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Opposition parties clash in Bangladesh
Jan 1 2006 6:49PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Supporters of two Bangladeshi opposition parties fought Sunday in the streets of the capital, leaving at least one person dead, officials said.
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Heavy rain, snow lash Pakistan quake zone
Jan 1 2006 6:00PM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The season's heaviest rain and snow lashed Pakistan's earthquake-hit areas Sunday, grounding helicopter aid flights and deepening the misery of survivors who huddled around campfires to keep warm.
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Schools vow to resist deportation plan
Jan 1 2006 10:59AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A coalition of thousands of Islamic schools vowed Sunday to resist a Pakistani government plan to deport their foreign students, calling the proposal immoral.
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N. Korea urges U.S. pullout from S. Korea
Jan 1 2006 9:51AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Sunday accused the United States of seeking to start a new war on the Korean Peninsula, vowing to boost its own military and calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Korea.
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Indonesian police probe New Year's bombing
Jan 1 2006 6:04AM (CT)
PALU, Indonesia (AP) - Authorities searched Sunday for the suspected Islamic militants who set off a bomb at a Christian market in central Indonesia, killing seven people and underscoring the ongoing battle against terror in the world's most populous Muslim nation.
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Moderate earthquake rattles Aceh province
Jan 1 2006 4:42AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A moderate earthquake rattled Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province Sunday, an Indonesian meteorological official said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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China: Worker killed himself over stress
Jan 1 2006 1:51AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - China and Japan accused each other of twisting the facts in the death of a Japanese consulate worker in Shanghai, threatening to prolong a diplomatic spat that has heightened tensions between the Asian rivals.
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Taiwan leader still plans referendum
Jan 1 2006 12:52AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - President Chen Shui-bian pledged to push Sunday for a new constitution for Taiwan in his last two years in office despite warnings from China and growing domestic opposition.
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