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Timeline: Pakistan
A chronology of key events.
Impeachment hopes and fears
M Ilyas Khan assesses the options facing Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf after the country's ruling alliance decided to impeach the president.
Country profile: Mauritania
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Timeline: South Korea
A chronology of key events
Country profile: South Korea
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Timeline: North Korea
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Country profile: North Korea
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Timeline: Kazakhstan
A chronology of key events
Country profile: Japan
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Timeline: Indonesia
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Beijing pollution efforts hailed
IOC President Jacques Rogge praises Beijing's efforts to cut pollution, saying there is no risk to the health of Olympic athletes.
Syrian dissident economist freed
Syrian dissident economist Aref Dalila is freed by the authorities after serving nearly seven years in jail.
What China wants from the Games
The BBC's Michael Bristow looks at China's expectations for the Games, and how they have changed in recent months.
Timeline: Fiji
A chronology of key events
Coup demonstrations in Mauritania
Demonstrations take place in Mauritania for and against Wednesday's military coup.
How do other countries rate Batman?
A look at how cinemas around the world have classified The Dark Knight
Georgia clashes reignite war fears
Clashes in the breakaway South Ossetia region spark fears of a Georgia-Russia conflict, Matthew Collin reports.
Country profile: Fiji
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Pakistan - the balance of forces
The BBC looks at who wields power in Pakistan after the February election and the latest moves to impeach the president.
Country profile: East Timor
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