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Taiwan president to stop in U.S.
Jan 5 2007 10:44PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian will stop off in the United States on his way to Nicaragua next week, officials said Saturday, in a trip that seemed certain to spark concern in China.
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Nepal rebels to help protect rhinos
Jan 5 2007 9:15PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's communist rebels, who have halted their decade-old insurgency, agreed to patrol the country's southern jungles to protect endangered one-horned rhinos against poaching, officials said Friday.
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Japan, U.S. warn N. Korea on nuke tests
Jan 5 2007 8:46PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese and U.S. officials warned Friday of tougher measures against North Korea if the isolated communist nation conducts a second nuclear test.
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15 possible Taliban slain in Afghanistan
Jan 5 2007 4:41PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO and Afghan forces fought a three-hour ground battle with suspected Taliban militants in southern Afghan mountains, killing 15 of them, police said Friday.
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Ferry sinking survivors recall ordeal
Jan 5 2007 3:32PM (CT)
SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) - Ahmad Rifai thought he was going to die as huge waves hurled his life raft around the Java Sea following last week's ferry sinking in central Indonesia. But for five days he desperately gripped the boat, too scared to sleep, until he washed ashore.
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Indonesia plane pilot said to alter path
Jan 5 2007 3:25PM (CT)
MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AP) - A jetliner with 102 people aboard that disappeared after encountering 80 mph winds over northern Indonesian waters twice changed course, an official said, as authorities widened the search Friday for the Boeing 737.
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Thai PM urges public to stay alert
Jan 5 2007 12:27PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The prime minister on Friday told Bangkok residents to brace for possible new attacks and exercise caution in the next few months following deadly bombings on New Year's Eve.
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Uzbek activist says she was beaten
Jan 5 2007 12:18PM (CT)
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) - A prominent human rights advocate who has accused Uzbekistan of abuse and torture said Friday she was attacked and beaten by a group of women she said were sent by police in the tightly controlled ex-Soviet state.
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Report: China prods Iran to answer U.N.
Jan 5 2007 10:32AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China on Friday urged Iran to give a "serious response" to a U.N. Security Council resolution that imposed sanctions on Tehran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment.
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