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Pakistani police arrest 5 militants
Feb 16 2007 11:52PM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Police said Friday they have arrested three men suspected of planning suicide attacks on foreigners and minority Shiite Muslims in southern Pakistan.
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A million Hindus take a dip in Ganges
Feb 16 2007 8:53PM (CT)
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - Over a million devout Hindus plunged into the chilly waters of the revered Ganges River on Friday, as part of a pilgrimage to cleanse believers of their sins.
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Japan, China agree to cooperate on Korea
Feb 16 2007 7:45PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan and China will cooperate closely to ensure that North Korea follows through on its agreement to dismantle its nuclear weapons programs, Japan's prime minister said Friday.
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Young Japanese lose interest in whaling
Feb 16 2007 12:49PM (CT)
OFF OKINAWA, Japan (AP) - Hiroshi Kobayashi has been hunting whales for three years now. He knows just where to look, and boasts that, in season, he has a close-to-perfect record of finding them. But he's never killed one _ he captains a whale-watching boat for tourists. And he thinks whaling is, or should be, a thing of the past.
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North Korea marks leader's 65th birthday
Feb 16 2007 12:12PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Thousands of people danced and brought flowers in North Korea's capital Friday to celebrate the 65th birthday of "dear leader" Kim Jong Il, amid progress in ending its nuclear programs and speculation abroad over who will eventually succeed him.
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Sri Lankan navy destroys 2 rebel boats
Feb 16 2007 6:23AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's navy said it destroyed two Tamil Tiger rebel boats Friday as the craft were hauling hundreds of thousands of steel balls often used in bombs. Four rebel fighters were believed killed.
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S.Korea worried about North backtracking
Feb 16 2007 4:50AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's president said he is worried that North Korea might backtrack on its pledge to dismantle its nuclear capability because the communist regime is "unpredictable."
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U.S.-led troops detain 6 in Afghan raids
Feb 16 2007 1:30AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S.-led troops killed one suspected militant and detained six others, including one with alleged links to fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Omar, in a string of raids in eastern Afghanistan, the American military said Friday.
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China intent on making nuke deal happen
Feb 16 2007 12:04AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao reiterated his country's commitment to helping implement an agreement signed this week during international nuclear talks aimed at persuading North Korea to disarm.
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