Clemente to Switch Aid Mission to Asia
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The son of Roberto Clemente, the first Latino in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, is sending money and two tons of clothing and medical supplies - originally destined for Nicaragua to honor his father - to tsunami victims.
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Australia will send a diplomatic mission to North Korea in the next few weeks to begin rebuilding ties following the landmark deal that secured a promise Pyongyang would end its nuclear programs, the prime minister said Tuesday.
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America's outgoing secretary of state says he will call for long-term US aid to the Indian Ocean region.
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THE US has switched direction on the future of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, announcing yesterday it supported his tenure and was not calling for his resignation.
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The US president is expected to announce plans for a major reorganisation of forces stationed abroad.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, seeking to raise the American profile in the international relief effort in Asia, will tour devastated parts of the region next week to
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Bill Clinton will take his philanthropic summit to Hong Kong next year, hoping that Asians will keep issues such as poverty, health and climate change on the agenda as economies from India to China grow rapidly.
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The departing envoy had argued for giving locals more responsibility. Critics are pressing for a tougher approach.
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The new U.S. ambassador to Iraq wants  to shift $3.37 billion in aid earmarked for water, sewage and  electricity projects in the country to efforts to improve  Iraq's security and oil output and create more jobs, the Wall  Street Journal reported on Monday.
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The Bush Administration said on  Wednesday tsunami-hit countries that want long-term debt relief  would have to choose between that and other U.S. aid.
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ROME : A top Italian official leaves for the Middle East to seek the help of Arab countries to secure the release of two female Italian aid workers taken hostage in Iraq.
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MANILA -- Former president Joseph Estrada assured Monday that he would return to the country upon the completion of his knee surgery in Hong Kong.
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President Bush announced Thursday that a delegation of experts led by Secretary of State Colin Powell will travel to Asia on Sunday to assess the need for further U.S. assistance.
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East Timor's Prime Minister, Jose  Ramos-Horta, said on Sunday he expected a new U.N. mission to  arrive in a month, a move aimed at shoring up security in the  fledgling nation torn by violence three months ago.
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Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A2 of the Dec. 1, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. VIENTIANE, Laos -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations yesterday agreed to work
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The agent for Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Clement said the right-hander will not be able to throw for several months following surgery Tuesday on his shoulder, but is expected to be able to pitch again.
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Sen. Jinggoy Estrada was allowed by the Sandiganbayan yesterday to fly to Hong Kong to join his father, ousted President Joseph Estrada, who will be undergoing knee surgery in the Chinese territory.