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Pakistan re-arrests prominent lawyer
Feb 2 2008 9:59PM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan authorities put a prominent lawyer back under house arrest Saturday after he tried to visit the grave of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, his spokesman said.
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An unloved new island in Maldives
Feb 2 2008 1:23PM (CT)
HULHUMALE, Maldives (AP) - Running out of space in its crowded capital, this republic of 1,200 islands thought it had a can't-miss solution: build another island.
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NKorea in dilemma over aid from Seoul
Feb 2 2008 1:12PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea is facing its worst food shortage in years, yet its rich southern neighbor has yet to hear the usual cry for help.
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China says no poison found in dumplings
Feb 2 2008 10:54AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's product safety agency cast doubt Saturday on claims that a Chinese dumpling maker sickened consumers in Japan, saying tests on its ingredients found none of the insecticide cited by Japanese authorities.
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2 police, 3 militants die in Pakistan
Feb 2 2008 7:08AM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A police raid in Pakistan's northwest Saturday triggered a shootout that killed two officers and three militants and led the insurgents to use women and children as human shields, officials said.
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2 police, 3 militants die in Pakistan
Feb 2 2008 7:08AM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A police raid in Pakistan's northwest Saturday triggered a shootout that killed two officers and three militants and led the insurgents to use women and children as human shields, officials said.
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Taiwan president visits disputed island
Feb 2 2008 6:06AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's president inaugurated a runway Saturday on a disputed island in the South China Sea, sparking a protest from the Philippines which also claims sovereignty over the isle, officials said.
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18 killed in Sri Lanka bus blast
Feb 2 2008 4:47AM (CT)
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) - A bomb tore through a bus packed with mostly elderly Buddhist pilgrims in central Sri Lanka Saturday, killing 18 people and wounding 51 others, the military said.
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18 killed in Sri Lanka bus blast
Feb 2 2008 4:47AM (CT)
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) - A bomb tore through a bus packed with mostly elderly Buddhist pilgrims in central Sri Lanka Saturday, killing 18 people and wounding 51 others, the military said.
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18 killed in Sri Lanka bus blast
Feb 2 2008 4:47AM (CT)
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) - A bomb tore through a bus packed with mostly elderly Buddhist pilgrims in central Sri Lanka Saturday, killing 18 people and wounding 51 others, the military said.
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18 killed in Sri Lanka bus blast
Feb 2 2008 4:47AM (CT)
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) - A bomb tore through a bus packed with mostly elderly Buddhist pilgrims in central Sri Lanka Saturday, killing 18 people and wounding 51 others, the military said.
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US strike exposes entrenched militants
Feb 2 2008 2:05AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The U.S. missile strike that killed a top al-Qaida commander just over a mile from a Pakistani military base shows how entrenched Islamic militants are in the lawless tribal regions, where extremists have launched increasingly bold attacks.
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US strike exposes entrenched militants
Feb 2 2008 2:05AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The U.S. missile strike that killed a top al-Qaida commander just over a mile from a Pakistani military base shows how entrenched Islamic militants are in the lawless tribal regions, where extremists have launched increasingly bold attacks.
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US strike exposes entrenched militants
Feb 2 2008 2:05AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The U.S. missile strike that killed a top al-Qaida commander just over a mile from a Pakistani military base shows how entrenched Islamic militants are in the lawless tribal regions, where extremists have launched increasingly bold attacks.
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US strike exposes entrenched militants
Feb 2 2008 2:05AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The U.S. missile strike that killed a top al-Qaida commander just over a mile from a Pakistani military base shows how entrenched Islamic militants are in the lawless tribal regions, where extremists have launched increasingly bold attacks.
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Floods kill 3 in Indonesian capital
Feb 2 2008 12:47AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Flooding from torrential rain killed three children and left nearly 1,500 people homeless in Indonesia's capital, an official said Saturday, as waist-deep waters started to recede.
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SKorea to review NKorea aid projects
Feb 2 2008 12:35AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's incoming president has raised the possibility of canceling aid projects promised to North Korea by his liberal predecessor if they fail to make economic sense and are not in line with the communist country's nuclear disarmament.
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