rockets hit an Israeli village amid renewed airstrikes from Israel.
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Afghan Interior Ministry
Yousuf Stanekzai
Mike Cody
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Israel
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China faces pressure over secrecy in toxic spill response
The article examines China’s struggle between keeping information secret and protecting public health after the Songhua River benzene disaster. It notes officials delayed warnings, spurred by political incentives to shield local industry, and contrasts Beijing’s limited openness with recent apologies to Harbin and Russia. It cites experts like Kenneth Lieberthal and Ding Xueliang on the autocratic system and the lack of legal punishment for lying to the public.
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Jiamusi
China
Heilongjiang
Kenneth Lieberthal
University of Michigan
Beijing
Hu Jintao
Ding Xueliang
Hong Kong University of Science and ‘Technology
Ding
Harbin
Russia
Wen Jiabao
Shrapnel links U S missile to al Qaida house strike
Shrapnel bearing AGM-114 Hellfire markings was found at the blast site of the al Qaida operative Hamza Rabia in Pakistan. Officials disputed NBC reports that a U S drone carried out the attack while President Bush's adviser declined to confirm Rabia’s death.
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Pakistan
al-Qaida
Bush
U.S
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John Pike
GlobalSecuri
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Mohammed Nasir
Rabia
Stephen Hadley
Hadley
Fox News
Pervez Musharraf
United States
Musharraf
Nazarbayev Likely Re-elected as Kazakhstan Leader
Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan's long time president, looked poised for another seven years, preserving a regime that prizes stability and economic growth from rich oil and gas reserves even as observers cite suppression of opposition. The campaign faced arrests, media bans, and a controversial murder amid international pressure for democratic reform. Western powers balance energy interests with calls for democracy as oil development accelerates.
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Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Central Asia
Nazarbayev
Zamanbek Nurkadilov
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Erkin Tukumov
Central Asian Foundation For Democracy Development
Azerbaijan
Washington
Bush
Condoleezza Rice
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