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Indonesian train derails, killing 5
Jan 15 2007 11:29PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A crowded car of an Indonesian passenger train derailed and plunged into a dry river bed early Tuesday morning, killing five people and leaving dozens of others with mostly minor injuries, police said.
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Pakistan army destroys al-Qaida hideouts
Jan 15 2007 11:18PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's army destroyed three suspected al-Qaida hideouts in an air strike near the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing several members of the terror group, an army spokesman said.
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Earthquake strikes off of Taiwan coast
Jan 15 2007 11:00PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - An earthquake struck off of Taiwan's east coast Tuesday, the Central Weather Bureau said. No damage or injuries were reported, and no tsunami warning was issued.
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Azerbaijani boy hangs himself
Jan 15 2007 7:52PM (CT)
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - An 8-year-old boy in Azerbaijan hanged himself after watching video of Saddam Hussein's execution and asking questions about the process, officials and news reports said Monday.
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1 NATO soldier killed in Afghan battle
Jan 15 2007 3:07PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO troops attacked a militant base in southern Afghanistan on Monday in an operation that left one Western soldier dead and several wounded, while gunmen in the east killed a deputy provincial council chief, officials said.
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Fuel spill may be from Indonesia plane
Jan 15 2007 3:06PM (CT)
MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AP) - Investigators were trying to determine whether a fuel spill spotted in northeastern Indonesian waters was from a jetliner that crashed with 102 people on board two weeks ago, a top search and rescue official said Monday.
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Communist rebels to join Nepal lawmakers
Jan 15 2007 1:05PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Parliament was dissolved Monday and replaced by an interim legislature including former communist rebels, a major step to co-opt the ex-guerrillas into mainstream Nepalese politics after they agreed to end their decade-long insurgency.
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Sen. Clinton meets with Karzai, troops
Jan 15 2007 8:20AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton ate breakfast with soldiers from New York and Indiana at the main U.S. base in Afghanistan on Sunday before meeting with the top American general in Afghanistan and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, officials said.
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Sen. Clinton meets with Karzai, troops
Jan 15 2007 8:20AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton ate breakfast with soldiers from New York and Indiana at the main U.S. base in Afghanistan on Sunday before meeting with the top American general in Afghanistan and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, officials said.
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Sen. Clinton meets with Karzai, troops
Jan 15 2007 8:20AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton ate breakfast with soldiers from New York and Indiana at the main U.S. base in Afghanistan on Sunday before meeting with the top American general in Afghanistan and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, officials said.
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Nepal ex-rebels to join interim gov't
Jan 15 2007 7:19AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Former rebels were set to join the country's interim parliament on Monday in the Maoist communists' first step toward entering mainstream politics after agreeing to end their decade-long insurgency, officials said.
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Group: U.S. GIs fighting in Philippines
Jan 15 2007 5:47AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - U.S. troops, in possible violation of the Philippines' constitution, have taken part in combat operations against guerrillas linked to al-Qaida, an activist group said in a report Monday.
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2,000 rally to condemn Pakistan gov't
Jan 15 2007 4:39AM (CT)
CHAMAN, Pakistan (AP) - About 2,000 ethnic Pashtun tribesmen rallied in this Pakistani border town near Afghanistan on Monday to condemn the Pakistani government for new border control measures.
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Millions of Hindus wash away their sins
Jan 15 2007 2:05AM (CT)
ALLAHABAD, India (AP) - Hundreds of Hindu holy men, naked but for the ash smeared on their bodies and an occasional marigold garland, led a sea of humanity to the waters of the Ganges River Monday to wash away their sins at the apex of a weekslong pilgrimage.
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Millions of Hindus wash away their sins
Jan 15 2007 2:05AM (CT)
ALLAHABAD, India (AP) - Hundreds of Hindu holy men, naked but for the ash smeared on their bodies and an occasional marigold garland, led a sea of humanity to the waters of the Ganges River Monday to wash away their sins at the apex of a weekslong pilgrimage.
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Millions of Hindus wash away their sins
Jan 15 2007 2:05AM (CT)
ALLAHABAD, India (AP) - Hundreds of Hindu holy men, naked but for the ash smeared on their bodies and an occasional marigold garland, led a sea of humanity to the waters of the Ganges River Monday to wash away their sins at the apex of a weekslong pilgrimage.
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Millions of Hindus wash away their sins
Jan 15 2007 2:05AM (CT)
ALLAHABAD, India (AP) - Hundreds of Hindu holy men, naked but for the ash smeared on their bodies and an occasional marigold garland, led a sea of humanity to the waters of the Ganges River Monday to wash away their sins at the apex of a weekslong pilgrimage.
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Millions of Hindus wash away their sins
Jan 15 2007 2:05AM (CT)
ALLAHABAD, India (AP) - Hundreds of Hindu holy men, naked but for the ash smeared on their bodies and an occasional marigold garland, led a sea of humanity to the waters of the Ganges River Monday to wash away their sins at the apex of a weekslong pilgrimage.
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