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Christian convert said freed from prison
Mar 27 2006 11:46PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An Afghan man who faced execution for converting from Islam to Christianity has been released from prison in Kabul, the deputy attorney general said Tuesday.
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Bomb kills nine in Philippine food store
Mar 27 2006 9:18PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A powerful explosion in a grocery store on a volatile island in the southern Philippines killed nine people on Monday, and police said an extortion attempt by suspected militants was likely behind the bombing.
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Nepal rebels free four Polish trekkers
Mar 27 2006 8:54PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Four Polish trekkers held captive by communist rebels while on an expedition near Mount Everest have been freed by the guerrillas and are safe, a Nepalese mountaineering official said Monday.
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China not giving details about filmmaker
Mar 27 2006 9:08AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese police last month detained a documentary filmmaker who met with an outspoken lawyer and have refused to tell his family where he is being held or on what charges, his sister said.
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North Korea issues warning over drills
Mar 27 2006 8:17AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea warned Washington of "grave consequences" Monday over a military exercise in South Korea, repeating a suggestion it has the ability to launch a pre-emptive attack on the United States.
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School bus hits mine in Pakistan; six hurt
Mar 27 2006 7:50AM (CT)
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - A school bus hit a land mine on a road in a tribal region of northwestern Pakistan on Monday, injuring six children, two of them seriously, officials said.
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Nepalese army bombs rebels in mountains
Mar 27 2006 7:24AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Army helicopters launched an attack on a gathering of communist rebels in the mountains of north-central Nepal on Monday, killing at least four people, security officials and witnesses said.
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Thai press frees itself from intimidation
Mar 27 2006 3:54AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Since Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra took office five years ago, dozens of journalists who criticized the government have been fired or sued for libel, television talk shows have been canceled and radio stations yanked off the air.
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Thailand's opposition rejects PM's offer
Mar 27 2006 1:04AM (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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Bomb blast kills 3 in southern Afghanistan
Mar 27 2006 12:47AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A roadside bombing killed three villagers and wounded two when it blew up their car in southern Afghanistan, officials said.
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