Asian Games open
in Pusan
PUSAN -- The 14th Asian Games officially
opened Sunday in South Korea with participants
from 44 countries, the largest ever.
Representatives from each country marched into
Pusan Asiad Stadium and South Korean President
Kim Dae Jung declared the games opened after
the lighting of the ceremonial flame.
Workers clash with
police in Jakarta
JAKARTA -- Police used water cannons
against protesting workers Tuesday as unions
rallied against two labor bills in the
Indonesian legislature.
The police hosed down protesters who
began shaking the new House gate, which
ultimately collapsed.
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