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Taliban raid southern Afghan district
Apr 26 2007 11:50PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban conducted a raid in the volatile south and took control of a provincial district, killing five people including the district chief and the head of the district police, the deputy governor said Friday.
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Japanese court rejects laborers' claims
Apr 26 2007 11:12PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's top court scrapped appeals Friday by five Chinese wartime forced laborers who demanded compensation from a Japanese construction company, saying they have no right to seek reparation from Japan, officials said.
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Report: China names new foreign minister
Apr 26 2007 10:58PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's government abruptly replaced its foreign minister Friday, appointing former ambassador to the United States Yang Jiechi to the post in an early reshuffling of senior positions ahead of key political meetings.
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Philippine election clash leaves 4 dead
Apr 26 2007 10:14PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippines election campaign erupted in more bloodshed Thursday as police protecting for rival politicians clashed north of Manila, killing four people and wounding 12 others, officials said.
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2 rescued in building collapse in Turkey
Apr 26 2007 2:28PM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - An apartment building collapsed Thursday on a crowded street in Istanbul, and rescuers pulled two people from the rubble, local media said.
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2 rescued in building collapse in Turkey
Apr 26 2007 2:28PM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - An apartment building collapsed Thursday on a crowded street in Istanbul, and rescuers pulled two people from the rubble, local media said.
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2 rescued in building collapse in Turkey
Apr 26 2007 2:28PM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - An apartment building collapsed Thursday on a crowded street in Istanbul, and rescuers pulled two people from the rubble, local media said.
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2 rescued in building collapse in Turkey
Apr 26 2007 2:28PM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - An apartment building collapsed Thursday on a crowded street in Istanbul, and rescuers pulled two people from the rubble, local media said.
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Indian court issues warrant for Gere
Apr 26 2007 1:54PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A court issued arrest warrants for Hollywood actor Richard Gere and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty on Thursday, saying their kiss at a public function "transgressed all limits of vulgarity," media reports said.
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Southern Thai violence takes new turn
Apr 26 2007 1:09PM (CT)
BAN BALA, Thailand (AP) - Failed government efforts to quell the Islamic insurgency in southern Thailand have left the area's Buddhists frustrated, armed and raring to fight back.
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Police say they foil attack in New Delhi
Apr 26 2007 10:45AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Three suspected Islamic militants armed with explosives were arrested near a popular New Delhi tourist site Thursday, police said.
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Olympic torch route ignites dispute
Apr 26 2007 10:43AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Organizers for the 2008 Beijing Olympics announced Thursday what will be the longest torch relay in the history of the games, tracing a route that covers five continents and makes politically sensitive stops in Taiwan and Tibet.
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Buddhist monks protest in Thailand
Apr 26 2007 9:18AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thousands of Buddhist monks demonstrated outside Parliament on Thursday to demand that Thailand's new constitution enshrine Buddhism as the official national religion.
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China bans melamine in food products
Apr 26 2007 5:18AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China said Thursday it has banned melamine from food products after the chemical was found in exports of vegetable protein shipped to the United States, but rejected it as the cause of dozens of pet deaths in North America.
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Myanmar, North Korea re-establish ties
Apr 26 2007 3:26AM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar and North Korea, two of Asia's most repressive regimes, signed an agreement Thursday to resume diplomatic ties during a visit to Myanmar by the North Korean vice foreign minister, an official said.
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S.Korea: N.Korea may allow inspectors
Apr 26 2007 3:21AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Recent activity at North Korea's main nuclear reactor could indicate preparations to invite U.N. inspectors to discuss shutting down the bomb-making complex, South Korea's spy agency said Thursday.
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New Malaysian king formally installed
Apr 26 2007 1:15AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's 13th king formally ascended the throne Thursday, pledging to reign wisely and safeguard the sanctity of Islam in a ceremony marked by traditional Malay rites and imperial pageantry.
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China may require student fitness tests
Apr 26 2007 12:50AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Good grades alone may not be enough to earn a place in Chinese universities _ students also may have to prove their physical fitness under an Education Ministry proposal, state media reported Thursday.
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