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General: N.Korea could conduct nuke test
Jan 8 2007 11:54PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The top U.S. general on the Korean Peninsula said Tuesday he believes North Korea might conduct another nuclear test in the future.
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U.S. submarine, Japanese ship collide
Jan 8 2007 11:41PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine and Japanese merchant ship collided near the busy shipping lanes of the Straits of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy and Japanese government said Tuesday. No one was seriously injured.
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Landslide kills up to 13 in Indonesia
Jan 8 2007 11:21PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A landslide killed up to 13 people Tuesday in a western Indonesian village, burying several homes and a small mosque, police said.
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S.Korean president seeks term revision
Jan 8 2007 10:22PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - President Roh Moo-hyun proposed Tuesday that South Korea adopt a new presidential system that allows the country's leader to seek re-election while reducing the term of office.
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Japan makes Defense Agency full ministry
Jan 8 2007 9:18PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's conservative government upgraded the Defense Agency to a full ministry on Tuesday for the first time since World War II as part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to raise the military's profile.
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Hindu holy men threaten Ganges boycott
Jan 8 2007 7:41PM (CT)
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - Thousands of Hindu holy men threatened Monday to boycott ceremonies at a weeks-long pilgrimage to wash away their sins in the Ganges, saying the divine river was too polluted.
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Myanmar urged to free political inmates
Jan 8 2007 5:59PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Myanmar's military government on Monday to release all political prisoners including pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Chinese automakers showing wares in U.S.
Jan 8 2007 5:53PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A year ago, a lone Geely Automobile Co. sedan sitting outside the main exhibit halls marked the first time a Chinese automaker displayed at the North American International Auto Show.
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15 Java ferry survivors rescued; 1 dies
Jan 8 2007 5:14PM (CT)
MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AP) - Fifteen people who spent nine days on a life raft after their ferry sank in the Java Sea _ sharing emergency rations of food and water _ were plucked from the water after the crew of a passing ship saw them waving for help.
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Ban says U.N. faces demand for troops
Jan 8 2007 4:38PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations faces an unprecedented demand for peacekeeping troops and growing demands to help prevent conflicts and rebuild war-battered countries, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday in his first speech to the U.N. Security Council.
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Metal found in search for missing jet
Jan 8 2007 3:03PM (CT)
MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AP) - An Indonesian navy ship has detected metal on the ocean floor that might be the wreckage of a jetliner that disappeared one week ago with 102 people on board, a top commander said Monday.
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Taiwan's president departs for Nicaragua
Jan 8 2007 1:36PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian left for San Francisco Monday, seven months after the United States denied his request to stop there, apparently displeased at his policies toward rival China.
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Pakistan criticized over missing people
Jan 8 2007 10:24AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday criticized as insufficient efforts by authorities to trace at least 16 people believed to be held by Pakistani intelligence agencies for suspected links with Islamic militants.
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Chinese police raid alleged terror camp
Jan 8 2007 8:16AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese police raided an alleged terrorist camp in a western mountain region near the border with Pakistan, killing 18 suspects and arresting 17, a police official said Monday.
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Bangladeshi police clash with protesters
Jan 8 2007 7:26AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets and batons Monday to disperse thousands of stone-throwing protesters in the Bangladeshi capital who are demanding postponement of this month's elections and electoral reforms, witnesses said.
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Moderate quake rocks northwestern Japan
Jan 8 2007 7:20AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 struck northwestern Japan Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, the Meteorological Agency said.
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Fiji government to build China ties
Jan 8 2007 2:59AM (CT)
SUVA, Fiji (AP) - Fiji's new military-installed government will build alliances with China and other Asian nations after being shunned by Australia and other South Pacific neighbors for coming to power in a coup, the foreign minister said Monday.
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