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Plan Would Use Antiterror Aid on Pakistani Jets (Jul 24)
The Bush administration plans to shift nearly $230 million to upgrading Pakistan’s F-16s, which critics say are not used in counterterrorism efforts.




China Presses Grieving Parents to Take Hush Money on Quake (Jul 24)
Local governments in Sichuan Province have begun a coordinated campaign to buy the silence of angry parents whose children died during the May earthquake.




China Sets Zones for Olympics Protests (Jul 24)
The Chinese government will permit public protests inside three city parks, but demonstrators must obtain permits and abide by laws that usually make political demonstration nearly impossible.




In First Meeting, Rice Presses North Korean on Nuclear Effort (Jul 24)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with her North Korean counterpart for the first time, and prodded Pyongyang to move quickly to dismantle its nuclear arms program.




Thailand Assails Cambodia in Dispute Over Temple (Jul 24)
Thailand’s ambassador to the United Nations accused Cambodia of employing diplomatic “guerrilla tactics” in a dispute over a temple to try to redraw the shared border.




Earthquake in Northern Japan Injures at Least 91 People (Jul 24)
The earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, trapped hundreds in halted trains and temporarily cutting off electric power to thousands of homes.




Architecture: In Changing Face of Beijing, a Look at the New China (Jul 13)
The aura of China’s new architecture has as much to do with intellectual ferment as economic clout.




A Boy Jockey’s Last Ride in Mongolia (Jul 13)
Munkherdene, 13, is among a growing number of urban, affluent Mongolians trying to rediscover their nomadic roots by hitting the summer horse-racing circuit.




To Save Olympic Sailing Races, China Fights Algae (Jul 2)
In the city of Qingdao thousands of people are mobilized to clean up an algal bloom choking the coastline and threatening to impede the competition.




Leadership Void Seen in Pakistan (Jun 24)
Confusion over the lack of leadership is allowing militants to consolidate their sanctuaries along the border area of the country.