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2 Koreas to resume high-level talks
Feb 15 2007 11:54PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The two Koreas will hold talks late this month aimed at improving relations, a South Korean official said Thursday, the first sign of easing tensions between the countries after the North signed a nuclear disarmament agreement.
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N.Korea marks Kim Jong Il's 65th b-day
Feb 15 2007 11:40PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea marked the 65th birthday of leader Kim Jong Il on Friday amid progress in ending its nuclear programs and lingering speculation abroad over who will eventually succeed him.
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Japan approves U.N. sanctions on Iran
Feb 15 2007 9:53PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program under U.N. Security Council guidelines, increasing international pressure on the Islamic country for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment.
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Japan sees giant jump in bullying cases
Feb 15 2007 12:41PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The number of Japanese youngsters officially punished for bullying last year jumped 41 percent over the previous year, a police report said Thursday, amid heightened concern over bullying in schools. Japan's National Police Agency said there were 233 cases of bullying last year involving 460 youths who were punished through the courts or juvenile authorities.
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Report: North Korea ready to disarm
Feb 15 2007 8:01AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - North Korea's top envoy to six-nation talks on his country's nuclear program said Pyongyang is ready to implement the nuclear disarmament agreement reached earlier this week, a news report said Thursday.
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China sentences man to death in ant case
Feb 15 2007 7:18AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese business executive was sentenced to death for swindling $385 million from investors in a bogus ant-breeding scheme, a court official said Thursday.
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China sentences man to death in ant case
Feb 15 2007 7:18AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese business executive was sentenced to death for swindling $385 million from investors in a bogus ant-breeding scheme, a court official said Thursday.
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Norway peace effort said not dead
Feb 15 2007 2:16AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Norway's effort to end Sri Lanka's civil war is not dead, despite increased violence and a lack of progress in bringing the government and Tamil Tiger rebels to the negotiating table, the nation's foreign minister said Thursday.
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