Beijing's S. China Sea rivals protest passport map

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• Beijing's S. China Sea rivals protest passport map
• Afghan suicide attack kills 3, wounds more than 90
• Pakistan to cut phone service to prevent attacks
• Tibetan man sets self on fire in protest in China
• Afghan suicide attack kills 2, wounds 60
• Thailand braces for large anti-government rally
• Home amid Chinese highway a symbol of resistance
• 2 killed, 60 wounded in Afghan suicide attack
• Suicide bomber attacks in eastern Afghanistan
• Philippines, Vietnam protest map in China passport

Beijing's S. China Sea rivals protest passport map Posted: 23 Nov 2012 07:10 AM PST China has enraged several neighbors with a few dashes on a map, printed in its newly revised passports that show it staking its claim on the entire South China Sea and even Taiwan.

Afghan suicide attack kills 3, wounds more than 90 Posted: 23 Nov 2012 05:14 AM PST A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a truck full of explosives Friday in eastern Afghanistan, killing three Afghan civilians and wounding more than 90 people, including several Afghan and NATO troops, officials said.

Pakistan to cut phone service to prevent attacks Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:31 AM PST Pakistan's interior minister said Friday that the government will suspend cell phone service in most parts of the country over the next two days to prevent attacks against Shiite Muslims during a key religious commemoration.

Tibetan man sets self on fire in protest in China Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:23 AM PST A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire in northwest China's Qinghai province, state media reported Friday, in the latest in a series of protests against Chinese rule.

Afghan suicide attack kills 2, wounds 60 Posted: 23 Nov 2012 04:20 AM PST A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a truck full of explosives Friday in eastern Afghanistan, killing two civilians and wounding more than 60 people, including Afghan and NATO troops, officials said.

Thailand braces for large anti-government rally Posted: 23 Nov 2012 03:52 AM PST Thailand will deploy thousands of police officers and has invoked a special security law for an anti-government rally Saturday that is expected to be the largest since Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra took office in 2011 and that officials fear could turn violent.

Home amid Chinese highway a symbol of resistance Posted: 23 Nov 2012 02:50 AM PST In the middle of an eastern Chinese city's new main road, rising incongruously from a huge circle in the freshly laid pavement, is a five-story row house with ragged edges. This is the home of the duck farmer who said "no."

2 killed, 60 wounded in Afghan suicide attack Posted: 22 Nov 2012 10:50 PM PST A suicide attacker detonated a car laden with explosives Friday in eastern Afghanistan, killing two civilians and wounding about 60 others, officials said.

Suicide bomber attacks in eastern Afghanistan Posted: 22 Nov 2012 10:07 PM PST A suicide attacker detonated a car laden with explosives Friday in eastern Afghanistan, injuring at least 40 people, officials said.

Philippines, Vietnam protest map in China passport Posted: 22 Nov 2012 08:01 PM PST A map that China has incorporated into its passports has drawn diplomatic fury because it appears to claim the entire South China Sea, ignoring competing claims from the Philippines, Vietnam and other countries.

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