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Cambodian leader to drop defamation suits
Jan 23 2006 11:51PM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday he would drop criminal defamation suits against his critics, signaling a change of heart that came amid mounting calls at home and abroad to drop the lawsuits.
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Rahul Gandhi says he hopes to lead India
Jan 23 2006 6:36PM (CT)
HYDERABAD, India (AP) - Rahul Gandhi, heir to India's pre-eminent political dynasty, told supporters Monday he hopes to lead the country but urged them to be patient as he builds a following.
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Pakistanis kept from visiting attack site
Jan 23 2006 2:51PM (CT)
YUKKA GHUND, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani security forces stopped Islamist opposition leaders Monday from reaching a border village hit by a U.S. missile strike, curbing an anti-American protest as the prime minister visited Washington.
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Protesters storm Parliament in Papua
Jan 23 2006 2:48PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - About 200 protesters stormed Parliament in Indonesia's restive Papua province on Monday to demand the withdrawal of troops from the region, witnesses said. Calm was restored by nightfall.
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General: Japanese woman's death 'horrific'
Jan 23 2006 2:29PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The top U.S. military official in Japan said Monday that the alleged slaying of a Japanese woman by a Navy sailor was "horrific" and has challenged the two countries' military alliance.
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Nepal pledges to hold local elections
Jan 23 2006 2:24PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's royal government vowed Monday to hold municipal elections next month despite a boycott by major parties, street protests, a candidate's assassination and rebel violence that killed 26 people over the weekend.
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Chinese factory workers, police clash
Jan 23 2006 10:13AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Workers protesting the sale of a factory in southwestern China clashed for three days with baton-wielding police, according to a factory employee and a news Web site Monday, underscoring the country's growing social tensions.
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Search for missing Afghan copter suspended
Jan 23 2006 9:51AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Rescuers on Monday temporarily suspended a search for a helicopter with seven people aboard that disappeared in rugged mountains along the Afghan-Pakistan border, officials said.
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Saudi king meets with Chinese president
Jan 23 2006 5:41AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Saudi King Abdullah met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Monday, amid efforts by China to secure overseas oil and gas reserves for its power-hungry economy.
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Indonesian police arrest terror suspect
Jan 23 2006 4:45AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia on Monday announced the arrest of a terror suspect in connection with a videotape threatening attacks on the United States and its allies.
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Bomb hits U.S., Afghan military convoy
Jan 23 2006 1:30AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A roadside bomb struck a convoy of U.S. and Afghan military vehicles in southern Afghanistan on Monday but caused no casualties, police said.
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