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Richardson on rare visit to North Korea
Apr 8 2007 11:59PM (CT)
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - Bill Richardson, the New Mexico governor who has undertaken diplomatic missions to countries at odds with the United States, began a rare visit to isolated North Korea Sunday to recover remains of American servicemen killed in the Korean War.
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Richardson on rare visit to North Korea
Apr 8 2007 11:59PM (CT)
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - Bill Richardson, the New Mexico governor who has undertaken diplomatic missions to countries at odds with the United States, began a rare visit to isolated North Korea Sunday to recover remains of American servicemen killed in the Korean War.
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Richardson on rare visit to North Korea
Apr 8 2007 11:59PM (CT)
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - Bill Richardson, the New Mexico governor who has undertaken diplomatic missions to countries at odds with the United States, began a rare visit to isolated North Korea Sunday to recover remains of American servicemen killed in the Korean War.
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U.S.: NKorea would allow U.N. inspectors
Apr 8 2007 11:54PM (CT)
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korea's top nuclear negotiator told a visiting American delegation Monday that his government would immediately invite U.N. inspectors into the country if $25 million in disputed North Korean funds are released to Pyongyang, U.S. officials said.
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20 missing after Chinese ship collision
Apr 8 2007 10:44PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Rescuers searched Monday for 20 crew members who were missing after a Chinese ship and a foreign cargo vessel collided off the east China coast, officials said.
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Musharraf says Bhutto not returning
Apr 8 2007 10:43PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's president said Sunday that there was no deal in the works with his main political opposition, denying speculation that former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto could return from exile.
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Mouse delays Vietnamese flight 4 hours
Apr 8 2007 10:41PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A fugitive mouse delayed the departure of a Japan-bound airliner for more than four hours Sunday as technicians hunted down the potential threat, airline officials said.
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East Timor holds presidential elections
Apr 8 2007 9:47PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - A Nobel Peace laureate faced seven challengers Monday in presidential elections that could test East Timor's fragile calm a year after the young country descended to the brink of civil war.
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Indian lion sanctuary ups security
Apr 8 2007 9:09PM (CT)
AHMADABAD, India (AP) - Officials announced plans Sunday to beef up security at a sanctuary for rare Asiatic lions after 13 poaching deaths over the past two months raised fears for the future of the species.
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7 NATO soldiers killed in Afghan blasts
Apr 8 2007 7:46PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan on Sunday left seven NATO soldiers dead, the alliance said, as its forces continued an anti-Taliban offensive in the world's most fertile opium-producing region.
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7 NATO soldiers killed in Afghan blasts
Apr 8 2007 7:46PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan on Sunday left seven NATO soldiers dead, the alliance said, as its forces continued an anti-Taliban offensive in the world's most fertile opium-producing region.
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Baker, architect for India's poor, dies
Apr 8 2007 4:06PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Laurie Baker, a British-born architect who spent more than 60 years in India building homes that were ecologically sound and affordable for the poor, has died. He was 90.
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Nationalist wins Toko governor's race
Apr 8 2007 2:25PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo's outspoken nationalist governor was re-elected Sunday despite his waning popularity, signaling Japan's acceptance of its resurgent right wing.
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Nationalist wins Toko governor's race
Apr 8 2007 2:25PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo's outspoken nationalist governor was re-elected Sunday despite his waning popularity, signaling Japan's acceptance of its resurgent right wing.
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On U.S. hunt, Taliban always watching
Apr 8 2007 11:18AM (CT)
BAYLOUGH BOWL, Afghanistan (AP) - Rarely do the insurgents take on American troops _ few but formidable _ in the Baylough Bowl. But in a gray world where allegiances are fluid and identities are closely guarded, the Taliban are always watching and waiting.
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On U.S. hunt, Taliban always watching
Apr 8 2007 11:18AM (CT)
BAYLOUGH BOWL, Afghanistan (AP) - Rarely do the insurgents take on American troops _ few but formidable _ in the Baylough Bowl. But in a gray world where allegiances are fluid and identities are closely guarded, the Taliban are always watching and waiting.
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Taliban: Kidnapped translator killed
Apr 8 2007 7:54AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - The kidnapped translator for an Italian journalist was killed on Sunday in southern Afghanistan, a purported spokesman for the Taliban said. The report could not be independently confirmed.
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Report: India FM injured in car accident
Apr 8 2007 6:37AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's foreign minister, who was seriously injured when a truck slammed into his car in eastern India, is now stable, news reports said Sunday.
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Tsunami victims celebrate Easter
Apr 8 2007 5:47AM (CT)
GIZO, Solomon Islands (AP) - A United Nations-led effort to consolidate international aid to the tsunami-stricken Solomon Islands began Sunday as frightened villagers descended from the hills to celebrate the Easter holiday.
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Tsunami victims celebrate Easter
Apr 8 2007 5:47AM (CT)
GIZO, Solomon Islands (AP) - A United Nations-led effort to consolidate international aid to the tsunami-stricken Solomon Islands began Sunday as frightened villagers descended from the hills to celebrate the Easter holiday.
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Tsunami victims celebrate Easter
Apr 8 2007 5:47AM (CT)
GIZO, Solomon Islands (AP) - A United Nations-led effort to consolidate international aid to the tsunami-stricken Solomon Islands began Sunday as frightened villagers descended from the hills to celebrate the Easter holiday.
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Philippines: 9 soldiers, civilian killed
Apr 8 2007 1:34AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Nine soldiers and a civilian were killed in a clash in a small army camp on a southern Philippine island, the military said Sunday.
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