Bangladeshi artists under attack from Muslim hardliners
Rashed Ahmed paints the fiery eyes of a python on
to a giant piece of white cloth in the grounds of Dhaka University,
as a huge crowd of painters, actors and writers cheer the fine arts
student on.
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Japan, China, SKorea agree to play pivotal role against crisis
Japan, China and South Korea agreed on Friday to
play “a pivotal role” in stabilizing Asia’s economy in a joint
effort to fend off the impact of the global financial crisis.
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Two foreign journalists injured in Pakistan shooting: police
Two journalists, one from Japan and one from
Afghanistan, were injured in a shooting Friday in the northwestern
Pakistan city of Peshawar, police said.
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