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6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
Mar 5 2007 11:51PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A powerful earthquake rattled western Indonesia Tuesday, damaging buildings and sending panicked residents running into the streets on Sumatra island, officials and witnesses said.
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U.N. forsees Afghan poppy harvest boom
Mar 5 2007 11:35PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A "cancer of insurgency" in southern Afghanistan could drive the 2007 opium poppy harvest to record levels, the U.N. drug agency chief said Monday.
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U.N. forsees Afghan poppy harvest boom
Mar 5 2007 11:35PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A "cancer of insurgency" in southern Afghanistan could drive the 2007 opium poppy harvest to record levels, the U.N. drug agency chief said Monday.
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U.N. forsees Afghan poppy harvest boom
Mar 5 2007 11:35PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A "cancer of insurgency" in southern Afghanistan could drive the 2007 opium poppy harvest to record levels, the U.N. drug agency chief said Monday.
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U.S., N. Korea discuss relations in N.Y.
Mar 5 2007 11:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - More than 50 years after the end of the Korean War, the United States and North Korea opened historic talks Monday on steps to establish diplomatic relations following Pyongyang's agreement to dismantle its nuclear program.
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Coalition airstrike kills Afghan family
Mar 5 2007 10:11PM (CT)
JABAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A coalition airstrike destroyed a mud-brick home after a rocket attack on a U.S. base, killing nine people from four generations of an Afghan family including a 6-month-old, officials and relatives said Monday _ one of the latest in a string of civilian deaths that threaten to undermine the government.
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Coalition airstrike kills Afghan family
Mar 5 2007 10:11PM (CT)
JABAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A coalition airstrike destroyed a mud-brick home after a rocket attack on a U.S. base, killing nine people from four generations of an Afghan family including a 6-month-old, officials and relatives said Monday _ one of the latest in a string of civilian deaths that threaten to undermine the government.
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Coalition airstrike kills Afghan family
Mar 5 2007 10:11PM (CT)
JABAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A coalition airstrike destroyed a mud-brick home after a rocket attack on a U.S. base, killing nine people from four generations of an Afghan family including a 6-month-old, officials and relatives said Monday _ one of the latest in a string of civilian deaths that threaten to undermine the government.
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U.N. program halts work in N. Korea
Mar 5 2007 5:59PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Development Program said Monday it suspended its operations in North Korea because Pyongyang failed to meet conditions set by the agency's board following U.S. allegations that U.N. aid money was being diverted to Kim Jong Il's regime.
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Group says N. Korea cracks down on exodus
Mar 5 2007 10:05AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea been meting out harsher punishment in recent years against citizens fleeing the country, a leading international human rights group said in a report released Tuesday.
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China premier vows to support education
Mar 5 2007 7:21AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday pledged hefty spending increases on education and other key concerns for ordinary Chinese as top leaders move toward renewing their mandate at a Communist Party congress later this year.
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Malaysia proposes new fast food rules
Mar 5 2007 7:16AM (CT)
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysian authorities may ban fast food advertisements on children's television shows to help curb obesity and diet-linked diseases, the health minister said Monday.
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U.N. nuke watchdog agency meets on Iran
Mar 5 2007 7:00AM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The chief U.N. nuclear inspector on Monday said his agency cannot be sure that Iran's nuclear activities are not a cover for a weapons program, adding that uncertainties will persist until Tehran decides to cooperate with his experts.
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Tamil rebels warn of Sri Lanka bloodbath
Mar 5 2007 6:04AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - The Tamil Tiger rebels on Monday warned of a "bloodbath" if the international community fails to stop the Sri Lankan military's offensive into rebel-held areas.
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Asia winning some battles in terror war
Mar 5 2007 2:15AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian prisons are a weak link in the country's fight against terrorism, with militants often emerging more organized and committed to violence than before they were jailed, a top anti-terror official said Monday.
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Maoist rebels kill lawmaker in India
Mar 5 2007 2:10AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Suspected communist rebels assassinated a prominent lawmaker as he watched a soccer game being played in eastern India, officials said Monday. Two bodyguards and a civilian also were killed.
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Premier says China to focus on the poor
Mar 5 2007 12:48AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's government announced hefty spending increases Monday to boost incomes and improve social services for the urban poor and the lagging, restive countryside this year while guiding the booming economy to more stable growth.
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