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Reports: Airstrike killed top militant
Jan 18 2006 11:13PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani intelligence agents hunted Wednesday for the graves of four al-Qaida militants believed killed in an airstrike near the Afghan border _ including at least one suspected high-ranking al-Qaida figure.
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Tawian's president appoints new premier
Jan 18 2006 10:46PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's president appointed a popular politician and former party chief as the island's next premier Thursday in a move aimed at regaining support for the ruling party ahead of the 2008 presidential election.
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Estrada plays down info passed by American
Jan 18 2006 3:23PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A deposed president Wednesday played down the value of classified U.S. information that he and other leaders allegedly received from a Philippine-born FBI intelligence analyst.
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Afghans protest Pakistan after bombing
Jan 18 2006 2:40PM (CT)
SPINBOLDAK, Afghanistan (AP) - More than 5,000 people chanting "Death to Pakistan!" marched through two Afghan border towns Wednesday to protest a suicide bombing they blame on the neighboring country.
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Kim says he wants to end nuclear standoff
Jan 18 2006 11:30AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said he is committed to a peaceful resolution of the standoff over his country's nuclear ambitions, as Pyongyang confirmed Wednesday that the reclusive Kim had visited China over the past week.
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Landslides new obstacle to quake relief
Jan 18 2006 10:06AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The United Nations resumed crucial relief flights to earthquake-devastated areas of Pakistan on Wednesday, but the race to save hungry and freezing victims was stymied by new landslides.
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Afghan blueprint for peace to be unveiled
Jan 18 2006 5:00AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - International leaders will hold a conference later this month to introduce a new blueprint for bringing peace to Afghanistan and providing a better life for its people, the top U.N. envoy to Afghanistan said.
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Thai fisherman sentenced to death
Jan 18 2006 4:41AM (CT)
SURAT THANI, Thailand (AP) - Two Thai fishermen were sentenced to death Wednesday in the rape and murder of a British tourist, a crime that prompted the prime minister to demand the maximum penalty.
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