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Japanese mayor killed by mobster
Apr 17 2007 11:55PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The mayor of the Japanese city of Nagasaki was shot to death in a brazen attack Tuesday by an organized crime chief apparently enraged that the city refused to compensate him after his car was damaged at a public works construction site, police said.
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American's body found in Philippines
Apr 17 2007 11:53PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine authorities on Wednesday found a body they believe to be that of a missing American Peace Corps volunteer in a northern mountain town where she disappeared during a hike more than a week ago, an army general said.
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Gunman's family had hard life in Korea
Apr 17 2007 11:09PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The family of the gunman in the Virginia Tech shootings had struggled while living in Korea, and emigrated to the U.S. to seek a better life, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
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Gunman's family had hard life in Korea
Apr 17 2007 11:09PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The family of the gunman in the Virginia Tech shootings had struggled while living in Korea, and emigrated to the U.S. to seek a better life, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
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Gunman's family had hard life in Korea
Apr 17 2007 11:09PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The family of the gunman in the Virginia Tech shootings had struggled while living in Korea, and emigrated to the U.S. to seek a better life, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
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China activist's son sentenced to prison
Apr 17 2007 5:38PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The son of a prominent U.S.-based Chinese Muslim activist was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in prison on subversion charges, state media reported.
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China activist's son sentenced to prison
Apr 17 2007 5:38PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The son of a prominent U.S.-based Chinese Muslim activist was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in prison on subversion charges, state media reported.
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Historians find new proof on sex slaves
Apr 17 2007 5:04PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Evidence submitted to the post-World War II trials of Japanese war criminals shows Japan's military forced Asian women into sexual slavery during the war, historians said Tuesday, citing newly unearthed documents.
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Historians find new proof on sex slaves
Apr 17 2007 5:04PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Evidence submitted to the post-World War II trials of Japanese war criminals shows Japan's military forced Asian women into sexual slavery during the war, historians said Tuesday, citing newly unearthed documents.
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Bomb kills 4 U.N. guards in Afghanistan
Apr 17 2007 1:45PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A powerful remote-controlled bomb destroyed a U.N. vehicle in southern Afghanistan's main city on Tuesday, killing four Nepalese guards and an Afghan driver, officials said.
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North Korea signals atomic shut down
Apr 17 2007 11:35AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Intelligence officials reported increased activity Tuesday around North Korea's main nuclear reactor, indicating the country may be preparing to uphold its agreement to shut down the plant.
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Group: China buying threatened hardwood
Apr 17 2007 11:30AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - China is deliberately mislabeling a threatened hardwood and using forged trade documents to illegally import it from Southeast Asia to supply its booming furniture industry, an environmental group said Tuesday.
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Group: China buying threatened hardwood
Apr 17 2007 11:30AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - China is deliberately mislabeling a threatened hardwood and using forged trade documents to illegally import it from Southeast Asia to supply its booming furniture industry, an environmental group said Tuesday.
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Group: China buying threatened hardwood
Apr 17 2007 11:30AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - China is deliberately mislabeling a threatened hardwood and using forged trade documents to illegally import it from Southeast Asia to supply its booming furniture industry, an environmental group said Tuesday.
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3 Chinese schools sickened by chemicals
Apr 17 2007 9:36AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A fertilizer plant in southwest China discharged a "huge amount" of sulfur dioxide, sickening about 140 children and teachers, state media reported Tuesday.
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Thai monks want Buddhism in constitution
Apr 17 2007 9:33AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Hundreds of monks called Tuesday for Buddhism to be named Thailand's national religion, a move rejected as too divisive in the past, as an Islamic insurgency worsened in the Muslim south.
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Gandhi's grandson won't run university
Apr 17 2007 9:00AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A grandson of Mohandas Gandhi has turned down a request to head a university established by his grandfather, saying he does not always wear simple cotton clothing as required by the school dress code.
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U.S. warns against Indonesian airlines
Apr 17 2007 8:15AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The United States warned Americans against flying on Indonesian airlines following a string of accidents, saying Tuesday the country's civil aviation authority did not meet international safety standards.
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World reacts to U.S. university shooting
Apr 17 2007 5:21AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Families in India and Israel on Tuesday mourned two professors among the 32 people killed in a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, while the leader of Australia slammed U.S. gun culture.
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Report: Poachers kill Indian rhinos
Apr 17 2007 2:48AM (CT)
GAUHATI, India (AP) - Authorities are searching for poachers who have killed six rare one-horned rhinoceros in the past four months in a protected game reserve in India's northeastern Assam state, the state's chief warden said Tuesday.
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Reports: Ex-Bangladesh leader's son free
Apr 17 2007 12:49AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Security forces released the youngest son of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia early Tuesday, a day after he was detained in the military-backed government's drive against corruption, news reports said.
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