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Malaysia ruling party official quits
Mar 18 2008 11:58PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The secretary-general of Malaysia's ruling party quit his post Wednesday in the wake of the biggest election setback for the government in 51 years.
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Malaysia ruling party official quits
Mar 18 2008 11:58PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The secretary-general of Malaysia's ruling party quit his post Wednesday in the wake of the biggest election setback for the government in 51 years.
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UN envoy disappointed with Myanmar trip
Mar 18 2008 9:21PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. envoy to Myanmar expressed disappointment Tuesday that his latest visit to the military-ruled Southeast Asian nation did not produce "any immediate tangible outcome."
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China: Dalai Lama wants to sour Olympics
Mar 18 2008 8:24PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao accused supporters of the Dalai Lama on Tuesday of organizing violent clashes in Tibet in hopes of sabotaging the Beijing Olympics and bolstering their campaign for independence in the Himalayan territory.
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China: Dalai Lama wants to sour Olympics
Mar 18 2008 8:24PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao accused supporters of the Dalai Lama on Tuesday of organizing violent clashes in Tibet in hopes of sabotaging the Beijing Olympics and bolstering their campaign for independence in the Himalayan territory.
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China: Dalai Lama wants to sour Olympics
Mar 18 2008 8:24PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao accused supporters of the Dalai Lama on Tuesday of organizing violent clashes in Tibet in hopes of sabotaging the Beijing Olympics and bolstering their campaign for independence in the Himalayan territory.
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China: Dalai Lama wants to sour Olympics
Mar 18 2008 8:24PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao accused supporters of the Dalai Lama on Tuesday of organizing violent clashes in Tibet in hopes of sabotaging the Beijing Olympics and bolstering their campaign for independence in the Himalayan territory.
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Writer Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90
Mar 18 2008 7:39PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90.
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Writer Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90
Mar 18 2008 7:39PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90.
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Writer Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90
Mar 18 2008 7:39PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90.
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Writer Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90
Mar 18 2008 7:39PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90.
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Calls mount for Olympic ceremony boycott
Mar 18 2008 6:16PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Moves to punish China over its handling of violence in Tibet gained momentum Tuesday, with a novel suggestion for a mini-boycott of the Beijing Olympics by VIPs at the opening ceremony.
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Calls mount for Olympic ceremony boycott
Mar 18 2008 6:16PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Moves to punish China over its handling of violence in Tibet gained momentum Tuesday, with a novel suggestion for a mini-boycott of the Beijing Olympics by VIPs at the opening ceremony.
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Calls mount for Olympic ceremony boycott
Mar 18 2008 6:16PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Moves to punish China over its handling of violence in Tibet gained momentum Tuesday, with a novel suggestion for a mini-boycott of the Beijing Olympics by VIPs at the opening ceremony.
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Calls mount for Olympic ceremony boycott
Mar 18 2008 6:16PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Moves to punish China over its handling of violence in Tibet gained momentum Tuesday, with a novel suggestion for a mini-boycott of the Beijing Olympics by VIPs at the opening ceremony.
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Emirati police break labor strike
Mar 18 2008 4:47PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Police arrested hundreds of South Asian workers on Tuesday who smashed office windows and set fire to cars during a strike for higher wages.
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Protests expose rifts among Tibetans
Mar 18 2008 2:53PM (CT)
DHARMSALA, India (AP) - Tibetan exiles saw a chance to put China on the spot ahead of the Beijing Olympics, but never expected their protests to spread to Tibet and turn violent. Now the Dalai Lama is threatening to quit if his people don't return to peaceful resistance.
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Protests expose rifts among Tibetans
Mar 18 2008 2:53PM (CT)
DHARMSALA, India (AP) - Tibetan exiles saw a chance to put China on the spot ahead of the Beijing Olympics, but never expected their protests to spread to Tibet and turn violent. Now the Dalai Lama is threatening to quit if his people don't return to peaceful resistance.
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Protests expose rifts among Tibetans
Mar 18 2008 2:53PM (CT)
DHARMSALA, India (AP) - Tibetan exiles saw a chance to put China on the spot ahead of the Beijing Olympics, but never expected their protests to spread to Tibet and turn violent. Now the Dalai Lama is threatening to quit if his people don't return to peaceful resistance.
