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Pentagon to extend troops in Afghanistan
Feb 9 2007 9:55PM (CT)
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) - The Pentagon plans to extend its buildup of several thousand combat troops in Afghanistan, initially announced as lasting until late spring, well into next year, a senior U.S. military official said Friday.
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N. Korea nuclear envoys struggle on deal
Feb 9 2007 4:28PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Negotiators at the North Korea nuclear talks haggled Friday over details of initial steps to disarm the communist country, but the main U.S. envoy said he was encouraged by agreements on broad principles.
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IAEA halts aid on projects with Tehran
Feb 9 2007 2:20PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency on Friday suspended nearly half of the technical aid it now provides Iran, in line with sanctions imposed on the country for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
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Teenage Tibetan braves death to escape
Feb 9 2007 2:10PM (CT)
DHARMSALA, India (AP) - Struggling through knee-deep snow at the roof of the world, Jamyang Samten scrambled behind a boulder when he heard gunshots. Who was shooting? Who had been shot? He had no idea.
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Vietnamese premier hosts online chat
Feb 9 2007 1:05PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam's prime minister hosted the country's highest-level online chat Friday, answering questions about everything from corruption to his personal life _ a clear break from old-style communism in the rapidly changing country.
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U.S. shows off missiles in Japan
Feb 9 2007 10:48AM (CT)
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AP) - As diplomats tried to persuade North Korea to give up nuclear weapons, the U.S. military on Friday showed off one of its main deterrents _ a newly operational detachment of state-of-the-art Patriot missiles.
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U.S. warship makes Cambodian port visit
Feb 9 2007 8:11AM (CT)
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) - A U.S. navy warship docked at Cambodia's main seaport Friday, the first port call by an American naval vessel to the Southeast Asian nation in more than three decades.
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Ex-U.S. defense chief to visit N. Korea
Feb 9 2007 7:22AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A former U.S. defense secretary has requested a visit to an industrial complex in North Korea that is jointly run with the South, the South Korean Unification Ministry said Friday.
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Shanghai restores historic synagogue
Feb 9 2007 4:58AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Shanghai has started restoration work on one of its two remaining synagogues as part of China's effort to revive Jewish heritage in a city that provided refuge to tens of thousands of Jews during World War II.
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Shanghai restores historic synagogue
Feb 9 2007 4:58AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Shanghai has started restoration work on one of its two remaining synagogues as part of China's effort to revive Jewish heritage in a city that provided refuge to tens of thousands of Jews during World War II.
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China executes ethnic Muslim Semed
Feb 9 2007 4:18AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China executed an ethnic Muslim from the country's restive far western region for alleged separatist activities, a U.S. broadcaster said Friday.
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Can human toll in Indonesia be reduced?
Feb 9 2007 3:34AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - For Indonesia, 2007 started much like 2006 ended: with a string of disasters, both natural and man-made, that raised questions about whether the government is doing enough to protect its people.
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Indonesia to disinfect flood-hit capital
Feb 9 2007 12:48AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Tens of thousands of people camped out in shelters or under bridges in Indonesia's flood-hit capital on Friday as authorities announced plans to spray the city with disinfectant to combat the spread of disease.
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