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Japanese court rejects compensation suit
Mar 28 2006 11:20PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A court on Wednesday rejected demands for compensation by 45 Chinese men forced to perform slave labor at Japanese coal mines during World War II, saying the current government is not responsible for actions during that era, officials said.
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24 die in religious clashes in Pakistan
Mar 28 2006 11:09PM (CT)
BADSHAHKILI, Pakistan (AP) - Supporters of two Islamic religious leaders fought gun battles in northwestern Pakistan, leaving at least 24 people dead and 14 injured, officials and witnesses said Tuesday.
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Afghan convert vanishes after release
Mar 28 2006 6:28PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An Afghan man who had faced the death penalty for abandoning Islam for Christianity was freed from prison and went into hiding Tuesday in Kabul after Muslim clerics threatened his life. Italy said it may grant him asylum.
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Reports: Pope says he will visit China
Mar 28 2006 3:11PM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI told a delegation from Hong Kong he will visit China in what would be an extraordinary papal visit to the communist nation, but he said the trip's timing depends on "God's wish," media reports said Tuesday.
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Roadside bomb kills six Afghan soldiers
Mar 28 2006 2:56PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A roadside bomb killed six Afghan soldiers Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan army general said, and four private security workers were killed elsewhere in attacks blamed on Taliban rebels.
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Why do some dictators escape justice?
Mar 28 2006 11:31AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The spotlight of international justice has shone on Saddam Hussein and Slobodan Milosevic to hold them accountable for alleged war crimes.
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China intervenes in organ-sale business
Mar 28 2006 10:40AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - China's Health Ministry has explicitly banned sales of human organs in an apparent attempt to clean up the country's lucrative but laxly regulated transplant business.
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Bangkok braces for more anti-gov't rallies
Mar 28 2006 7:58AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Bangkok's busiest shopping district braced for anti-government demonstrations, with three of the Thai capital's major retail complexes saying Tuesday they will close their doors during street protests against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Suharto avoids international tribunal
Mar 28 2006 4:15AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The spotlight of international justice has shone on Saddam Hussein and Slobodan Milosevic to hold them accountable for alleged war crimes. But many are asking: what about Suharto?
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S.Korea leader says he's not anti-American
Mar 28 2006 1:57AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's president insisted Tuesday that he is not anti-American, saying good relations with the United States are essential to his country's economy and security.
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U.S. Consulate in Pakistani city closes
Mar 28 2006 1:26AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A security threat shut down the U.S. Consulate in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday.
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