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North Korean leader reportedly in Beijing
Jan 17 2006 11:09PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reportedly arrived Tuesday in Beijing for talks with President Hu Jintao on resuming stalled negotiations aimed at ending the North's nuclear development.
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Pakistan: Terrorists killed in U.S. strike
Jan 17 2006 10:46PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani provincial authorities said Tuesday four or five foreign terrorists were killed in the purported U.S. missile strike that has severely strained relations with this Muslim nation, a key ally in President Bush's war on terror.
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Accused mutineers flee Philippine prison
Jan 17 2006 10:21PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Four officers accused of leading hundreds of troops in a failed 2003 mutiny have escaped from an army prison, the military said Wednesday.
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Karzai orders probe of suicide bombing
Jan 17 2006 9:24PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's president ordered an investigation Tuesday into a bombing that killed 21 civilians at a wrestling match _ the deadliest suicide attack since U.S.-led forces ousted the Taliban in 2001.
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China village secured after deadly protest
Jan 17 2006 4:26PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Police on Tuesday patrolled a village in southern China where a teenage girl reportedly was clubbed to death during a protest over land seizures, and Hong Kong news reports quoted villagers as saying demonstrations would continue.
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George H.W. Bush tours quake survivor camp
Jan 17 2006 3:01PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush had to cancel a planned trip to quake-devastated Kashmir on Tuesday because of harsh winter weather that grounded aid flights for a third straight day. Instead, he toured a mammoth tent camp for survivors on the outskirts of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.
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U.N. closes Pakistan offices after threat
Jan 17 2006 2:57PM (CT)
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - The United Nations has temporarily suspended operations in southwestern Pakistan after a phone call warned that al-Qaida would attack the world body's offices there, a top U.N. official said Tuesday.
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Filipinos protest U.S. refusal on Marines
Jan 17 2006 2:42PM (CT)
CARMEN, Philippines (AP) - The United States on Tuesday refused a Philippine request to hand over four Marines charged with rape, provoking anti-American protests in the capital and the Muslim south, where U.S. troops began annual counterterrorism training of Filipino soldiers.
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Vietnam argues against duties on shoes
Jan 17 2006 1:23PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - EU duties on Vietnamese shoe imports will throw millions into poverty and wipe out the country's third-largest industry, Vietnamese deputy foreign minister Le Van Bang said Tuesday.
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Cambodia releases four government critics
Jan 17 2006 1:19PM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodia on Tuesday released four imprisoned government critics _ a union leader, a radio journalist and two social activists _ in a gesture to the United States, which had condemned the arrests.
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Saudi king to visit China to discuss oil
Jan 17 2006 8:15AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Saudi King Abdullah will visit China and is expected to discuss possible cooperation in oil and energy security, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
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U.S. alliance with Pakistan strained
Jan 17 2006 6:36AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The pre-dawn airstrike purportedly aimed at Osama bin Laden's deputy has strained ties with a key U.S. ally in the war on terror and could provoke more anti-American fanaticism in Pakistan, analysts said Monday.
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Family holds memorial for deposed Zhao
Jan 17 2006 5:07AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Family and friends of deposed Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang gathered Tuesday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of his death, as authorities kept a close watch on dissidents seeking to further his legacy of political openness.
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U.S. rejects request for accused Marines
Jan 17 2006 2:38AM (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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