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Pakistanis condemn purported CIA attack
Jan 14 2006 11:52PM (CT)
DAMADOLA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani officials on Saturday angrily condemned a purported CIA airstrike meant to target al-Qaida's No. 2 man, saying he wasn't there and "innocent civilians" were among at least 17 men, women and children killed in a village near the Afghan border.
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N.Korea gives posthumous medal to American
Jan 14 2006 10:54PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea has awarded a medal for the first time to an American _ the late leader of a U.S.-based aid group _ for his efforts to help the communist state fight hunger and poverty, a news report said.
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Thai floods leave behind gold rush
Jan 14 2006 10:52PM (CT)
THAM THA MAUK, Thailand (AP) - Severe floods that washed away homes, bridges and lives apparently have compensated hapless villagers in southern Thailand with a treasure _ gold.
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Japan agency renews avalanche warnings
Jan 14 2006 10:23PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Rising temperatures and rains across Japan following the heaviest snowfall in years prompted avalanche warnings throughout the country over the weekend.
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Suspected Nepal rebels attack police posts
Jan 14 2006 8:53PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Maoist rebels assaulted two police stations on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital on Saturday, killing 12 and wounding six in the first attacks near the capital since the rebels withdrew from a unilateral cease-fire, officials said.
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Sen. Kerry tours quake-hit Pakistan
Jan 14 2006 3:42PM (CT)
MEIRA, Pakistan (AP) - Former U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry toured earthquake-devastated parts of northern Pakistan on Saturday, distributing school uniforms and meeting local leaders at a tent village funded partly by both the United States and communist Cuba.
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Gunmen kill former Taliban minister
Jan 14 2006 1:47PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Gunmen killed a former Taliban leader who switched loyalties and supported Afghanistan's U.S.-backed government after the hard-line militia was ousted in late 2001.
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Ex-Taliban deputy interior minister killed
Jan 14 2006 7:51AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Gunmen shot and killed a former Taliban leader who renounced the extremist regime after it was ousted in 2001 and has since supported Afghanistan's U.S.-backed government, witnesses said.
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Mongolian parliament dissolves government
Jan 14 2006 4:22AM (CT)
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) - Mongolia's parliament dissolved its government after the biggest political party pulled out of the 15-month-old ruling coalition, prompting two days of protests amid complaints about poverty and corruption.
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