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Suharto again in very critical condition
Jan 26 2008 10:55PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The health of former Indonesian dictator Suharto took a sudden downturn Sunday, and his doctors said he was unconscious, breathing through a ventilator, and in "very critical" condition.
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American woman kidnapped in Afghanistan
Jan 26 2008 3:53PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Gunmen kidnapped a burqa-clad American aid worker and her driver in southern Afghanistan's largest city early Saturday, the latest in a series of kidnappings of foreigners in the troubled country.
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American woman kidnapped in Afghanistan
Jan 26 2008 3:53PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Gunmen kidnapped a burqa-clad American aid worker and her driver in southern Afghanistan's largest city early Saturday, the latest in a series of kidnappings of foreigners in the troubled country.
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Pakistan says nuclear assets are safe
Jan 26 2008 1:54PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's nuclear weapons are safe from Taliban and al-Qaida militants because of the military's stringent security system and a political climate that precludes a takeover by religious extremists, a top official said Saturday.
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Pakistan says nuclear assets are safe
Jan 26 2008 1:54PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's nuclear weapons are safe from Taliban and al-Qaida militants because of the military's stringent security system and a political climate that precludes a takeover by religious extremists, a top official said Saturday.
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New Taliban chief entering limelight
Jan 26 2008 1:28PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Sometime in mid-December, as the winter winds howled across the snow-dusted hills of Pakistan's inhospitable border regions, 40 men representing Taliban groups all across Pakistan's northwest frontier came together to unify under a single banner and to choose a leader.
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Sarkozy visits the Taj _ without Carla
Jan 26 2008 11:07AM (CT)
AGRA, India (AP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited one of the world's greatest monuments to love Saturday, pacing the elegant white marble hallways of the 17th-century Taj Mahal with a group of top advisers.
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Sarkozy visits the Taj _ without Carla
Jan 26 2008 11:07AM (CT)
AGRA, India (AP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited one of the world's greatest monuments to love Saturday, pacing the elegant white marble hallways of the 17th-century Taj Mahal with a group of top advisers.
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Jets bomb Tamil rebels' naval center
Jan 26 2008 7:44AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan air force jets bombed the Tamil Tiger rebels' naval headquarters Saturday while the group's sea wing leaders were holding a meeting there, the military said.
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Malaysian police detain 53 activists
Jan 26 2008 6:56AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysian police detained 53 activists Saturday in a crackdown on a planned opposition-led protest over inflation ahead of national elections expected within weeks.
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Plane missing over Borneo; 3 feared dead
Jan 26 2008 5:46AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A small cargo plane disappeared and apparently crashed Saturday during a short flight over Borneo island, and all three people aboard were feared dead, an airline spokesman said.
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China eases tolls for food trucks
Jan 26 2008 5:15AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's government has issued a wide-reaching order to speed up food shipments to markets as the bad winter lashing much of the country hampers efforts to rein in persisting inflation.
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Bus accident kills 9 in Thailand
Jan 26 2008 1:36AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A bus packed with passengers heading to a funeral tumbled down a mountain in western Thailand on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring 26 others, police said.
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Indonesian convicted in activist death
Jan 26 2008 12:14AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Police will question Indonesian intelligence agents for the first time about their alleged involvement in the poisoning death of a top human rights activist after a former pilot was convicted Friday of murder.
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