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Karzai presses Musharraf on militants
Feb 15 2006 9:59PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai pressed his Pakistani counterpart on Wednesday to root out militants Afghanistan claims have launched a spate of recent cross-border suicide bombings.
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Cartoon riots in Pakistan kill three
Feb 15 2006 6:44PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Gunfire and rioting erupted Wednesday as tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Pakistan's third straight day of violent protests over the Prophet Muhammad cartoons. Three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy.
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U.S. envoy says standoff aids Nepal rebels
Feb 15 2006 3:45PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A standoff between Nepal's king and the political elite could lead to the communist rebels taking over the Himalayan nation, the U.S ambassador said Wednesday, hours after insurgents killed three soldiers in an ambush.
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China upgrading pollution fight
Feb 15 2006 8:01AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - China announced a plan Wednesday to combat widespread pollution and leave a better environment for future generations, citing the need to stave off possible social instability.
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Cartoon protests in Pakistan leave 3 dead
Feb 15 2006 7:30AM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Gunfire and rioting erupted Wednesday as tens of thousands of people took to the streets in several Pakistani cities during the country's third consecutive day of violent protests over the Prophet Muhammad cartoons. Three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy.
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China's media crackdown draws fire
Feb 15 2006 6:28AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A group of Chinese Communist Party elders and scholars have issued a joint letter criticizing a government campaign to tighten media controls and expressed support for a newspaper supplement that was shut down after reporting on sensitive issues.
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Two Afghan intelligence agents killed
Feb 15 2006 6:26AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suspected Taliban rebels abducted two Afghan intelligence agents in a western province and killed them, dumping their nearly decapitated bodies in the desert, a top official said Wednesday.
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Pakistan deports nearly 600 Afghans
Feb 15 2006 1:22AM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan on Wednesday deported nearly 600 Afghans who had been jailed in the southern city of Karachi for up to six months on charges of illegal immigration, officials said.
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