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U.S. increases pressure on North Korea
Jan 24 2006 11:46PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's president on Wednesday warned Washington against pressuring North Korea to force the totalitarian regime's collapse, apparently rebuffing U.S. demands that Seoul move against Pyongyang's alleged illegal financial activities.
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Mongolia's gov't OKs new prime minister
Jan 24 2006 11:21PM (CT)
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) - Mongolia's president and parliament on Wednesday approved a new prime minister, a major step toward rebuilding the country's collapsed government
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Charter flights for Lunar New Year depart
Jan 24 2006 10:44PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The first direct charter flight of the year between Beijing and Taipei took off from the mainland's capital on Wednesday, part of the annual Lunar New Year charters between the two rivals.
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S. Korean president wants U.S. agreement
Jan 24 2006 9:20PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's president said Wednesday that he hopes for for an agreement this year on taking back wartime control of the country's military from the United States.
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Iran ready to supply gas to Georgia
Jan 24 2006 11:45AM (CT)
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Iran has expressed a readiness to export natural gas to Georgia to make up for a sharp drop in Russian deliveries, the energy minister of this former Soviet republic said Tuesday.
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Police tear gas pro-democracy rally
Jan 24 2006 11:00AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Police fired tear gas and beat pro-democracy activists with batons Tuesday, hours after authorities lifted a ban on demonstrations in the capital of this Himalayan kingdom.
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Chinese president plans U.S. visit
Jan 24 2006 10:16AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao will make his first official visit to Washington in April and his premier told a visiting U.S. official that Beijing wanted to improve communication with Washington.
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7 Taliban rebels escape in Afghanistan
Jan 24 2006 7:49AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Seven Taliban rebels have escaped from Afghanistan's main high-security prison, officials said Tuesday.
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Cambodian leader to drop defamation suits
Jan 24 2006 1:26AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday he would drop criminal defamation suits against four of his critics, signaling a change of heart that came amid mounting pressure at home and abroad.
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