2nd quake shakes Indonesia after temblor kills 529
PADANG, Indonesia - Rescue workers used excavators Thursday to pull out victims, some screaming in pain, from the heavy rubble of buildings felled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 529 people. The death toll was expected to rise. Obama China pick vows clear-eyed approach
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama's nominee to be ambassador to China promised Thursday to bring a "hard-headed realist" approach to relations and said he felt personally invested in the fate of Taiwan. Washington to ink SE Asia pact to counter China
PHUKET, Thailand (AFP) - The signing by the United States this week of a friendship pact with Southeast Asia sends a strong signal of its desire to deepen ties and counter China's increasing influence, diplomats said.
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