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U.S. rejects request for accused Marines
Jan 16 2006 11:41PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The United States has formally rejected a Philippine request that it hand over four Marines charged with rape.
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Pakistani ruling party demands U.S. apology
Jan 16 2006 11:39PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's ruling party on Monday demanded an apology for an alleged CIA airstrike that killed at least 17 people, but the country's prime minister said his trip to the United States this week would go ahead as planned.
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Taiwan's prime minister to step down
Jan 16 2006 11:13PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's prime minister announced his resignation on Tuesday, paving the way for a Cabinet reshuffle.
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U.S. fighter jet crashes, pilot rescued
Jan 16 2006 10:34PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - An American F-15 "Eagle" fighter jet crashed into the sea near Okinawa Island on Tuesday morning, but the pilot ejected and was rescued with only minor injuries, American military officials said.
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Communist rebels in Nepal warn of attacks
Jan 16 2006 9:23PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepalese authorities imposed a curfew Monday in the capital and threatened to shoot violators who try to avoid arrest, after communist rebels warned of more attacks following deadly weekend ambushes on police.
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U.N. suspends quake relief flights 2nd day
Jan 16 2006 8:29PM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Heavy snow and rain forced the United Nations to ground relief flights to Pakistan's earthquake-hit areas for a second straight day Monday, as former President Bush arrived to begin a tour of the stricken region.
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Motorbike bomber kills 20 in Afghanistan
Jan 16 2006 7:11PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber drove a motorbike into a crowd at a wrestling match in an Afghan border town Monday, killing 20 people. It was the third deadly bombing in a little over 24 hours in the Taliban's former stronghold province of Kandahar.
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Chinese police, villagers reportedly clash
Jan 16 2006 4:44PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Police brandishing electric batons clashed with protesting villagers in southern China over the weekend, and several people were injured, villagers and Hong Kong media reported.
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Kim visit is China's worst-kept secret
Jan 16 2006 2:50PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - He could be China's worst-kept secret. A VIP believed to be North Korean leader Kim Jong Il spent nearly a week in the heart of China's booming south, touring high-tech companies in a possible search for ideas to revive his nation's economy.
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Pakistani-Afghan border security seems lax
Jan 16 2006 1:56PM (CT)
NAVA PASS BORDER CROSSING, Afghanistan (AP) - Just a few hours walk from where a U.S. missile strike targeted al-Qaida's No. 2 leader, soldiers lounge on the ground, looking bored and taking no notice of people who stroll across the border into Afghanistan.
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Japan Air ordered to submit safety report
Jan 16 2006 11:22AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's government has ordered Japan Airlines to submit a new report by the end of the month detailing measures it will take to halt a series of glitches that have raised safety concerns, an official said Monday.
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Suicide attack kills 20 in Afghanistan
Jan 16 2006 8:52AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide attacker on a motorbike killed 20 people and wounded more than 20 Monday in the Afghan border town of Spinboldak, the provincial governor said.
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Falling snow kills 6-year-old boy in Japan
Jan 16 2006 8:46AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A 6-year-old boy was killed and another child seriously injured after being hit by snow that fell from the roof of their kindergarten in northeastern Japan, police said Monday, as reports put the death toll from extreme weather at 100.
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One person killed in bombing in Malaysia
Jan 16 2006 8:31AM (CT)
PENANG, Malaysia (AP) - A homemade bomb filled with nails and bullet casings exploded outside a shopping mall on a Malaysian resort island, killing one man and injuring another, authorities said Monday.
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Four killed in bombing of Afghan convoy
Jan 16 2006 8:24AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A bomb hit a convoy of Afghan army trucks loaded with troops as they were driving through a southern city, killing four people and wounding 16, officials said.
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Afghanistan president urges West to stay
Jan 16 2006 5:59AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's president urged nations not to turn their back on his country four years after the ouster of the radical Taliban, warning it could again be used as a staging post for terrorists to attack Europe and America.
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