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NATO: Bombing kills Afghan insurgents
Mar 18 2008 1:48PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO said Tuesday that it killed about 12 insurgents in an airstrike in southern Afghanistan, denying accusations from two Afghan lawmakers that civilians were among the dead.
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Extremists target aid groups in Pakistan
Mar 18 2008 1:19PM (CT)
MANSEHRA, Pakistan (AP) - Long-haired gunmen burst into the white stone building and killed four charity workers helping earthquake victims, then wrecked the office with grenades and set it on fire. Police came, but did not intervene.
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5 arrested in Indian blood racket
Mar 18 2008 7:56AM (CT)
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - Five people have been arrested for keeping 15 poor people in captivity and selling their blood to private clinics in northern India to make money, police said Tuesday.
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Pakistan: Bomb hits Afghan-bound truck
Mar 18 2008 5:40AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's state news agency says a roadside bomb has struck an oil tanker carrying fuel for U.S.-led coalition forces in neighboring Afghanistan. No one was hurt.
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Pakistani appeals in US diplomat killing
Mar 18 2008 5:27AM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - A lawyer for a suspected Pakistani militant convicted in a bomb attack that killed a U.S. diplomat says his client has appealed his death sentence.
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NKorea: Nuclear arms talks to continue
Mar 18 2008 4:51AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Tuesday it has agreed to continue working with the United States to resolve a stalemate in international nuclear negotiations over the North's promise to fully declare its weapons programs.
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Suspected separatist kill 11 in India
Mar 18 2008 3:44AM (CT)
GAUHATI, India (AP) - Suspected separatists fatally shot 11 migrant workers in three separate attacks in India's remote northeast, police said Tuesday.
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Bhutto party names candidate for speaker
Mar 18 2008 3:22AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The party of slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday nominated a close associate of her widower to be parliament's first female speaker, but divisions remained over who should be the next prime minister.
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Chinese rights activist goes on trial
Mar 18 2008 3:01AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - An outspoken Chinese civil rights activist who dedicated himself to chronicling the plight of other dissidents went on trial Tuesday on subversion charges.
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Worldwide protests over Tibet crackdown
Mar 18 2008 2:59AM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Protesters in Australia burned Chinese flags on Tuesday, demanding freedom for Tibet, following similar demonstrations in Europe and the U.S. against Beijing's crackdown on anti-government riots in the Himalayan region.
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Worldwide protests over Tibet crackdown
Mar 18 2008 2:59AM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Protesters in Australia burned Chinese flags on Tuesday, demanding freedom for Tibet, following similar demonstrations in Europe and the U.S. against Beijing's crackdown on anti-government riots in the Himalayan region.
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China's premier warns on Taiwan's UN bid
Mar 18 2008 2:22AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's premier tried to woo rival Taiwan with poetry and business deals Tuesday but urged Taiwanese voters to reject a referendum on whether the island should join the United Nations, warning that tensions would rise if the bid succeeds.
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World's biggest jet flies to London
Mar 18 2008 1:56AM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - A Singapore Airlines A380, the world's biggest airplane, took off Tuesday from Singapore for London on its first commercial flight to Europe.
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2 hurt in Thailand mosque attack
Mar 18 2008 12:36AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Attackers hurled a hand grenade at a mosque in Thailand's restive south Tuesday, wounding two caretakers after early morning prayers, police said.
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China legislative session ends
Mar 18 2008 12:29AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - President Hu Jintao called on officials to follow the communist leadership and pledged to move ahead with reforms Tuesday, closing out the annual session of China's legislature that was overshadowed by deadly anti-government protests in Tibet.
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China legislative session ends
Mar 18 2008 12:29AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - President Hu Jintao called on officials to follow the communist leadership and pledged to move ahead with reforms Tuesday, closing out the annual session of China's legislature that was overshadowed by deadly anti-government protests in Tibet.
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China legislative session ends
Mar 18 2008 12:29AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - President Hu Jintao called on officials to follow the communist leadership and pledged to move ahead with reforms Tuesday, closing out the annual session of China's legislature that was overshadowed by deadly anti-government protests in Tibet.
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