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Demonstrators display bodies in Nepal
Mar 23 2007 9:34PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Maoist demonstrators displayed the bodies of 25 slain activists in open trucks Friday to protest their killings in Nepal's restive south. Thousands demonstrated on the streets of the capital Katmandu two days after a fierce battle between the former communist rebels and supporters of an ethnic rights organization left 28 dead and more than 30 wounded in the town of Gaur, about 100 miles south of Katmandu.
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China's military proposes cooperation
Mar 23 2007 4:50PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's military is proposing officer exchanges and other confidence-building measures with the U.S. Army and may be inching closer to setting up a "hotline" for emergency communication with Washington, the top U.S. general said Friday. However, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he received no new information in meetings with Chinese military chiefs about Beijing's test of an anti-satellite weapon in January that raised concern in Washington. He s
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Musharraf: Judge's removal not political
Mar 23 2007 12:31PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Friday told lawyers protesting his removal of Pakistan's top judge to stay out of politics, as critics and opponents seized on the growing judicial crisis to press for an end to his eight-year rule.
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Up to 69 Taliban killed by Afghan forces
Mar 23 2007 12:27PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan forces launched what appeared to be their biggest independent operation ever against the Taliban, killing as many as 69 militants in fighting in the south that also left seven police dead, officials said Friday.
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Japan ship returns home with 508 whales
Mar 23 2007 10:17AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese whaling ship returned to port from Antarctica Friday with a catch of 508 whales, despite having its annual hunt cut short by a deadly fire.
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Japan ship returns home with 508 whales
Mar 23 2007 10:17AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese whaling ship returned to port from Antarctica Friday with a catch of 508 whales, despite having its annual hunt cut short by a deadly fire.
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Paper urges restraint against protesters
Mar 23 2007 7:49AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A newspaper connected to China's ruling Communist Party has called on local governments to use less force when dealing with protesters.
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Police: Pakistan cricket coach murdered
Mar 23 2007 4:55AM (CT)
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - The genteel sport of cricket was dealt a brutal blow when Jamaican police said Pakistan's national coach was murdered in his hotel room a day after his team suffered a humiliating World Cup loss.
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Police: Pakistan cricket coach murdered
Mar 23 2007 4:55AM (CT)
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - The genteel sport of cricket was dealt a brutal blow when Jamaican police said Pakistan's national coach was murdered in his hotel room a day after his team suffered a humiliating World Cup loss.
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Police: Pakistan cricket coach murdered
Mar 23 2007 4:55AM (CT)
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - The genteel sport of cricket was dealt a brutal blow when Jamaican police said Pakistan's national coach was murdered in his hotel room a day after his team suffered a humiliating World Cup loss.
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Clashes kill 160 in northwest Pakistan
Mar 23 2007 4:40AM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Clashes between Pakistani tribesmen and foreign militants near the Afghan border this week have left up to 160 people dead, including about 130 Uzbek and Chechen fighters, the provincial governor said Friday.
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Ex-Japanese PM denies setting up brothel
Mar 23 2007 2:51AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A former Japanese prime minister and elder statesman on Friday denied setting up a military brothel staffed by sex slaves during World War II, despite writing a memoir that critics say shows he did so while in the navy.
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U.S.: N.Korean nuke talks may restart
Mar 23 2007 2:45AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The U.S. envoy to talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear programs said Friday that negotiations could resume in a week or two after they abruptly ended without progress because of a financial dispute.
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