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Bomb explodes at temple on Indonesia isle
Mar 9 2006 9:37PM (CT)
POSO, Indonesia (AP) - A small bomb exploded Friday outside a Hindu temple on an Indonesian island that has been plagued by religious violence, wounding a man who was guarding the compound, police said.
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China mine flood kills seven, injures 3
Mar 9 2006 8:24PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A flood at a mine in southwestern China has killed seven miners and injured three others in the latest of a spate of such disasters, the government said Friday.
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Man's acquittal sparks a backlash in India
Mar 9 2006 3:03PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - The facts of the case appeared straightforward: On a hot summer night in 1999, a young woman tending bar in an upscale New Delhi restaurant refused to serve a drunk patron. It was about 2 a.m. Closing time, she told him, had passed. So he shot her in the head.
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Unrest in Pakistan setback for terror war
Mar 9 2006 2:20PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A week of unprecedented urban fighting in the wild tribal belt of North Waziristan has left scores dead and forced thousands to flee their homes, raising the stakes in Pakistan's war on Islamic militancy along the Afghan border.
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Pilots injured in Kashmir helicopter crash
Mar 9 2006 2:18PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - An International Committee of the Red Cross helicopter delivering food aid to earthquake victims crashed in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir Thursday, injuring the two pilots, officials said.
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Indian city bustling again after bombings
Mar 9 2006 1:33PM (CT)
VARANASI, India (AP) - Honking cars competed with pushcarts in narrow alleys and devout Hindus offered prayers on the banks of the Ganges River on Thursday as Hinduism's holiest city bustled again after bombings that killed 20 people.
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China lashes back at U.S. on human rights
Mar 9 2006 10:05AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China on Thursday lashed out against U.S. criticism of its human rights record, saying racial discrimination and crime were still rife in the United States and prisoners were being abused at U.S.-run detention centers abroad.
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Bus crashes in Turkey; 30 people feared
Mar 9 2006 9:47AM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A passenger bus carrying some 40 people drove off a road and plunged into a river on Thursday, killing at least 14 passengers and injuring 11 others. Some 16 other passengers were missing and feared dead, a local official said.
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Fighting in Afghanistan leaves two dead
Mar 9 2006 9:00AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suspected Taliban rebels hiding in a walled compound battled with security forces in eastern Afghanistan, and a militant and a woman were killed, officials said Thursday.
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Philippine army questioning more officers
Mar 9 2006 8:42AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine army said Thursday it was questioning more army officers and enlisted men for their suspected involvement in an alleged coup plot last month.
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Nepalese rebels kill three soldiers
Mar 9 2006 7:37AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Communist rebels attacked a security checkpoint in southwestern Nepal with bombs Thursday, killing at least three government security forces and wounding five, officials said.
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Thai king's chief adviser's home bombed
Mar 9 2006 6:58AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A small bomb exploded outside the home of the Thai king's chief adviser Thursday, injuring a British tourist and heightening tensions amid an opposition campaign to oust the country's prime minister.
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Japan foreign minister draws China protest
Mar 9 2006 5:43AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's outspoken foreign minister referred to Taiwan as a "law-abiding country" on Thursday and drew a strong protest from Beijing, which considers the island a part of China.
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N. Korea test-fires short-range missiles
Mar 9 2006 1:04AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles Wednesday, an unsettling reminder of the reclusive communist regime's ability to cause instability in the region where a standoff persists over its nuclear program.
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