Central Asia

28 masterpieces of
oral and intangible
heritage proclaimed
(Uzbekistan Report)

Feminine Face of
Buddhism Emerging
(World Tibet Network)

East Asia

Referendum Law request
turned down
(Taipei Times)

Diplomat slayings laid
to Hussein's assassins
(Japan Times)

Pacific Islands

French Senate adopts
organic law with
French Polynesia's revised
autonomy statute
(www.tahiti1.com)

Kamehameha Schools win
admissions case
(Honolulu Advertiser)

South Asia

Opposition angry over
Musharraf's Kashmir remarks
(Dawn)

On counting day, what's 1 dead man?
(Indian Express)

Southeast Asia

Indonesia sends aid
to quake-struck Iran
(Jakarta Post)

10-year-old hostage
now ‘safe' with kin
(PDI)

Life and Culture

'Tempe mendoan', an
all-time favorite
(Jakarta Post)

Scientists create brain
atlas
(Times of India)