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SKorea to North: Drop nuclear program
Apr 12 2008 11:50PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's president renewed his call Sunday for North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons programs and said Seoul is ready for talks with Pyongyang.
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9 monks accused of bombing in Tibet
Apr 12 2008 10:22PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has arrested nine Buddhist monks and accused them of planting a homemade bomb in a government office building in Tibet last month, the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday.
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Taiwan VP-elect meets China's Hu
Apr 12 2008 10:17PM (CT)
BOAO, China (AP) - Taiwan's next vice president sat down with Chinese leader Hu Jintao for a brief but historic chat Saturday, raising hopes that the rivals would begin to ease six decades of hostilities.
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Taiwan VP-elect meets China's Hu
Apr 12 2008 10:17PM (CT)
BOAO, China (AP) - Taiwan's next vice president sat down with Chinese leader Hu Jintao for a brief but historic chat Saturday, raising hopes that the rivals would begin to ease six decades of hostilities.
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Taiwan VP-elect meets China's Hu
Apr 12 2008 10:17PM (CT)
BOAO, China (AP) - Taiwan's next vice president sat down with Chinese leader Hu Jintao for a brief but historic chat Saturday, raising hopes that the rivals would begin to ease six decades of hostilities.
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Tanzania expects trouble-free torch run
Apr 12 2008 4:06PM (CT)
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) - The mayor of Tanzania's main city received the Olympic torch from a Chinese official Saturday and assured him its run through the East African nation would be smooth.
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Maoist leader wins seat in Nepal
Apr 12 2008 12:30PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - After spending a decade leading a communist insurgency in the mountains of Nepal, former top rebel Prachanda became the newest member Saturday of an assembly that will chart the Himalayan country's future.
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Maoist leader wins seat in Nepal
Apr 12 2008 12:30PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - After spending a decade leading a communist insurgency in the mountains of Nepal, former top rebel Prachanda became the newest member Saturday of an assembly that will chart the Himalayan country's future.
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Maoist leader wins seat in Nepal
Apr 12 2008 12:30PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - After spending a decade leading a communist insurgency in the mountains of Nepal, former top rebel Prachanda became the newest member Saturday of an assembly that will chart the Himalayan country's future.
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Maoist leader wins seat in Nepal
Apr 12 2008 12:30PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - After spending a decade leading a communist insurgency in the mountains of Nepal, former top rebel Prachanda became the newest member Saturday of an assembly that will chart the Himalayan country's future.
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Maoist leader wins seat in Nepal
Apr 12 2008 12:30PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - After spending a decade leading a communist insurgency in the mountains of Nepal, former top rebel Prachanda became the newest member Saturday of an assembly that will chart the Himalayan country's future.
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Maoist leader wins seat in Nepal
Apr 12 2008 12:30PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - After spending a decade leading a communist insurgency in the mountains of Nepal, former top rebel Prachanda became the newest member Saturday of an assembly that will chart the Himalayan country's future.
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Bangladesh workers launch wage protest
Apr 12 2008 7:19AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - About 10,000 textile workers clashed with police on Saturday near Bangladesh's capital during protests demanding better wages to meet higher food prices, a police official said.
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Food crisis looms in Bangladesh
Apr 12 2008 6:02AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - For a 13-year-old boy in this impoverished, teeming city, some things are more important than classes _ rice, for one.
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Food crisis looms in Bangladesh
Apr 12 2008 6:02AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - For a 13-year-old boy in this impoverished, teeming city, some things are more important than classes _ rice, for one.
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Food crisis looms in Bangladesh
Apr 12 2008 6:02AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - For a 13-year-old boy in this impoverished, teeming city, some things are more important than classes _ rice, for one.
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Food crisis looms in Bangladesh
Apr 12 2008 6:02AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - For a 13-year-old boy in this impoverished, teeming city, some things are more important than classes _ rice, for one.
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Police: Man swallows 60 packs of hashish
Apr 12 2008 5:05AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - An Australian man was in critical condition in southern Thailand on Saturday after swallowing condoms that were packed with hashish and burst inside his stomach, police said.
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Sri Lanka fighting kills 11
Apr 12 2008 4:09AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Soldiers destroyed two Tamil Tiger rebel bunkers in northern Sri Lanka while fighting in the region left 11 separatists dead and eight soldiers wounded, the military said Saturday.
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24 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
Apr 12 2008 3:15AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan and foreign troops clashed with and called airstrikes on militants in southern Afghanistan, leaving 24 dead and eight wounded, an official said Saturday.
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24 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
Apr 12 2008 2:38AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A provincial official says Afghan and foreign troops have killed 24 Taliban militants in an operation in southern Afghanistan.
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Official: Malaysia PM discusses handover
Apr 12 2008 12:05AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's prime minister will discuss plans to step down but not before next year, a party official said Saturday, acknowledging calls for his resignation after the ruling coalition fared poorly in last month's elections.
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