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Tensions remain high in Indonesia province
Mar 18 2006 8:54PM (CT)
JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) - Police special forces pulled people from cars and beat them Saturday, two days after a mob bludgeoned to death four of their security colleagues to demand the shutdown of a U.S-owned gold mine in eastern Indonesia.
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S. Korea farmers' plight draws attention
Mar 18 2006 8:25PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Hundreds of elderly farmers face forcible eviction from their land to allow the expansion of a U.S. military base near Seoul, according to the human rights group Amnesty International.
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5 ambushed, killed in eastern Afghanistan
Mar 18 2006 11:06AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Militants ambushed an influential former governor near his home Saturday, killing him and four others, while three suspected Taliban rebels died in a botched attack on a current governor, Afghan officials said.
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Taiwanese protest Chinese threats
Mar 18 2006 6:58AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Tens of thousands of government supporters marched Saturday to protest China's threats against Taiwan and defend President Chen Shui-bian's tough policy on the communist country.
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Pakistan rejects U.S.-India nuke deal
Mar 18 2006 12:31AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Bush's decision to seek Congressional support for a plan to share civilian nuclear technology with India could upset the balance of power in the region, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said.
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China executes former tycoon for murder
Mar 18 2006 12:17AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese tycoon once worth more than $360 million has been executed by lethal injection for having a man who tried to blackmail him killed, a court statement and news reports said Saturday.
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