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Japan, North Korea plan to resume talks
Jan 26 2006 10:50PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan and North Korea will meet in Beijing next month to discuss normalizing relations, Pyongyang's abductions of Japanese citizens and the communist regime's nuclear weapons program.
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Chinese editor vows to fight shutdown
Jan 26 2006 8:18PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The chief editor of a hard-hitting newspaper supplement shut down by Chinese authorities denounced the closing as an arbitrary act and vowed to fight it in an impassioned protest letter circulated Thursday.
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Malaysia creates team to track 'Bigfoot'
Jan 26 2006 10:56AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A southern Malaysian state will appoint a team of scientists and experts to hunt for a "Bigfoot" beast after the reported sighting of three giant human-like creatures, officials said Thursday.
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Japan OK's U.S. beef
Jan 26 2006 10:29AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The 700 tons of U.S. beef distributed in Japan after the country eased its import ban last month is safe and can be eaten with no worries, Japan's agriculture minister said Thursday.
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India protests U.S. nuke statement
Jan 26 2006 10:17AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India on Thursday protested a suggestion by the U.S. ambassador that a landmark nuclear deal between the two countries would fall apart unless New Delhi backed Washington's effort to bring Iran before the U.N. Security Council because of its atomic program.
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Korea orders Agent Orange payments
Jan 26 2006 9:13AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean court ordered two U.S. manufacturers of the defoliant Agent Orange to pay $62 million in medical compensation Thursday to local veterans of the Vietnam War and their families.
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Rocket attack kills two Afghan policemen
Jan 26 2006 6:39AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A rocket killed two police officers during a battle with Taliban rebels in eastern Afghanistan, while a roadside bomb wounded two U.S. troops traveling in a convoy, officials said Thursday.
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Nepal debates whether it needs a king
Jan 26 2006 6:27AM (CT)
KATMANDU (AP) - As violence and protests mount against Nepal's monarchy, the streets of this crowded capital city are resounding with a question: Does this Himalayan kingdom still need a king?
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Interpol seeking arrest of Benazir Bhutto
Jan 26 2006 6:22AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Interpol has issued international notices, at Pakistan's request, seeking the arrest of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her husband on corruption charges, officials said Thursday.
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22 hurt in Indonesia chemistry lab blast
Jan 26 2006 2:20AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A powerful explosion tore through a chemical laboratory in Indonesia's capital on Thursday, ripping the roof off a nearby school building and injuring at least 22 people, officials said.
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Chinese journalist sentenced to prison
Jan 26 2006 1:58AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - A Chinese journalist was sentenced to three years in prison for "spreading false and alarmist information," his lawyer said Thursday, hinting that the verdict was punishment for having supported an imprisoned anti-corruption crusader.
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Pakistan railway attack disrupts traffic
Jan 26 2006 1:30AM (CT)
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Suspected tribal militants blew up a stretch of railway track in southwestern Pakistan on Thursday, severing train links with rest of country, officials said.
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U.S. handles damage-control with apologies
Jan 26 2006 12:09AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - It's among the most Japanese of traditions: officials accused of wrongdoing go before the cameras to express deep regret and promise to make sure it never happens again.
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