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BIMP to implement $1B infra projects

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THE PHILIPPINES has agreed to carry out with Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia—known as a group as BIMP—12 priority infrastructure projects worth about $1 billion over the next two years. These projects, mainly related to transport systems and cross-border interconnection of power facilities, will be done... »

American and Muslim band of Sufi mystics aims to go global

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FEATURE 09/21/2009 DEPOK — With a discombobulating mix of blonde hair and ecstatic cries of "Allah, Allah!," the members of Islamic band Debu sway on stage at a strip mall on the edge of Indonesia’s capital. Led by a clutch of American siblings, the band of adherents of Sufi Islamic mysticism have become a... »

Police foil plot to kill Indonesian president

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BEJI, Indonesia: A leading Southeast Asian terrorist suspect reportedly killed Saturday in a gunbattle with... »

Plot against president suspected

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BEJI, Indonesia - A leading Southeast... »

China secrets agency says Rio spied for 6 years

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BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state... »

NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan: military

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KABUL (AFP) – A NATO soldier has been killed in an bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, the alliance's International Security Assistance Force announced Sunday, as the death... »

Doubts raised that dead terrorist was top leader

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JAKARTA, Indonesia – Police scrambled Sunday to identify the body of a suspected terrorist killed in a farmhouse gunbattle after discovering a plot to kill Indonesia's president in a suicide car bombing. Forensics teams planned to collect DNA samples from family members of regional terror mastermind Noordin Muhammad Top, who was reportedly killed during... »

Bangladesh to resume founding leader’s murder case

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DHAKA (AFP) – Bangladesh's top court will soon hear appeals from army officers convicted eight years ago of killing the nation's founding leader, the attorney general... »

Pakistani Taliban appear in turmoil after shootout

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ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistan's Taliban appeared in turmoil Sunday after reports of a deadly shootout between contenders to replace the shadowy movement's leader, who is believed to have been killed in a US drone attack. Intelligence officials said Friday that Baitullah Mehsud, who had a five-million-dollar bounty on his head, was killed in the... »

Asian terror suspect Noordin Mohammed Top is dead: TV

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BEJI, Indonesia (AFP) – Asian terror suspect Noordin Mohammed Top was killed during a... »

Indonesian police kill 2 suspected militants

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JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian... »

Taliban commander denies Mehsud dead: report

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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A fellow... »

Pakistanis admit helping in Mehsud missile strike

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ISLAMABAD—Local intelligence officials... »