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Taiwan
rescuers to save 15,000 victims
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CHISHAN: Rescuers in Taiwan Friday battled to reach over 15,000
people still trapped in mountain villages nearly one week after a
powerful typhoon triggered the island’s worst floods in half a
century.
More than 50,000 troops were
struggling to cross-raging rivers and fallen bridges to reach
victims across a large swathe of southern and central Taiwan, many
of whom have been without food and water since Typhoon Morakot
struck.
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Hyundai’s
executive extends visit to N. Korea
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SEOUL: A top South Korean
industrialist Friday extended her stay in North Korea after securing
the release of a detained employee, fuelling speculation she will
meet leader Kim Jong-Il.
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Indonesian leader
defiant in face of ‘assassination’ plot
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JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono sent a message of defiance Friday to Islamist extremists,
saying Indonesia would not be defeated by terrorism after police
uncovered a plot to assassinate him.
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India ramps up
security for 62nd Independence Day
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NEW DELHI: Indian police were out
in force on Friday as the country prepared for its first
Independence Day celebrations since last year’s deadly Mumbai
attacks.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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YANGON: US Senator Jim Webb is
due to arrive in Myanmar where he will become the first senior
American official to meet the country’s junta chief, Than Shwe,
local and US officials say.
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