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Report: Avalanche kills student in Japan
Feb 14 2006 11:20PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - An avalanche struck a group of students in northern Japan on Wednesday, killing one and leaving several missing, a Japanese news agency reported.
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Thailand government hedges on vote
Feb 14 2006 10:46AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday it was reviewing a decision to hold a referendum in April on whether or not to amend the constitution.
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Nepal government frees ex-prime minister
Feb 14 2006 9:40AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The prime minister ousted by Nepal's king tasted freedom for the first time in nine months Tuesday when the Supreme Court defied the royal government and abolished the powerful commission that jailed him.
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Two Australians sentenced to death
Feb 14 2006 9:30AM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Two Australians were sentenced Tuesday to death by firing squad for leading a drug smuggling ring on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, verdicts that could strain ties between the countries.
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Cartoon protesters tear gassed in Pakistan
Feb 14 2006 3:28AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Police fired tear gas Tuesday as they chased away more than 1,000 protesters _ some brandishing sticks and throwing stones _ who stormed into the heavily guarded diplomatic enclave in Pakistan's capital, demonstrating against the Prophet Muhammad cartoons.
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