Estrada may get
house arrest
MANILA -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
said she was willing to place ousted president Joseph
Estrada on house arrest, a Cabinet member said Monday.
The president has been slipping in the polls and many
see this as a move to curb sliding approval ratings.
Japan dispatches Aegis
ship
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro
Koizumi Wednesday ordered an Aegis-capable naval
ship into the Indian Ocean to support U.S.
military efforts in Afghanistan.
The move drew harsh criticism from opposition
politicians and even from members of his own
party and ruling coalition partner, the New
Komeito Party.
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