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Indonesian separatist gets life in jail
Apr 3 2008 11:29PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A court has sentenced the leader of a separatist group in eastern Indonesia to life in prison for waving the flag of a mostly Christian secessionist movement in front of the president last year.
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No alcohol in Nepal during elections
Apr 3 2008 11:24PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepalese authorities have banned the production and sale of alcohol in the Himalayan nation ahead of crucial elections to pick an assembly to rewrite the country's constitution, officials said Friday.
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UN envoy seeks bigger Afghan role
Apr 3 2008 9:18PM (CT)
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - The United Nations should take a bigger role in Afghanistan and work harder with NATO to boost efforts to stabilize the country, new U.N. envoy Kai Eide said Thursday.
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China slams media coverage of Tibet
Apr 3 2008 6:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Chinese officials accused the Western media Thursday of misleading the public about Tibetan protests last month, complaining of "distorted reports and coverage."
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China slams media coverage of Tibet
Apr 3 2008 6:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Chinese officials accused the Western media Thursday of misleading the public about Tibetan protests last month, complaining of "distorted reports and coverage."
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US sailor arrested in cab driver death
Apr 3 2008 3:06PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese police arrested a U.S. sailor Thursday in the stabbing death of a taxi driver near an American naval base outside Tokyo, fueling anger here over crimes allegedly involving U.S. troops.
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China sentences rights activist to jail
Apr 3 2008 12:53PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Confined to house arrest for seven months, Chinese activist Hu Jia still managed to use the Internet and telephone to chronicle the harassment of dissidents in his country before he was hauled off to jail last December.
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China sentences rights activist to jail
Apr 3 2008 12:53PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Confined to house arrest for seven months, Chinese activist Hu Jia still managed to use the Internet and telephone to chronicle the harassment of dissidents in his country before he was hauled off to jail last December.
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China seeks to close book on unrest
Apr 3 2008 12:37PM (CT)
DANBA, China (AP) - China plans to put Lhasa rioters on trial and reopen Tibet to tourism by May, underscoring the government's drive to close the book on recent unrest well ahead of this summer's Beijing Olympics.
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China seeks to close book on unrest
Apr 3 2008 12:37PM (CT)
DANBA, China (AP) - China plans to put Lhasa rioters on trial and reopen Tibet to tourism by May, underscoring the government's drive to close the book on recent unrest well ahead of this summer's Beijing Olympics.
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China seeks to close book on unrest
Apr 3 2008 12:37PM (CT)
DANBA, China (AP) - China plans to put Lhasa rioters on trial and reopen Tibet to tourism by May, underscoring the government's drive to close the book on recent unrest well ahead of this summer's Beijing Olympics.
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China: No Iran intelligence went to IAEA
Apr 3 2008 10:54AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China denied Thursday that it had provided the International Atomic Energy Agency with intelligence linked to Iran's alleged attempts to make nuclear arms.
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Airstrike kills 3 in Afghanistan
Apr 3 2008 5:08AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An airstrike in southern Afghanistan killed three armed militants, while a raid by U.S.-led coalition troops in the same region left several insurgents dead, officials said Thursday.
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Australia funds Cambodian tribunal
Apr 3 2008 5:07AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Australia pledged $458,000 Thursday for Cambodia's U.N.-backed genocide tribunal, whose operations have been threatened by a shortage of funds as it prepares for trials of former Khmer Rouge leaders.
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Bhutto's party woos Musharraf allies
Apr 3 2008 4:38AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's ruling party said Thursday it has buried its rivalry with a group of former supporters of President Pervez Musharraf, further isolating the U.S.-backed president.
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USS Nimitz strike group in Hong Kong
Apr 3 2008 3:54AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - The USS Nimitz strike group arrived Thursday in Hong Kong on a port call, a U.S. Consulate General spokesman said.
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IOC satisfied after final meeting
Apr 3 2008 3:46AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - International Olympic Committee inspectors said Thursday that they were satisfied by Chinese organizers' assurances that operations in critical areas will run smoothly in the Summer Olympics.
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NKorea rejects SKorea appeal on tensions
Apr 3 2008 2:58AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's military rejected Thursday a South Korean appeal to ease rising tensions on the peninsula, while the South's new president accused the North of pointless provocations in his first comments on their strained relations.
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Palau leader stranded at Manila airport
Apr 3 2008 2:04AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The president of the Pacific nation of Palau was briefly stranded in the Philippine capital when a U.S. airline refused to allow him aboard a flight without being frisked, officials said Thursday.
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Palau leader stranded at Manila airport
Apr 3 2008 2:04AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The president of the Pacific nation of Palau was briefly stranded in the Philippine capital when a U.S. airline refused to allow him aboard a flight without being frisked, officials said Thursday.
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US cites recession fear in climate talks
Apr 3 2008 12:48AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - U.S. negotiators at a United Nations climate conference say steep emission cuts could further rattle the world economy, especially in the developing world.
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