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China drops secrets case vs. Times staffer
Mar 17 2006 10:55PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A court dismissed state secrets charges against a Chinese researcher for The New York Times in a surprise move Friday ahead of a visit by President Hu Jintao to Washington.
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Bangladesh confirms polio case
Mar 17 2006 2:31PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh confirmed on Friday the country's first case of polio in nearly six years, prompting plans to resume mass vaccinations against the crippling disease next month.
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Rebels in Iran kill 21 people on highway
Mar 17 2006 12:21PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Gunmen posing as security forces killed 21 people on a highway in southeastern Iran near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan, the national chief of police said Friday.
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Indonesians arrested after bloody protest
Mar 17 2006 10:02AM (CT)
JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) - Troops rounded up suspects Friday after mobs bludgeoned to death three police officers and an air force officer during a protest to demand the shutdown of a massive U.S.-owned gold mine in eastern Indonesia.
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Taiwan politician has explaining to do
Mar 17 2006 9:24AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - He marched with protesters carrying signs saying "Money to U.S., Debt to Taiwan" and other slogans opposing an American offer to sell cutting-edge weapons to this island to defend against a possible Chinese attack.
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Philippine ex-Cabinet secretary arrested
Mar 17 2006 7:51AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine police on Friday arrested a former Cabinet secretary for illegal assembly and two suspected followers of a former senator wanted for his alleged role in last month's thwarted coup, officials said.
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Thousands protest cartoons in Pakistan
Mar 17 2006 7:06AM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - More than 20,000 supporters of a radical Islamic group held a peaceful rally against the publication of Prophet Muhammad cartoons Friday in an eastern Pakistan city and accused the government of being "soft" on the West over the controversy.
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U.N. writes Beijing about missing activist
Mar 17 2006 5:25AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The U.N. human rights agency has expressed concern to Beijing about a Chinese AIDS activist who disappeared last month after going on a hunger strike to protest violence against dissidents, his wife said Friday.
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U.S.-India nuke bill sent to the hill
Mar 17 2006 4:21AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has asked Congress to approve a landmark plan to share civilian nuclear technology with India, even as critics say the agreement's details have not been fully negotiated.
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Plane makes emergency landing in Sri Lanka
Mar 17 2006 3:21AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A chartered flight carrying about 110 American soldiers made an emergency landing in Sri Lanka after pilots detected smoke in the cockpit, an airport official said Friday.
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S.Korea may limit U.S. beef imports
Mar 17 2006 12:58AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea said Friday that the resumption of limited imports of American beef may be delayed until May following the latest case of mad cow disease in the United States.
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Thousands back Thai PM in Bangkok march
Mar 17 2006 12:22AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A 30,000-strong "Caravan of the Poor" gathered outside Bangkok Friday to demonstrate their backing of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is vowing to stay in his job despite mass protests against him in the Thai capital.
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