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Issue: February 24, 2010 (Archive)

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Asians pour toward wars over water
Competition for water could trigger conflict unless nations cooperate to share the diminishing resource, leaders from Asia-Pacific nations warned yesterday.

North keeps on firing despite pleas
North Korea yesterday test-fired a short- range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas from South Korea and the UN chief to halt the launches at a time of high tensions.

Syrian bid to retake rebel stronghold
Syrian troops backed by fighters from Lebanese militant group Hezbollah launched an assault on the rebel-held central town of Qusayr yesterday, after months of fierce fighting in the area.

Everest joy for Saudi woman with altitude
Saudi woman Raha Moharrak reached the summit of Nepal's Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, in a first for the conservative Muslim kingdom where women's sports are severely restricted.

Abe slammed for 'horror unit' pose
Leading South Korean newspapers splashed a photo of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a military trainer jet on their front pages yesterday, saying it was a reminder of Japan's colonial-era atrocities.

Russia, US play down spy caper
Russia and the United States yesterday sought to limit the damage to already troubled ties from a new spy scandal that erupted when Moscow caught a blonde-wigged alleged CIA agent who was reportedly seeking information on the Boston bombing suspects.

Aquino gets poll boost but rivals score too
Philippine President Benigno Aquino secured big wins in mid- term elections seen as vital to his ambitious reform agenda, but the success of famous, graft-tainted rivals raised alarm.

Panic in Saudi Arabia as virus cases climb
Four more cases of a deadly SARS-like virus have been detected in Saudi Arabia, raising the number of infections to 28, including 15 fatalities.

US man found hanged 'left note'
A US high-tech researcher whose family claims he was murdered in Singapore was under treatment for depression and left suicide notes before he was found hanged, a public inquiry was told.

Crunch time for Aquino reforms as voters decide
The Philippines held elections that are seen as crucial for President Benigno Aquino's bold reform agenda, as deadly violence and graft-tainted candidates underlined the nation's deep-rooted problems.

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