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8 suspected Taliban killed in Afghanistan
Apr 18 2005 11:44PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan soldiers conducting a sweep in a mountain area south of the capital exchanged fire with suspected Taliban rebels, killing eight and capturing 16 in some of the heaviest fighting in months, officials said Tuesday.
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China, Japan consider having leaders meet
Apr 18 2005 10:34PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Japan and China considered on Monday whether their leaders should meet this weekend to try to defuse the worst dispute in decades between the Asian powers, but at the same time they traded more angry words over anti-Japanese protests and Tokyo's wartime history.
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India, Pakistan vow to settle on Kashmir
Apr 18 2005 5:42PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India and Pakistan will reach a "final settlement" to the decades-old dispute over Kashmir, their leaders vowed Monday, concluding three days of talks with a series of agreements to boost trade and cross-border travel.
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North Korea nuke shutdown raises concerns
Apr 18 2005 2:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The apparent shutdown of a nuclear reactor in North Korea is raising concerns among Bush administration officials that Pyongyang has finished producing spent fuel rods laced with weapons-grade plutonium.
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U.S.: Afghan tanker blast was accident
Apr 18 2005 7:06AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An explosion that destroyed five fuel tankers outside the main U.S. base in southern Afghanistan was an accident, not the result of a Taliban attack, the U.S. military said Monday, citing the results of an investigation.
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U.S.: Afghan tanker blast was accident
Apr 18 2005 6:39AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S. military said Monday that an investigation into an explosion that destroyed five fuel tankers parked outside its main base in southern Afghanistan was an accident, not the result of a Taliban attack.
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Personal secretary of Ho Chi Minh dies
Apr 18 2005 4:37AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vu Ky, the longtime personal secretary and confidant of Vietnam's revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, has died, a doctor said. He was 84.
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Bangladesh factory collapse toll hits 69
Apr 18 2005 12:30AM (CT)
SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) - The number of people killed in the collapse of a Bangladeshi garment factory climbed to 69 Sunday as rescuers recovered nine more bodies, a rescue official said, adding there is scant hope of finding anyone else alive.
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