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20 January 2009 

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 Asia
  Pakistanis Expecting Policy Changes from Obama Administration
  Chinese Hope for 'Friendly Policy' From Obama Administration
  High Expectations, But Some Anxiety, in India About New US President  Audio Clip Available
  Taliban Militants Blow Up 5 Schools in Pakistan
  China Reports New Bird Flu Case
  Thailand to Investigate Rohingya Refugee Abuse Claims  Audio Clip Available
  US Beef Regains Status as South Korea's Top Imported Meat
  Disney, China Agree To Build Theme Park In Shanghai
  India Continuing Search for Hundreds of Boat People  Audio Clip Available
  Pakistan: Swat Girls' Schools to Reopen Despite Threat
  Afghanistan-Iraq Balance to Be High on Obama Agenda  Audio Clip Available
  Indian PM Urges Pakistan to Act Swiftly to Mumbai Attacks  Audio Clip Available
  North Korea Looks to Obama Administration for Food, Fuel Aid  Audio Clip Available
  Report: Sri Lanka Rebels Kill 51 Troops
  US Expert Says North Korea Has 'Weaponized' Plutonium  Audio Clip Available
  Suicide Car Bomb Kills 5 Outside US Base in Kabul  Audio Clip Available
  Warner Brothers Makes Foray Into Film Production in India  Audio Clip Available
  Asian Markets Rebound Slightly Following Tumultuous Trading Week  Audio Clip Available
  China's Foreign Minister Wrapping Up Africa Tour  Audio Clip Available
  Activists Welcome New Thai Government's Policy Stance on Burma  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available
  India Says Not Backing Away from Demand Pakistan Hand Over Terror Suspects  Audio Clip Available
  East Asian Media Reports Kim Jong Il Has Named Heir  Audio Clip Available
  Nepal Reports First Bird Flu Cases Among Poultry  Audio Clip Available
  Attack on Mumbai Jewish Center Raises Questions About Israeli-Indian Military Ties  Audio Clip Available
  CIA Director says Al-Qaida Hampered in Pakistan's Tribal Regions
  Three Red Cross Workers Seized in Southern Philippines
  Britain Criticizes NATO Member's Troop Levels in Afghanistan
  UNICEF: Maternal Mortality Remains Global Problem  Video clip available
  Hong Kong's Air Pollution Causes Some to Think Twice About Living There  Audio Clip Available
  Poverty, Conflict Deadly for New Mothers
  Indian Fraud Scandal Clouds Economic Reforms in Asia  Audio Clip Available
  Afghan General Killed in Helicopter Crash
  UN Calls for Increased  Investment in Agriculture for Developing Countries  Audio Clip Available
  Thai Rice Farmers Under Siege  Video clip available
  Sri Lankan Army Presses Toward Last Rebel Stronghold  Audio Clip Available
  US, China Relationship Marked by Cooperation, Disagreement  Audio Clip Available
  Indian Government Yanks Lifeline for Scandalized IT Giant  Audio Clip Available
  China Works to Raise Mideast Profile  Audio Clip Available
  Former S. Korean President Hopeful for Improved Relations With US  Audio Clip Available
  Pakistan Describes Efforts Against Group Accused in Mumbai Attacks  Audio Clip Available  Video clip available