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Asia-Pacific No foreign agency permitted to launch anti-terrorist action in Pakistan   Not a single corner or any area of Pakistan has been handed over to any foreign agency to launch any operation against terrorists, Interior Minister Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat was quoted by the Associated Press of Pakistan as saying. US urges Sri Lankan Tamil rebels to return to talks   The United States has urged Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels to abandon terrorism and make realistic proposals to allow the peace negotiations with the government to resume at an early date, the US embassy here said on Wednesday. Japanese PM eyes major cabinet reshuffle   Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is likely to conduct a major cabinet reshuffle if he wins reelection as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Saturday. Seoul, Pyongyang to use new inter-Korean temporary roads   South Korea and Democratic People'sRepublic of Korea (DPRK) military officials Wednesday agreed to use the roads being built through the western and eastern areas of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) as new temporary roads. · Japan's biggest department store opens in Nagoya ( 09/18-14:14) · Indonesian court to deliver verdict to key Bali bombing suspect ( 09/18-14:12) · Thai government to blacklist foreign activists opposing neighboring countries ( 09/18-13:05) · Philippine president to appoint new defense chief ( 09/18-12:41) · No foreign agency permitted to launch anti-terrorist action in Pakistan ( 09/18-09:31) · Taliban prepared for new attacks ( 09/18-06:43) · Kabul police commander replaced ( 09/18-04:41) · US urges Sri Lankan Tamil rebels to return to talks ( 09/18-00:58) · Bangladesh fails to gain expected benefit from WTO Cancun meet ( 09/18-00:56) · US treasury secretary visits Pakistan ( 09/18-00:52) · Dhaka expresses concern over Indian military build-up ( 09/18-00:51) · Bush visit not to affect Philippine local politics: official ( 09/17-00:18) · 35 guerrillas, 5 security personnel killed in western Nepal ( 09/17-23:23) · Philippine eight-month balance deficit up ( 09/17-23:10) · Japan's envisioned three simultaneous quakes could kill 28,300 ( 09/17-22:53) · 3 killed in fire in northeast India ( 09/17-22:50) · Top militant leader killed in India-controlled Kashmir ( 09/17-22:44) · Arroyo wants realignment of top posts in defense department ( 09/17-22:39) · Japan to revise method for calculating quake magnitude ( 09/17-22:39) · Japanese PM eyes major cabinet reshuffle ( 09/17-22:37) · Seoul, Pyongyang to use new inter-Korean temporary roads ( 09/17-22:36) · New York-based Business Week apologizes to Mahathir ( 09/17-21:18) · S.Korea to send survey team to Iraq ( 09/17-20:15) · Japanese regional banks nervous about surge in long-term interest rates ( 09/17-19:59) · Death toll in floods rises up to 164 in India's Bihar state ( 09/17-18:29) · Indonesian court renders jail sentence to Bali bombing accomplices ( 09/17-16:09) · Indonesia prepares security for upcoming ASEAN Summit ( 09/17-15:56) · Majority of Filipinos welcome Bush visit: Arroyo ( 09/17-15:54) · Indonesia deplores and hails failure in WTO talks ( 09/17-15:49) · Thaksin orders blacklist for suspected terrorists group ( 09/17-11:23) · Singaporean SARS patient discharged from hospital ( 09/16-21:08) · Suzuki to make automobile engines in China ( 09/17-11:14) · Pakistan regrets India's refusal to FM's visit ( 09/17-09:54) · Sri Lankan president not to attend UN general assembly ( 09/16-00:02) · Thai PM sets 9 percent economic growth target for 2004 ( 09/16-23:14) · Turkey disappointed over failure of WTO meeting ( 09/16-23:14) · China promotes regional peace, development: Mahathir ( 09/16-23:13) · Thailand: Opponents of neighboring governments to be blacklisted ( 09/16-23:04) · Taliban active again along Afghan southern border ( 09/16-23:01) · THAI to launch three new routes ( 09/16-22:34) · S.Korea considering designate special disaster areas ( 09/16-20:55) · World's oldest person