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Two Dutch soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Jan 12 2008 9:21PM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Two Dutch soldiers were killed in a clash with militants in Afghanistan, the Netherlands' Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
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China's coal mines kill 3,786 in 2007
Jan 12 2008 4:01PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Accidents in China's notoriously dangerous coal mines killed nearly 3,800 people last year, state media reported Saturday _ a toll that is a marked improvement from previous years, but still leaves China's mines the world's deadliest.
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Search for Kazakh miners suspended
Jan 12 2008 3:24PM (CT)
KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan (AP) - Rescuers suspended the search for nearly two dozen miners missing after a methane blast at a Kazakh coal mine, officials said Saturday, as high temperatures and dangerous gas levels raised the possibility of new explosions.
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Pakistan expels writer for NY Times
Jan 12 2008 2:21PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan has expelled an American journalist who wrote in The New York Times Magazine about the rise of pro-Taliban militants in this key U.S. ally, a media rights group said Saturday.
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Suharto's condition improves slightly
Jan 12 2008 2:14PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Doctors struggling to prolong the life of former dictator Suharto said he was showing slight signs of improvement Saturday, a day after he suffered organ failure and was placed on a ventilator. Asked if he was in pain, the 86-year-old nodded 'yes' before drifting back to sleep.
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Opposition wins big in Taiwan poll
Jan 12 2008 1:06PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party won a landslide victory in legislative elections Saturday, giving a big boost to its policy of closer engagement with China two months before a presidential poll it now seems poised to win.
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Opposition wins big in Taiwan poll
Jan 12 2008 1:06PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party won a landslide victory in legislative elections Saturday, giving a big boost to its policy of closer engagement with China two months before a presidential poll it now seems poised to win.
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Opposition wins big in Taiwan poll
Jan 12 2008 1:06PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party won a landslide victory in legislative elections Saturday, giving a big boost to its policy of closer engagement with China two months before a presidential poll it now seems poised to win.
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Opposition wins big in Taiwan poll
Jan 12 2008 1:06PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party won a landslide victory in legislative elections Saturday, giving a big boost to its policy of closer engagement with China two months before a presidential poll it now seems poised to win.
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Opposition wins big in Taiwan poll
Jan 12 2008 1:06PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party won a landslide victory in legislative elections Saturday, giving a big boost to its policy of closer engagement with China two months before a presidential poll it now seems poised to win.
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Fire guts Calcutta market
Jan 12 2008 4:04AM (CT)
CALCUTTA, India (AP) - A huge fire raged through a central market in the east Indian city of Calcutta Saturday, destroying more than 1,000 shops and homes and leaving hundreds homeless but causing no casualties, police and fire officials said.
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