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Taiwan Nationalist to meet Chinese leader
Apr 19 2005 11:44PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - The leader of Taiwan's opposition Nationalists will hold talks with China's top leader in Beijing, the first such meeting since China was split by civil war a half century ago, party officials said Wednesday.
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Strong earthquake hits southern Japan
Apr 19 2005 11:03PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake struck southern Japan on Wednesday, injuring at least 21 people, shattering windows and knocking down houses already damaged by a powerful tremor that hit the same area last month. There was no threat of tsunami.
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China hopes for better Vatican ties
Apr 19 2005 11:01PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China on Wednesday congratulated the newly appointed Pope Benedict XVI and said it hoped Beijing's strained relations with the Roman Catholic Church improve under his leadership.
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China calls for calm in protests of Japan
Apr 19 2005 9:00PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - After weeks of sometimes-violent anti-Japanese protests, China's foreign minister called on the public Tuesday to remain calm and to stay away from unapproved demonstrations.
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Taiwan Nationalist to meet Chinese leader
Apr 19 2005 8:38PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - The leader of Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party will hold a historic meeting with rival China's President Hu Jintao in Beijing on April 29, party officials said Wednesday.
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17 Afghans, Turk home from Guantanamo Bay
Apr 19 2005 8:08PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Seventeen Afghans came home Tuesday in one of the biggest known releases from the U.S. jail at Guantanamo Bay, and one quickly accused the U.S. military of abusing him despite warnings from a senior Afghan official to keep quiet about any complaints.
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Nepal army: 22 rebels, 3 troops killed
Apr 19 2005 12:10PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepalese soldiers killed 22 communist guerillas in fighting Tuesday in the country's mountainous midwest, the army said.
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8 suspected Taliban killed in Afghanistan
Apr 19 2005 6:35AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. and Afghan forces conducting a sweep in a mountainous area south of the capital exchanged fierce 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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Tokyo court upholds ruling on atrocities
Apr 19 2005 6:04AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A court on Tuesday refused to compensate Chinese victims of atrocities committed by Japan's military in the 1930s and 40s, adding fuel to the escalating dispute between the two countries over Tokyo's wartime history.
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Afghan opium eradication plan continues
Apr 19 2005 4:13AM (CT)
SANZERI, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan police and soldiers are pressing ahead with a plan to eradicate the world's largest opium crop, moving from field to field in southern Kandahar province with cutters and large sticks as angry farmers look on.
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Americans sentenced in China Piracy case
Apr 19 2005 3:32AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Two American men were sentenced Tuesday to prison terms of up to 2 1/2 years for selling pirated DVDs on Internet sites like eBay in a rare success for joint U.S.-China efforts to enforce intellectual property laws.
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Jemaah Islamiyah net said plotting attacks
Apr 19 2005 12:35AM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - A letter written by a member of the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah terror network said the group is planning an attack similar to the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings, a top Singaporean official said.
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