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Documents raise questions about detentions
Mar 6 2006 10:11PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Abdul Salam Zaeef recalls appearing before a U.S. military tribunal and boycotting the proceedings: "I put my head down and my hands over my ears."
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13 die during Communist rebel attack in Nepal
Mar 6 2006 10:09PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Hundreds of communist rebels attacked security bases and bombed government buildings in a mountain town in eastern Nepal, sparking battles that left at least 13 people dead, officials said Monday.
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Pakistan leader: 'bad-mouthing' must stop
Mar 6 2006 6:41PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - In comments aimed at Afghanistan's leader, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said Monday that the "bad-mouthing" of his country must stop and that Pakistani officials have caught terrorists "and will continue to do so."
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Baby adoption case draws scrutiny in China
Mar 6 2006 4:14PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Liang Guihong is a goodhearted 56-year-old woman who finds homes for abandoned infants. Or she's a leader of a gang that sold abducted babies, some of whom were adopted abroad.
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Fighting in Pakistan leaves 100 dead
Mar 6 2006 2:49PM (CT)
MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) - Authorities imposed a curfew in this tribal region's main town Monday as thousands of people fled a third day of clashes between Pakistani security forces and al-Qaida and Taliban supporters. An official said at least 100 militants may have been killed.
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Thai leader dismisses calls to resign
Mar 6 2006 12:05PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's prime minister dismissed calls for his resignation Monday, while protesters who accuse him of corruption and abuse of power vowed to rally every day until he steps down.
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Musical casts light on N. Korean prisons
Mar 6 2006 11:58AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Soldiers dance across the stage calling for death to traitors in a South Korean musical that brings an unlikely subject under the theatrical spotlight: prison camps in communist North Korea.
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Bangladesh arrests militant leader
Mar 6 2006 10:58AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - An Islamic militant leader blamed for recent deadly bombings tried to blow himself up to avoid capture but was instead arrested Monday by security forces, officials said.
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U.N. engineer killed in Afghanistan
Mar 6 2006 10:17AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban militia fatally shot a U.N. engineer in western Afghanistan over the weekend, police said Monday.
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China lawmaker wants questioning in video
Mar 6 2006 8:11AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese lawmaker called Monday for police to tape interrogations in possible death penalty cases following widespread complaints of confessions being forced by torture, state-run media said.
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U.S.-India nuke deal may hurt NKorea talks
Mar 6 2006 4:06AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A U.S. deal offering India help with its civilian nuclear program could further stymie arms talks with North Korea and push China to step up its own atomic dealmaking in the region, experts say.
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