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9/11 mother sees Afghan school she funded
Apr 23 2005 11:30PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Sally Goodrich, whose son died in the Sept. 11 attacks, kept a grip on her grief as she surveyed the foundations of the Afghan school being built with money she raised in the United States.
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China, Japan fail to settle bitter feud
Apr 23 2005 11:29PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Leaders of China and Japan met Saturday to try to settle their nations' worst dispute in three decades, but failed to reach an agreement in the bitter feud over Tokyo's handling of its World War II atrocities.
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China-Japan talks overshadow summit
Apr 23 2005 11:26PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Talks between the leaders of China and Japan on Saturday to smooth over the row about Tokyo's wartime record overshadowed a summit of 88 African and Asian countries whose leaders agreed to foster closer economic and political ties between the two continents.
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China urges Japan to reflect on WWII acts
Apr 23 2005 4:28PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao urged Japan on Saturday to reflect on its World War II aggression and back up its recent apologies with action, pressing Beijing's relentless campaign for redress from Tokyo for its handling of wartime atrocities.
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AP: Ex-Cuba detainee details captivity
Apr 23 2005 2:54PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - An Afghan man freed from the U.S. detention center for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay said Saturday he was stripped naked and photographed the day he arrived, but was not tortured during three years at the camp. He said his interrogators asked over and over: "Do you know Osama?"
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Korean leaders agree to resume talks
Apr 23 2005 9:23AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Leaders of the two Koreas agreed Saturday to resume talks between their nations that broke down last summer and to discuss the international standoff over the North's nuclear weapons ambitions, an Indonesian official said.
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Heroin shipment seized in Afghanistan
Apr 23 2005 6:26AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan police and forces from the U.S.-led military coalition seized $2 million worth of illegal drugs and detained seven suspected smugglers, the American military said Saturday.
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Most condoms in India used to make saris
Apr 23 2005 6:24AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Only a quarter of condoms made in India are used for sex, most of the others are used to make saris, toys and bathroom slippers, a newspaper reported Saturday.
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Annan urges democracy for Myanmar
Apr 23 2005 5:43AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan issued a fresh challenge Saturday to the leader of Myanmar's military government to allow detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her political party to take part in formulating a new constitution.
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Chinese community in Japan fears violence
Apr 23 2005 3:54AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Duan Yuezhong has some advice for fellow Chinese citizens in Japan these days: Don't speak Chinese in public, avoid reading Chinese newspapers on the subway and always get along with Japanese colleagues.
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Korean leaders agree to restart talks
Apr 23 2005 3:10AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - South Korea and North Korea agreed Saturday to resume talks that broke down last summer and to discuss the standoff over the North's suspected development of nuclear weapons, an Indonesian official said.
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