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Sex scandal stuns Malaysia's government
Jan 1 2008 11:19PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's government scrambled Wednesday to contain political fallout from the married health minister's public admission that he and a friend were the couple seen in a secretly made sex video.
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Philippine plane overshots runway
Jan 1 2008 11:17PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A domestic airliner carrying 47 people overshot a runway in the central Philippines Wednesday and struck a concrete fence, damaging the aircraft but causing no injuries, officials said.
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Sister of Thai king dies
Jan 1 2008 10:32PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Princess Galyani Vadhana, the elder sister of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, died Wednesday, the royal palace announced. She was 84 years old.
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Sister of Thai king dies
Jan 1 2008 10:32PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Princess Galyani Vadhana, the elder sister of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, died Wednesday, the royal palace announced. She was 84 years old.
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Sister of Thai king dies
Jan 1 2008 10:32PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Princess Galyani Vadhana, the elder sister of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, died Wednesday, the royal palace announced. She was 84 years old.
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Sister of Thai king dies
Jan 1 2008 10:32PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Princess Galyani Vadhana, the elder sister of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, died Wednesday, the royal palace announced. She was 84 years old.
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Thaksin to generals: Let's play golf
Jan 1 2008 10:20PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he harbors no ill-will toward the generals who deposed him and, if permitted back in Thailand, would like to invite them to a game of golf and call a truce.
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Pakistan elections to be delayed a month
Jan 1 2008 4:31PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan elections will be delayed by one month following the turmoil sparked by Benazir Bhutto's assassination, despite opposition threats of street protests unless the crucial vote is held Jan. 8 as originally planned, a top official said Tuesday.
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Pakistan elections to be delayed a month
Jan 1 2008 4:31PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan elections will be delayed by one month following the turmoil sparked by Benazir Bhutto's assassination, despite opposition threats of street protests unless the crucial vote is held Jan. 8 as originally planned, a top official said Tuesday.
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Former PM now leads Pakistan opposition
Jan 1 2008 1:59PM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - In his two turns as prime minister in the 1990s, Nawaz Sharif tried to endear himself to Pakistan's people with populist policies and did little to please the United States and other foreign allies. He might yet get the chance to repeat that role.
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Former PM now leads Pakistan opposition
Jan 1 2008 1:59PM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - In his two turns as prime minister in the 1990s, Nawaz Sharif tried to endear himself to Pakistan's people with populist policies and did little to please the United States and other foreign allies. He might yet get the chance to repeat that role.
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Former PM now leads Pakistan opposition
Jan 1 2008 1:59PM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - In his two turns as prime minister in the 1990s, Nawaz Sharif tried to endear himself to Pakistan's people with populist policies and did little to please the United States and other foreign allies. He might yet get the chance to repeat that role.
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Former PM now leads Pakistan opposition
Jan 1 2008 1:59PM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - In his two turns as prime minister in the 1990s, Nawaz Sharif tried to endear himself to Pakistan's people with populist policies and did little to please the United States and other foreign allies. He might yet get the chance to repeat that role.
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Former PM now leads Pakistan opposition
Jan 1 2008 1:59PM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - In his two turns as prime minister in the 1990s, Nawaz Sharif tried to endear himself to Pakistan's people with populist policies and did little to please the United States and other foreign allies. He might yet get the chance to repeat that role.
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12 killed in India in 2 separate attacks
Jan 1 2008 7:28AM (CT)
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - Two assailants with guns and grenades ambushed a police recruitment center in northern India early Tuesday in an attack that killed seven police officers and a civilian, a police official said.
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Philippine firecracker injuries drop
Jan 1 2008 7:27AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Firecracker and other New Year's-related injuries dropped to their lowest level in eight years after a government scare campaign advertised the long surgical saw and pliers used in amputations on victims, the Philippine health secretary said Tuesday.
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Philippine firecracker injuries drop
Jan 1 2008 7:27AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Firecracker and other New Year's-related injuries dropped to their lowest level in eight years after a government scare campaign advertised the long surgical saw and pliers used in amputations on victims, the Philippine health secretary said Tuesday.
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Philippine firecracker injuries drop
Jan 1 2008 7:27AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Firecracker and other New Year's-related injuries dropped to their lowest level in eight years after a government scare campaign advertised the long surgical saw and pliers used in amputations on victims, the Philippine health secretary said Tuesday.
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Tainted vodka kills 11 in Mongolia
Jan 1 2008 5:40AM (CT)
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) - At least 11 people died and another 21 were hospitalized for drinking tainted vodka during New Year's Eve celebrations in Mongolia's capital, a government official said Tuesday.
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Quake in southern Kyrgyzstan
Jan 1 2008 5:21AM (CT)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - An earthquake struck southern Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, cracking walls in older buildings and prompting frightened residents to leave their homes, witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
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Sonia Gandhi hospitalized but stable
Jan 1 2008 3:28AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Sonia Gandhi, the head of India's ruling Congress party, was admitted to a New Delhi hospital with a chest infection but was in stable condition Tuesday, a hospital official said.
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Sri Lankan opposition politician killed
Jan 1 2008 2:37AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A gunman assassinated an opposition lawmaker and one other person at a New Year religious service near Sri Lanka's capital Tuesday, and the lawmaker's party held the government responsible for his slaying.
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Sri Lankan opposition politician killed
Jan 1 2008 2:37AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A gunman assassinated an opposition lawmaker and one other person at a New Year religious service near Sri Lanka's capital Tuesday, and the lawmaker's party held the government responsible for his slaying.
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Sri Lankan opposition politician killed
Jan 1 2008 2:37AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A gunman assassinated an opposition lawmaker and one other person at a New Year religious service near Sri Lanka's capital Tuesday, and the lawmaker's party held the government responsible for his slaying.
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Myanmar quashes fuel ration cut rumors
Jan 1 2008 1:09AM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's ruling military, apparently wary of igniting another outbreak of mass demonstrations, tried to quash rumors Tuesday that fuel rations would be slashed in the face of rising global oil prices.
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Taiwan: US caving to China on referendum
Jan 1 2008 12:19AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said Tuesday that the United States is caving in to Chinese pressure and disregarding democratic values by opposing the island's referendum on its attempt to join the U.N.
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