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Pakistan opposition heads toward victory
Feb 18 2008 11:57PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan opposition parties headed toward a convincing victory in Parliamentary elections, according to unofficial returns early Tuesday, threatening President Pervez Musharraf's rule eight years after he seized power in a military coup.
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Pakistan opposition heads toward victory
Feb 18 2008 11:57PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan opposition parties headed toward a convincing victory in Parliamentary elections, according to unofficial returns early Tuesday, threatening President Pervez Musharraf's rule eight years after he seized power in a military coup.
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Pakistan opposition heads toward victory
Feb 18 2008 11:57PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan opposition parties headed toward a convincing victory in Parliamentary elections, according to unofficial returns early Tuesday, threatening President Pervez Musharraf's rule eight years after he seized power in a military coup.
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Pakistan opposition heads toward victory
Feb 18 2008 11:57PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan opposition parties headed toward a convincing victory in Parliamentary elections, according to unofficial returns early Tuesday, threatening President Pervez Musharraf's rule eight years after he seized power in a military coup.
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Pakistan opposition heads toward victory
Feb 18 2008 11:57PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan opposition parties headed toward a convincing victory in Parliamentary elections, according to unofficial returns early Tuesday, threatening President Pervez Musharraf's rule eight years after he seized power in a military coup.
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Bali bomber's body may be in Philippines
Feb 18 2008 10:53PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine military began genetic tests Tuesday to determine if remains found in a jungle grave are of an elusive terror suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings who authorities believe was killed in a clash with U.S.-backed troops.
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140 Afghans killed in 2 days of bombings
Feb 18 2008 8:56PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber killed 38 Afghans at a crowded market Monday, pushing the death toll from two days of militant bombings to about 140.
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140 Afghans killed in 2 days of bombings
Feb 18 2008 8:56PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber killed 38 Afghans at a crowded market Monday, pushing the death toll from two days of militant bombings to about 140.
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UN Council mulls Kosovo's future
Feb 18 2008 8:28PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Serbia promised not to resort to violence Monday but ordered ambassadors to return home as it argued against an independent Kosovo. The European nation also implored the U.N. Security Council to intervene.
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UN Council mulls Kosovo's future
Feb 18 2008 8:28PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Serbia promised not to resort to violence Monday but ordered ambassadors to return home as it argued against an independent Kosovo. The European nation also implored the U.N. Security Council to intervene.
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UN Council mulls Kosovo's future
Feb 18 2008 8:28PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Serbia promised not to resort to violence Monday but ordered ambassadors to return home as it argued against an independent Kosovo. The European nation also implored the U.N. Security Council to intervene.
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24 killed in China iron mine explosion
Feb 18 2008 8:05PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - An explosion at an illegal mine disguised as a wild boar farm killed 24 people, a Chinese government news agency reported Tuesday.
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Some Pakistan women warded off voting
Feb 18 2008 3:24PM (CT)
KHAZANA, Pakistan (AP) - Posters of the Muslim world's first female prime minister, the late Benazir Bhutto, fluttered in the wind. But the ballot boxes inside the women's polling station of this impoverished village were empty Monday.
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Some Pakistan women warded off voting
Feb 18 2008 3:24PM (CT)
KHAZANA, Pakistan (AP) - Posters of the Muslim world's first female prime minister, the late Benazir Bhutto, fluttered in the wind. But the ballot boxes inside the women's polling station of this impoverished village were empty Monday.
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Some Pakistan women warded off voting
Feb 18 2008 3:24PM (CT)
KHAZANA, Pakistan (AP) - Posters of the Muslim world's first female prime minister, the late Benazir Bhutto, fluttered in the wind. But the ballot boxes inside the women's polling station of this impoverished village were empty Monday.
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US: N. Korea must declare nuclear plans
Feb 18 2008 10:04AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A U.S. nuclear envoy said Monday that North Korea needs to make a proper declaration of its nuclear programs to revive a disarmament process that has stalled since the end of last year.
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Police, Maoist rebels battle in India
Feb 18 2008 10:02AM (CT)
BHUBANESHWAR, India (AP) - At least 13 Maoist rebels and six paramilitary soldiers were killed in renewed fighting in eastern India on Monday, days after carefully coordinated rebel attacks killed 13 police and two civilians.
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Sri Lanka: Rebel bunkers captured
Feb 18 2008 10:01AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan soldiers captured a line of strategic rebel bunkers after a battle Monday that killed 10 rebels and one soldier, the military said.
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Protect animals, Sri Lankan rebels told
Feb 18 2008 9:29AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - An international group urged Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tiger rebels to leave animals out of the country's civil war after the guerrillas were blamed for a grenade attack at a zoo.
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China agency cautions mines after snows
Feb 18 2008 8:10AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's work safety agency warned Monday that a new wave of accidents could be triggered as coal mines shut by the wintry weather resume operations.
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UN envoy: Myanmar in 'critical phase'
Feb 18 2008 7:56AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A U.N. special envoy told Chinese diplomats Monday that the world community must prod Myanmar's ruling junta toward democratic reforms.
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Pakistani voters brave poll despite fear
Feb 18 2008 6:44AM (CT)
CHARSADDA, Pakistan (AP) - Sharaf Ullah wore the bright red of his favored secular party to vote Monday at a polling station just yards away from a mosque struck by a suicide bombing that killed 52 people two months ago.
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Japan protests alleged crimes by troops
Feb 18 2008 6:33AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan protested a new string of alleged crimes by U.S. troops and criticized American military discipline Monday, as indignation mounted over the arrest last week of a Marine on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl.
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China craves Olympic prestige
Feb 18 2008 4:38AM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - On Aug. 8, when the Beijing Olympics begin in promised splendor, a few may reflect on how far or how fast China has come to host this high mark of international prestige.
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Pakistan votes amid fears of violence
Feb 18 2008 3:51AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistanis voted Monday for a new parliament in elections shadowed by fears of violence and questions about the political survival of President Pervez Musharraf _ America's key ally in the war on terror.
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Pakistan votes amid fears of violence
Feb 18 2008 3:51AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistanis voted Monday for a new parliament in elections shadowed by fears of violence and questions about the political survival of President Pervez Musharraf _ America's key ally in the war on terror.
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Pakistan votes amid fears of violence
Feb 18 2008 3:51AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistanis voted Monday for a new parliament in elections shadowed by fears of violence and questions about the political survival of President Pervez Musharraf _ America's key ally in the war on terror.
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