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China sets terms to build Vatican ties
Apr 20 2005 11:41PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Premier Wen Jiabao said Thursday that China is willing to build relations with the Vatican only if newly elected Pope Benedict XVI breaks ties with rival Taiwan.
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Train crash kills at least 24 in India
Apr 20 2005 11:05PM (CT)
AHMADABAD, India (AP) - A passenger train slammed into a parked cargo train in western India on Thursday, killing at least 24 people and leaving dozens more injured, a top official said.
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Tornado in eastern China kills seven
Apr 20 2005 8:51PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A tornado tore apart houses in two towns in eastern China, killing seven people and injuring more than 80 others, a news report said Thursday.
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Blast in southern Nepal kills 4, wounds 5
Apr 20 2005 3:39PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A bomb planted by suspected communist rebels exploded in southern Nepal on Wednesday, killing three policemen and a civilian, an official said.
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Marine charged in Romania rock star death
Apr 20 2005 2:54PM (CT)
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - The U.S. Marine Corps has charged a sergeant with negligent homicide in connection with a car accident that killed a Romanian rock star and triggered protests by outraged fans, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday.
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Elephants rampage through South Korea
Apr 20 2005 1:36PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Six elephants escaped from an amusement park Wednesday and injured a woman as they rampaged through the South Korean capital, according to a news report.
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Japanese in China see simmering tensions
Apr 20 2005 12:42PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Japanese-born Kunika Onishi came to China in 1992 to study Chinese for one year. She's still here, with no plans to leave.
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China seeks calm after anti-Japan protests
Apr 20 2005 10:48AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's government appealed to the public on Wednesday to end fierce protests over Japan's handling of its wartime history and its campaign for a permanent U.N. Security Council seat, while the U.N. chief urged the two nations to hold a summit to defuse their row.
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Strong earthquake hits southern Japan
Apr 20 2005 6:14AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake struck southern Japan on Wednesday, damaging hundreds of buildings, triggering landslides and injuring at least 58 people, officials said. There was no threat of a tsunami.
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Taiwan Nationalist to meet Chinese leader
Apr 20 2005 6:10AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - The leader of Taiwan's opposition Nationalists will travel to China later this month for the first encounter with a leader of China's Communists in more than five decades, party officials said Wednesday.
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China-Japan row may overshadow summit
Apr 20 2005 3:08AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Fifty years ago, Asian and African leaders launched a movement that aimed to give weaker countries a unified voice in a world dominated by Cold War giants.
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Tsunami survivor prepares for new struggle
Apr 20 2005 1:51AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - He survived the tsunami, then drifted for eight days at sea before his rescue. Today, Rizal Shahputra is gearing up for another challenge _ obtaining a university degree in a new land, equipped with a high school education from Indonesia, determination and the words of his dead father.
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