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2 suspected terrorists die in Pakistan
Feb 23 2007 11:56PM (CT)
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) - Two suspected terrorists died in eastern Pakistan on Saturday when a powerful bomb they were carrying on a bicycle accidentally exploded near a cattle market, police said.
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N. Korea nuclear envoy to visit U.S.
Feb 23 2007 10:50PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator plans to visit the United States within days for follow-up talks on a recent disarmament deal, South Korean news reports said Saturday.
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IAEA chief: North Korea soliciting talks
Feb 23 2007 6:36PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - North Korea on Friday asked the chief U.N. atomic inspector to visit four years after expelling his experts and dropping out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty _ an encouraging sign the reclusive regime is serious about dismantling its weapons program.
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Cheney criticizes China's arms buildup
Feb 23 2007 3:19PM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - China's recent anti-satellite weapons test and its continued military buildup are "not consistent" with its stated aim of a peaceful rise as a global power, Vice President Dick Cheney said Friday.
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Cheney criticizes China's arms buildup
Feb 23 2007 3:19PM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - China's recent anti-satellite weapons test and its continued military buildup are "not consistent" with its stated aim of a peaceful rise as a global power, Vice President Dick Cheney said Friday.
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Opium eradication starts in Afghanistan
Feb 23 2007 2:19PM (CT)
DOBUNDI, Afghanistan (AP) - Anguish creased the weathered face of the opium farmer as a U.S.-trained eradication team swept through his farm fields in this southern Afghan village.
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Myanmar cracks down on protesters
Feb 23 2007 12:20PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - At least five protesters who took part in a rare demonstration that urged Myanmar's ruling military junta to improve health care, education and economic conditions were taken into custody Friday, people close to the demonstrators said.
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Briton wins passport suit vs. Malaysia
Feb 23 2007 10:48AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A court ordered Malaysia's government to pay a 69-year-old British man $857,000 for seizing his passport and preventing him from leaving the country for almost 17 years, news reports and an official said Friday.
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Monitors say 4,000 dead in Sri Lanka
Feb 23 2007 10:37AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - European cease-fire monitors said Friday nearly 4,000 people were killed in Sri Lanka in the past 15 months and they emphasized the importance that the government and the rebels adhere to the cease-fire.
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India: Pakistan must restrain militants
Feb 23 2007 7:18AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Pakistan must clamp down on Islamic militants and keep them from attacking India if peace efforts between the nuclear-armed rivals are to succeed, India's president said Friday, days after the bombing of a train linking the countries killed 68 people.
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Former mujahedeen stage rally in Kabul
Feb 23 2007 6:55AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Thousands of former fighters, including top government figures, rallied Friday to support a proposed amnesty for Afghans suspected of war crimes.
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Former mujahedeen stage rally in Kabul
Feb 23 2007 6:55AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Thousands of former fighters, including top government figures, rallied Friday to support a proposed amnesty for Afghans suspected of war crimes.
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Former mujahedeen stage rally in Kabul
Feb 23 2007 6:55AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Thousands of former fighters, including top government figures, rallied Friday to support a proposed amnesty for Afghans suspected of war crimes.
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Former mujahedeen stage rally in Kabul
Feb 23 2007 6:55AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Thousands of former fighters, including top government figures, rallied Friday to support a proposed amnesty for Afghans suspected of war crimes.
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Australian soldier kills 1 in East Timor
Feb 23 2007 6:45AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - An Australian soldier opened fire on a group of East Timorese attacking him with steel arrows on Friday, killing one of the youths and critically wounding two, government and hospital officials said.
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Australian soldier kills 1 in East Timor
Feb 23 2007 6:45AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - An Australian soldier opened fire on a group of East Timorese attacking him with steel arrows on Friday, killing one of the youths and critically wounding two, government and hospital officials said.
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Australian soldier kills 1 in East Timor
Feb 23 2007 6:45AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - An Australian soldier opened fire on a group of East Timorese attacking him with steel arrows on Friday, killing one of the youths and critically wounding two, government and hospital officials said.
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U.S. drone crashes in Afghanistan
Feb 23 2007 6:23AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An unmanned U.S. military aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Friday after developing a mechanical failure, U.S. military statement said.
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UN: 30,852 former rebels held in camps
Feb 23 2007 4:37AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Some 30,852 former communist rebel combatants have been registered in camps where they are confined as part of a peace process to end conflict in Nepal, a senior U.N. official said Friday.
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Pakistan test-fires long-range missile
Feb 23 2007 3:37AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan successfully test-fired a new version of its long-range nuclear-capable missile Friday, two days after Pakistani and Indian officials signed an agreement in New Delhi to reduce the risk of an accidental nuclear war between them.
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Ships search for survivors of ferry fire
Feb 23 2007 3:11AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian naval ships on Friday scoured the Java Sea for survivors of a ferry that caught fire, killing at least 16 people and forcing terrified passengers to jump overboard, some clutching young babies.
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Ships search for survivors of ferry fire
Feb 23 2007 3:11AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian naval ships on Friday scoured the Java Sea for survivors of a ferry that caught fire, killing at least 16 people and forcing terrified passengers to jump overboard, some clutching young babies.
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Ships search for survivors of ferry fire
Feb 23 2007 3:11AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian naval ships on Friday scoured the Java Sea for survivors of a ferry that caught fire, killing at least 16 people and forcing terrified passengers to jump overboard, some clutching young babies.
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Ships search for survivors of ferry fire
Feb 23 2007 3:11AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian naval ships on Friday scoured the Java Sea for survivors of a ferry that caught fire, killing at least 16 people and forcing terrified passengers to jump overboard, some clutching young babies.
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Ships search for survivors of ferry fire
Feb 23 2007 3:11AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian naval ships on Friday scoured the Java Sea for survivors of a ferry that caught fire, killing at least 16 people and forcing terrified passengers to jump overboard, some clutching young babies.
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Japan princess recovering from illness
Feb 23 2007 1:27AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's crown prince asked the public for patience as his wife recovers from a form of depression, saying she needs to regain her confidence before she can fully return to her official duties.
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South Korean PM to resign in early March
Feb 23 2007 12:58AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean Prime Minister Han Myung-sook will resign early next month, an aide said Friday amid media reports that she may run for president.
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