Friday, June 29, 2007
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea and the United States have agreed on final changes to their free trade agreement, paving the way for its signing on June 30, the prime minister's office said Friday.Prime Minister Han Duck-soo told managing editors of major newspapers and broadcast outlets that Seoul and Washington had agreed to change parts of the agreement to include new U.S. labor and environmental standards for free trade agreements, his office said.Han said the agreement was reached and "tra...
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Friday, June 29, 2007
Click photo to enlargePakistani protesters cover their faces from tear gas fired by police as they gather outside the mayor's office in Turbat, Pakistan on Friday, June 29, 2007. Hungry victims of monsoon-spawned floods rioted Friday, protesting slow, meager aid reaching their marooned villages where many feared the receding waters would yield numerous corpses. «1234»TURBAT, Pakistan—Hungry victims of monsoon-spawned floods rioted Friday, protesting slow, meager aid reaching their marooned villages where many feared the receding waters would yield numerous corpses.
Police fired tear gas and shots into the air but failed to disperse a crowd of several thousand villagers who broke into and ransacked the mayor's office in this city in southwestern Pakistan ringed by floodwaters.
The widespread flooding struck in the wake of a cyclone that dumped torrential rains on the province of Baluchistan.
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Friday, June 29, 2007
-- Chinese President Hu Jintao avoided the thorny issue of democracy in Hong Kong as he arrived Friday for weekend commemorations of the 10th anniversary of the former British colony's handover to China.
Making his first visit as president, Hu exited his plane and walked past a line of flag-waving children on the tarmac and told reporters he was happy with Hong Kong's progress in the last decade. "I'm even more confident about Hong Kong's future," he added.
Security was tight for Hu's three-day trip, and a wall of police blocked a group of about 20 pro-democracy protesters from marching to Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang's residence, where Hu was to have dinner.
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Click photo to enlargePakistani protesters cover their faces from tear gas fired by police as they gather outside the mayor's office in Turbat, Pakistan on Friday, June 29, 2007. Hungry victims of monsoon-spawned floods rioted Friday, protesting slow, meager aid reaching their marooned villages where many feared the receding waters would yield numerous corpses. «1234»TURBAT, Pakistan—Hungry victims of monsoon-spawned floods rioted Friday, protesting slow, meager aid reaching their marooned villages where many feared the receding waters would yield numerous corpses.
Police fired tear gas and shots into the air but failed to disperse a crowd of several thousand villagers who broke into and ransacked the mayor's office in this city in southwestern Pakistan ringed by floodwaters.
The widespread flooding struck in the wake of a cyclone that dumped torrential rains on the province of Baluchistan.
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