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Chinese journalist Feng Xiliang dies at 86
Feb 2 2006 2:44PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Feng Xiliang, a U.S.-trained journalist who in 1978 helped to launch the China Daily, the communist government's main English-language newspaper, has died. He was 86.
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Militants silence villagers in Thailand
Feb 2 2006 2:34PM (CT)
KATHONG, Thailand (AP) - Islamic militants in Thailand are spreading a murderous message to would-be informants that government collaborators face death, further hardening the battle lines in a bloody insurgency.
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Al-Qaida fighting in Afghan insurgency
Feb 2 2006 10:45AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Al-Qaida militants are coming from Iraq to fight in the insurgency in Afghanistan, a provincial governor said Thursday after interrogating an Iraqi caught sneaking into the country illegally.
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Eight survivors from Indonesia ferry found
Feb 2 2006 7:25AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Eight survivors were rescued two days after an overcrowded Indonesian ferry sank in rough seas, but at least 20 people were still missing, a navy official said Thursday.
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Mayoral candidates' homes bombed in Nepal
Feb 2 2006 7:19AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The homes of three mayoral candidates loyal to Nepal's king were bombed Thursday, a week before nationwide municipal elections that insurgents have called a sham and vowed to disrupt.
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Al-Qaida to fight in Afghan insurgency
Feb 2 2006 6:15AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Al-Qaida militants are coming from Iraq to fight in the insurgency in Afghanistan, a provincial governor said Thursday after interrogating an Iraqi caught sneaking into the country illegally.
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Agency: North Korea not counterfeiting
Feb 2 2006 5:49AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's spy agency said Thursday that North Korea was not currently producing counterfeit currency, apparently contradicting U.S. allegations that have become the latest obstacle in nuclear disarmament talks with the communist country.
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Suicide bomber kills five in Afghanistan
Feb 2 2006 4:49AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up at an army checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan, killing five Afghans and wounding four, police said Thursday.
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Moderate quake rattles eastern Indonesia
Feb 2 2006 2:47AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A moderate earthquake rattled eastern Indonesia on Thursday, a meteorological official said. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
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