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Thailand's opposition rejects PM's offer
Mar 26 2006 11:58PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Opponents of Thailand's beleaguered prime minister on Monday rejected his offer to include them in a new government if he is re-elected, heightening political tensions less than a week before national elections.
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Afghan court drops Christian convert case
Mar 26 2006 10:04PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A court on Sunday dismissed the case against an Afghan man facing possible execution for converting from Islam to Christianity, officials said, paving the way for his release.
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Group: Myanmar troops attack sepaaratists
Mar 26 2006 9:06PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Myanmar's military rulers have launched an offensive against separatist guerrillas, attacking villages and forcing thousands to flee in an attempt to quash a five-decade insurgency by Karen ethnic rebels, a rights group said Sunday.
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Troops, tribesmen clash in Pakistan
Mar 26 2006 8:52PM (CT)
DERA BUGTI, Pakistan (AP) - Rebel tribesmen set off a bomb near the home of a senior government official southwest Pakistan and launched a separate attack on a military post, triggering a gunbattle that left two attackers and a soldier dead, officials said.
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Report: Japan ends hope of finalizing deal
Mar 26 2006 12:56PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo has abandoned hopes of finalizing an agreement with Washington over the relocation of U.S. troops in Japan by the end of March because strong differences remain over sharing the $10 billion bill, a newspaper reported Sunday.
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Thousands evacuated in southwest China
Mar 26 2006 11:11AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Some 10,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after a leak was discovered at a gas well in a southwest Chinese town where 243 people were killed by an earlier leak, state media and an official said Sunday.
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Stampede at S.Korean theme park injures 34
Mar 26 2006 5:03AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Tens of thousands of people crowded to get free admission to an amusement park in Seoul on Sunday, triggering a stampede that injured 34 people, officials said.
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Sri Lanka rebels blow up their own boat
Mar 26 2006 12:24AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Suspected Tamil Tigers blew up their fishing boat Saturday to avoid capture by a navy patrol off the west coast of Sri Lanka, leaving six rebels dead and eight sailors missing, the military said.
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