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Philippine rebels suspend 'beheading' MANILA -- The separatist Abu Sayyaf rebels delayed a deadline Thursday for beheading U.S. hostage Jeffrey Schilling after an appeal by his mother. The Muslim rebel group had threatened to behead Schilling as a gift to President Macapagal-Arroyo on her 54th birthday. Click here for full story     Bush, Jiang issue demands over spy flight BEIJING -- U.S. President George W. Bush urged China Tuesday to promptly return the the American crew and plane that crash landed on Hainan Sunday. His counterpart President Jiang Zemin warned the U.S. to stop spy flights off China's coast. Both leaders warned of harmed relations if the other side did not comply. Click here for full story Stock quote search

Headlines Central Asia IMF under fire in Kyrgyzstan (Times of Central Asia) Water games in Central Asia (Times of Central Asia) East Asia Presidential hopefuls jockey for positions in ruling party (Korea Herald) Ancient wall painting stirs excitement (www.asahi.com) Pacific Islands Yapese celebrate culture with food, friends (Pacific Daily News) Jiang in Tahiti talks (Coconet Wireless) South Asia Masood seeks diplomatic pressure against Pakistan (Dawn) 30 die in stampede outside shrine in Pakistan (Times of India) Southeast Asia Malaysia's high-tech zone misses expectations: PM (PDI) Asian central banks tighten efforts to protect currency (Strait Times)

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