turns 116 in Japan ( 09/16-19:48) · Indonesia's AGO not to freeze terrorists assets ( 09/16-18:31) · Philippines warns militants against disruption of Bush visit ( 09/16-18:29) · US troops in S.Korea deploy upgraded air defense system ( 09/16-17:55) · Indonesian court of appeal upholds death sentence for key Bali bombing suspect Amrozi ( 09/16-17:19) · 3 killed, 24 injured in Nagoya explosion ( 09/16-17:11) · Indonesian police uncover JI organizational structure ( 09/16-16:08) · S.Korea, Japan, US to hold talks on DPRK nuclear issue this month ( 09/16-16:00) · Thailand opens trial for suspected JI members ( 09/16-15:22) · Japan makes appeal over US antidumping duties on steel ( 09/16-14:32) · Arroyo says Bush's visit goes beyond mere concerns over terrorism ( 09/16-14:03) · Small plane crash-lands in west Japan, killing 3 aboard ( 09/16-13:55) · Company office blows up after man takes 8 people hostage in Japan ( 09/16-13:41) · Honda starts making compact passenger cars in China ( 09/16-13:36) · N.Korea complains U.S., Japan hold up UN food aid ( 09/16-13:31) · New alliance of developing countries positive outcome of WTO meeting: Arroyo ( 09/16-13:19) · China donates 1,000 motorcycles to Indonesian Police ( 09/16-13:18) · 15 suspected Taliban killed in south Afghanistan ( 09/16-03:38) · China, Armenia vow to further ties ( 09/16-02:29) · Sri Lankan president blames govt for ignoring rebel threats ( 09/16-01:02) · Sri Lanka Tamil rebels want administration of donor assistance ( 09/16-00:59) · India's PM to meet US president ( 09/16-00:02) · Ottawa Convention state parties call for efforts to ban landmines ( 09/15-23:53) · Philippines not to be soon granted OIC observer status ( 09/15-23:41) · 4 dead, 25 injured in bus accident in Nepal ( 09/15-23:30) · Afghan president to visit US, Canada, UK ( 09/15-23:21) · Thailand to host international AIDS conference ( 09/15-23:19) · Mekong countries to meet for further border opening up: ADB ( 09/15-22:34) · Dead, missing toll increases to 121 in S.Korea typhoon ( 09/15-21:43) · United States denies Philippines' direct access to Hambali ( 09/15-21:30) · Singaporean SARS patient may be discharged by Wednesday ( 09/15-21:22) · Indonesia revokes civil emergency in Maluku ( 09/15-21:20) · Japan to continue efforts to help craft a road map for global trade ( 09/15-20:56) · Japanese PM to dissolve lower house in October ( 09/15-20:04) · OIC Summit aimed at rejuvenating grouping: official ( 09/15-19:05) · Protest expected, but not to disrupt Bush visit: Philippine offcial ( 09/15-19:03) · Typhoon causes 1.3 billion USD in damage in S.Korea ( 09/15-17:30) · Arroyo orders police to step up fight against criminality ( 09/15-17:06) · Koizumi confident about reelection as LDP chief ( 09/15-16:28) · 63 MILF rebels surrender to Philippine army ( 09/15-16:10) · US requests S.Korea to send combat troops to Iraq ( 09/15-15:55) · Arroyo orders maximum security for Bush's visit ( 09/15-13:19) · EU to urge Japan to accept strong yen at G-8 meeting ( 09/15-12:03) · Hearing opens for Vietnam's most notorious criminal gang ( 09/15-11:29) · No decision made on sending S.Korean combat troops to Iraq: official ( 09/15-11:22) · First group of S.Korean tourists head for Pyongyang ( 09/15-11:06) · Japanese PM to call snap lower house election in November ( 09/15-11:04) · Moderate quake jolts northern Philippines ( 09/15-10:23) · Japanese peace envoy: Sri Lankan rebels will resume peace talks ( 09/15-01:53) · Multi-nation ship-search exercise staged off Australia ( 09/14-23:38) · Afghan minister rejects human rights allegations ( 09/14-23:36) · Contact of Singaporean SARS patient tests negative ( 09/14-23:10) · Typhoon claims 85 lives in S. Korea ( 09/14-22:47) · S. Korean govt tries to help victims of typhoon ( 09/14-21:51) · Mongolia, US hold joint military exercises ( 09/14-20:41) · Number of old people in Japan hits new record ( 09/14-19:44) · Terrorist arrested in Kabul with explosive ( 09/14-19:17) · Indonesian earthquake felt in Phuket, Thailand ( 09/14-18:04) · US Marines arrive in Philippines for joint exercises ( 09/14-17:22)