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Court rejects Japanese 'war orphan' suit
Jan 30 2007 2:16PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A court rejected a compensation suit filed against the Japanese government by 40 Japanese who were abandoned in China as children after Tokyo's defeat in World War II, officials said Tuesday.
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Tibetan teen says he fled China captors
Jan 30 2007 2:06PM (CT)
DHARMSALA, India (AP) - Nearly three dozen Tibetans captured by Chinese troops as they tried to sneak out of their homeland were tortured with cattle prods and forced into hard labor, a teenager who identified himself as one of the former detainees said Tuesday, in the first reported account of the fate of the group.
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India's leader says all must heed Gandhi
Jan 30 2007 12:05PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - The world's nations must heed Mohandas Gandhi's philosophy and provide for all their people while keeping greed in check, India's prime minister said Tuesday, as the country marked the 59th anniversary of the Indian icon's assassination.
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China: NKorea nuke talks resuming Feb. 8
Jan 30 2007 11:42AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - International talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear programs will resume Feb. 8, China said Tuesday, as Washington and Pyongyang began a new round of meetings over the North's alleged illicit financial dealings.
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New Zealand actor Sam Neill peddles wine
Jan 30 2007 8:53AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - One of New Zealand's most famous exports, actor Sam Neill, brought his boutique line of wines to Hong Kong on Tuesday, and urged a rapidly expanding Chinese market to consider buying bottles from his country's vineyards.
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Japan now home to world's oldest person
Jan 30 2007 6:34AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Two weeks after she turned 114, Yone Minagawa celebrated her long life again Tuesday when she learned she is believed to be the world's oldest person.
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Group: Over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed
Jan 30 2007 6:19AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - More than 1,000 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in 2006, most of them as a result of attacks by the Taliban and other anti-government forces in the country's unstable south, a rights group said Tuesday.
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Another outbreak of bird flu hits Japan
Jan 30 2007 6:10AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Another outbreak of bird flu was suspected in southern Japan on Tuesday after 23 chickens were found dead at a farm, fueling concern about a string of cases in the country's poultry industry.
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New Thailand airport off to rough start
Jan 30 2007 4:53AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The taxiways are cracked, the terminal has leaks and some airlines even wonder whether it's safe to fly into Thailand's new international airport.
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China leader leaves for tour of Africa
Jan 30 2007 4:49AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - President Hu Jintao set out Tuesday on an eight-nation tour of Africa, a visit that underscores China's growing influence on the continent and its voracious appetite for energy to fuel its booming economy.
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Report: Philippine troops killed activists
Jan 30 2007 2:19AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine soldiers are responsible for killing many of the left-wing activists gunned down since 2001, a newspaper reported Tuesday, citing the head of a fact-finding commission.
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SKorea urges U.S. general to be cautious
Jan 30 2007 12:50AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea urged the top U.S. general in the country to be more cautious in his public criticisms of a possible delay in moving American bases farther from the North Korean border.
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