A top U-S general in Iraq has vowed to destroy a banned Shi'ite militia that has launched a wave of attacks against coalition forces. Speaking in Baghdad, Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt says coalition forces will carry out, what he called, deliberate, precise, and successful attacks against the militia, which is loyal to wanted radical Shi'ite Muslin cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
Malaysian police have arrested four Burmese nationals suspected of an arson attack on the Burmese embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
Qiao Xiaoyang, a leading Chinese lawmaker, is in Hong Kong to explain a landmark Chinese ruling on the territory's political status.
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