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Bomber targets Afghan soldiers, workers
Jan 13 2007 11:48PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber attacked a group of foreign construction workers and Afghan soldiers in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, injuring one civilian, a police official said.
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3 dead, dozens hurt in Thai train wreck
Jan 13 2007 11:44PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Two passenger trains collided near a beach resort town south of Bangkok early Sunday, killing three people and injuring about 60 others, rail officials said.
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U.S. gen.: Insurgent chief in Pakistan
Jan 13 2007 11:05PM (CT)
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - An Afghan insurgent leader operating from inside Pakistan sent some 200 ill-equipped fighters, some wearing plastic bags on their feet, into Afghanistan where most were killed in a major battle this week, a top U.S. general said Saturday.
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U.S. gen.: Insurgent chief in Pakistan
Jan 13 2007 11:05PM (CT)
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - An Afghan insurgent leader operating from inside Pakistan sent some 200 ill-equipped fighters, some wearing plastic bags on their feet, into Afghanistan where most were killed in a major battle this week, a top U.S. general said Saturday.
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U.S. gen.: Insurgent chief in Pakistan
Jan 13 2007 11:05PM (CT)
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - An Afghan insurgent leader operating from inside Pakistan sent some 200 ill-equipped fighters, some wearing plastic bags on their feet, into Afghanistan where most were killed in a major battle this week, a top U.S. general said Saturday.
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Pakistan and India to discuss Kashmir
Jan 13 2007 3:21PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan and India agreed to hold peace talks in March, which will include an attempt to resolve their main dispute over Kashmir, foreign ministers from both countries said Saturday.
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More than 2,500 arrested in Bangladesh
Jan 13 2007 10:09AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladeshi police and soldiers have arrested more than 2,500 people and raided the homes of several political leaders after a new caretaker government was sworn in to quell unrest ahead of elections, police and news reports said Saturday.
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Japan exhales as tsunami threat passes
Jan 13 2007 9:39AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Thousands of people in residents along Japan's eastern coast fled to higher ground after an 8.2 magnitude earthquake triggered tsunami warnings Saturday in parts of the Pacific region, including Hawaii and Alaska.
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China, Russia veto Myanmar resolution
Jan 13 2007 5:25AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - China and Russia blocked the Security Council from demanding an end to political repression and human rights violations in military-ruled Myanmar, rejecting a resolution proposed by the United States.
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Pakistanis protest 2006 U.S. airstrike
Jan 13 2007 5:00AM (CT)
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) - Thousands of protesters on Saturday chanted "Death to America" and burned effigies of President Bush on the first anniversary of a U.S. airstrike that witnesses said killed 13 villagers.
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17 killed in Sri Lanka landslides
Jan 13 2007 4:16AM (CT)
PADIYAPELELLA, Sri Lanka (AP) - Air force helicopters on Saturday started evacuating dozens of sick and wounded people from the central tea growing region where landslides have killed at least 17 people, officials said.
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Chinese coal mine explosion kills 13
Jan 13 2007 2:48AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - An underground gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine killed 13 people and injured nine, a news report said Saturday.
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