AFP - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Indonesia Monday to discuss potential sales of military aircraft and deeper military ties, despite wariness on the part of both US lawmakers and Jakarta.
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US defence chief in Indonesia talks on military ties (AFP)
Posted: February 25th, 2008, 1:36am EST
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Chinese say compulsory Peking Opera classes off key (Reuters)
Posted: February 25th, 2008, 1:34am EST
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Reuters - A programme launched in China to teach traditional Peking opera in schools has drawn criticism from some Internet users who said untrained teachers and forced instruction might put off students from the 200-year-old art. -
South Korea's new president takes office (AP)
Posted: February 25th, 2008, 12:52am EST
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AP - Hard-charging former businessman Lee Myung-bak took the oath of office as South Korea's new president Monday, vowing to revitalize the economy, strengthen relations with the U.S. and deal with nuclear-armed North Korea.
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Cuba's communist system unshaken (AP)
Posted: February 25th, 2008, 12:50am EST
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AP - Cuba's parliament named Raul Castro president on Sunday, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel but leaving the island's communist system unshaken.
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Whalers hit by foul Antarctic weather, protesters say (AFP)
Posted: February 25th, 2008, 12:26am EST
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AFP - Militant animal rights activists chasing Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters said Monday they were battling raging seas and snow storms that had put the hunt on hold.