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Man pardoned for insulting Thai king
Apr 11 2007 11:58PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand has pardoned a Swiss man who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for defacing an image of the country's revered king, law enforcement officials said Thursday.
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2 Canadian soldiers die in Afghanistan
Apr 11 2007 11:54PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An explosion in southern Afghanistan killed two Canadian soldiers and wounded three others Wednesday, an official said.
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30 reportedly dead in Sri Lankan clashes
Apr 11 2007 11:50PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Clashes between Sri Lankan soldiers and Tamil rebels in the island's north have killed about 30 people, the two sides said Wednesday.
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China and Japan pledge closer ties
Apr 11 2007 11:49PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Strengthening a fragile detente, Japanese and Chinese leaders meeting in Tokyo pledged Wednesday to work together on North Korea, energy development and the environment, while defusing thorny disputes over history and territory.
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China and Japan pledge closer ties
Apr 11 2007 11:49PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Strengthening a fragile detente, Japanese and Chinese leaders meeting in Tokyo pledged Wednesday to work together on North Korea, energy development and the environment, while defusing thorny disputes over history and territory.
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China and Japan pledge closer ties
Apr 11 2007 11:49PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Strengthening a fragile detente, Japanese and Chinese leaders meeting in Tokyo pledged Wednesday to work together on North Korea, energy development and the environment, while defusing thorny disputes over history and territory.
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China and Japan pledge closer ties
Apr 11 2007 11:49PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Strengthening a fragile detente, Japanese and Chinese leaders meeting in Tokyo pledged Wednesday to work together on North Korea, energy development and the environment, while defusing thorny disputes over history and territory.
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China and Japan pledge closer ties
Apr 11 2007 11:49PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Strengthening a fragile detente, Japanese and Chinese leaders meeting in Tokyo pledged Wednesday to work together on North Korea, energy development and the environment, while defusing thorny disputes over history and territory.
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China and Japan pledge closer ties
Apr 11 2007 11:49PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Strengthening a fragile detente, Japanese and Chinese leaders meeting in Tokyo pledged Wednesday to work together on North Korea, energy development and the environment, while defusing thorny disputes over history and territory.
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Crocodile chomps off zoo worker's arm
Apr 11 2007 11:49PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A zoo worker had his forearm reattached Thursday after his colleagues recovered the severed limb from the mouth of a 440-pound Nile crocodile, an official said.
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Iraqi PM asks SKorea for help rebuilding
Apr 11 2007 11:28PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki appealed Thursday to South Korea's government and businesses to join reconstruction projects in his country.
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Troops honor GIs who fell in Korea
Apr 11 2007 9:34PM (CT)
YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea (AP) - Troops and diplomats from countries that fought in the Korean War paid respects Thursday at the repatriation of remains recovered from North Korea of six American servicemen who died more than a half-century ago.
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Philippine officers sentenced in mutiny
Apr 11 2007 9:14PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - More than 50 military officers pleaded guilty to violating military order and discipline in a plea bargain Wednesday, escaping lengthy jail terms for a failed mutiny in the Philippine capital nearly four years ago.
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Slain Afghan reporter buried in Kabul
Apr 11 2007 5:58PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The body of an Afghan journalist killed by Taliban militants, who had also seized but later freed an Italian reporter, was flown to the capital for burial Wednesday, relatives and officials said.
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North Korea to accept inspectors soon
Apr 11 2007 3:54PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said it would welcome back U.N. nuclear inspectors within a day of receiving frozen funds that have been an obstacle in negotiations seeking the North's disarmament, a U.S. presidential candidate said Wednesday.
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Tribesmen in Pakistan battle militants
Apr 11 2007 1:59PM (CT)
WANA, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani general on a fortified hilltop pivoted around, pointing to a series of distant, mud-walled villages purged of Uzbek militants in weeks of bloody fighting near the Afghan frontier.
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Tribesmen in Pakistan battle militants
Apr 11 2007 1:59PM (CT)
WANA, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani general on a fortified hilltop pivoted around, pointing to a series of distant, mud-walled villages purged of Uzbek militants in weeks of bloody fighting near the Afghan frontier.
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Tribesmen in Pakistan battle militants
Apr 11 2007 1:59PM (CT)
WANA, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani general on a fortified hilltop pivoted around, pointing to a series of distant, mud-walled villages purged of Uzbek militants in weeks of bloody fighting near the Afghan frontier.
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Tribesmen in Pakistan battle militants
Apr 11 2007 1:59PM (CT)
WANA, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani general on a fortified hilltop pivoted around, pointing to a series of distant, mud-walled villages purged of Uzbek militants in weeks of bloody fighting near the Afghan frontier.
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Tribesmen in Pakistan battle militants
Apr 11 2007 1:59PM (CT)
WANA, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani general on a fortified hilltop pivoted around, pointing to a series of distant, mud-walled villages purged of Uzbek militants in weeks of bloody fighting near the Afghan frontier.
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Protesters demand Kyrgyz leader resign
Apr 11 2007 1:20PM (CT)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Thousands of protesters demanding the president resign set up traditional yurts and tents in the main square of Kyrgyzstan's capital on Wednesday, threatening political upheaval in a country of strategic importance to Washington and Moscow.
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Protesters demand Kyrgyz leader resign
Apr 11 2007 1:20PM (CT)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Thousands of protesters demanding the president resign set up traditional yurts and tents in the main square of Kyrgyzstan's capital on Wednesday, threatening political upheaval in a country of strategic importance to Washington and Moscow.
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Protesters demand Kyrgyz leader resign
Apr 11 2007 1:20PM (CT)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Thousands of protesters demanding the president resign set up traditional yurts and tents in the main square of Kyrgyzstan's capital on Wednesday, threatening political upheaval in a country of strategic importance to Washington and Moscow.
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Protesters demand Kyrgyz leader resign
Apr 11 2007 1:20PM (CT)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Thousands of protesters demanding the president resign set up traditional yurts and tents in the main square of Kyrgyzstan's capital on Wednesday, threatening political upheaval in a country of strategic importance to Washington and Moscow.
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Former Bangladesh PM charged in killings
Apr 11 2007 1:17PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A former Bangladesh prime minister and 45 members of her political alliance were charged Wednesday in the killing of four of their rivals during riots last year, news report said.
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Gunmen in Bangladesh kill prosecutor
Apr 11 2007 1:01PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Unidentified gunmen in southern Bangladesh shot and killed the prosecutor in the case of six Islamic militants who were convicted and executed in a bombing that killed two judges, a news report said Thursday.
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Indonesia gets new tsunami warning buoy
Apr 11 2007 11:50AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia began installing its first locally made tsunami warning buoy in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday as part of efforts to protect coastal communities from future killer waves.
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Blog gone wild for British diplomat
Apr 11 2007 11:29AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A British envoy in Thailand has learned that writing a blog can open the door to some very undiplomatic exchanges _ on delicate subjects such as his trips to Bangkok's famed red-light districts.
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North Korea replaces prime minister
Apr 11 2007 10:17AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea replaced its prime minister Wednesday during a session of its rubber-stamp parliament, the country's state media reported.
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3 candidates to be in E. Timor runoff
Apr 11 2007 5:42AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - Three candidates battled Wednesday for a spot in East Timor's presidential runoff after none got enough votes to win outright, a situation that could prolong this fledgling nation's political instability.
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