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Bomb kills 25 at Pakistan election rally
Feb 9 2008 11:03PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber blasted a political gathering Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people, wounding dozens and stoking fears about security surrounding this month's parliamentary election.
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Bomb kills 25 at Pakistan election rally
Feb 9 2008 11:03PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber blasted a political gathering Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people, wounding dozens and stoking fears about security surrounding this month's parliamentary election.
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Myanmar junta sets 2010 for elections
Feb 9 2008 9:52PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military government, a target of sharp international criticism for failing to hand over power to a democratically elected government, announced Saturday that it will hold elections in 2010.
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Germany touts its role in Afghanistan
Feb 9 2008 8:39PM (CT)
MUNICH, Germany (AP) - Germany rejected U.S. criticism of its role in Afghanistan on Saturday, insisting its troops were playing a key role in promoting stability and reconstruction in the country's north.
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Kidney ring suspect sent to India
Feb 9 2008 12:05PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The alleged leader of a syndicate accused of illegally removing hundreds of kidneys, sometimes from poor laborers held at gunpoint, was deported from Nepal to India on Saturday, officials said.
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Mob kills politician in western India
Feb 9 2008 12:03PM (CT)
NAGPUR, India (AP) - A local politician was stripped, stoned and beaten to death by a mob during a rally of nearly 500 people in western India, police and party workers said Saturday.
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US chief: Pakistan terror threat rising
Feb 9 2008 12:00PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The top U.S. military commander said Saturday that the threat of Islamic extremism was growing in Pakistan and that the country's leadership was keenly aware of the challenge facing the nation.
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US chief: Pakistan terror threat rising
Feb 9 2008 12:00PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The top U.S. military commander said Saturday that the threat of Islamic extremism was growing in Pakistan and that the country's leadership was keenly aware of the challenge facing the nation.
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US chief: Pakistan terror threat rising
Feb 9 2008 12:00PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The top U.S. military commander said Saturday that the threat of Islamic extremism was growing in Pakistan and that the country's leadership was keenly aware of the challenge facing the nation.
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G-7 brush off single economic remedy
Feb 9 2008 6:16AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The world's leading economies pledged on Saturday to work together to secure stability in volatile markets but brushed off the idea of a single uniform remedy for the Group of Seven industrialized nations.
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G-7 brush off single economic remedy
Feb 9 2008 6:16AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The world's leading economies pledged on Saturday to work together to secure stability in volatile markets but brushed off the idea of a single uniform remedy for the Group of Seven industrialized nations.
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G-7 brush off single economic remedy
Feb 9 2008 6:16AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The world's leading economies pledged on Saturday to work together to secure stability in volatile markets but brushed off the idea of a single uniform remedy for the Group of Seven industrialized nations.
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Russian bomber violates Japan airspace
Feb 9 2008 4:33AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Russian air force bomber briefly violated Japanese airspace Saturday over an uninhabited island south of Tokyo, prompting Japan to scramble 22 fighter jets and issue a protest with Moscow, the Foreign Ministry said. The Russian air force denied the intrusion.
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Chinese editor released from prison
Feb 9 2008 2:42AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The editor of a Chinese newspaper known for its aggressive reporting has been released early from prison after serving four years on corruption charges, a colleague at his newspaper and a journalists' group said Saturday.
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Sri Lanka troops close in on rebel town
Feb 9 2008 1:08AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Fighting raged across Sri Lanka's embattled north killing 44 combatants as government troops closed in on a strategic rebel-held town, the military said Saturday.
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