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Catholic priest shot to death in Turkey
Feb 5 2006 8:08PM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A teenage boy shot and killed the Italian Roman Catholic priest of a church in the Black Sea port city of Trabzon on Sunday, shouting "God is great" as he escaped, according to police and witnesses.
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Nepal vote may only deepen discontent
Feb 5 2006 6:43PM (CT)
DHULIKHEL, Nepal (AP) - Strung across the main street in this town of crumbling brick buildings, the banner exhorting people to "utilize our democratic rights" is the only sign Nepal is about to hold its first elections since King Gyanendra seized absolute power last February.
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Bomb rips through Pakistan bus, killing 13
Feb 5 2006 3:35PM (CT)
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A bomb ripped through a passenger bus in a province of southwestern Pakistan wracked by growing tribal unrest, killing at least 13 people Sunday and wounding 20 others, police said. Some people were still trapped in the wreckage.
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Land mine kills 6 Afghan police officers
Feb 5 2006 7:04AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A land mine ripped through a police vehicle, killing six officers and wounding four in the latest of a wave of attacks that have rocked southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.
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Protest calling for Thai PM's ouster ends
Feb 5 2006 1:02AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A leading critic of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ended a marathon protest early Sunday, telling thousands of supporters they had achieved a victory in their fight to oust the Thai leader premier over alleged corrupt behavior.
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