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Philippine mayor killed; a 2nd survives
Apr 29 2007 10:21PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A mayor of a northern town was shot to death and another survived an assassination attempt as fresh violence marred campaigning for next month's congressional and local elections, officials said Monday.
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Reports: N.Korea requests fund transfer
Apr 29 2007 9:58PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - North Korea has asked authorities in the Chinese territory of Macau to transfer its funds being held there to Russia and Italy, possibly clearing the way for Pyongyang to fulfill its nuclear disarmament obligations, Japanese media said Monday.
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Korean tycoon questioned by police
Apr 29 2007 7:50PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Police questioned one of South Korea's richest men Sunday following media reports that he and his bodyguards abducted and beat eight people after his son was hurt in a scuffle with bar employees.
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Amnesty raps China on human rights vows
Apr 29 2007 7:07PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has failed to live up to promises to improve human rights for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing despite reforms to the death penalty system and more freedoms for foreign reporters, Amnesty International said in a report Monday.
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Afghans protest deaths in U.S.-led raid
Apr 29 2007 5:40PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A U.S.-led raid Sunday on a suspected militant cell killed as many as six Afghans _ including a woman and a teenage girl _ and spawned protests by hundreds of angry Afghans chanting "Death to Bush!"
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85 killed in 2006 Afghan school attacks
Apr 29 2007 11:22AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - At least 85 students and teachers were killed last year in attacks blamed on insurgents who oppose education for girls and teaching boys anything other than religion, Afghanistan's education minister said Sunday.
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Helicopter crash in Philippines kills 9
Apr 29 2007 12:48AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine air force grounded its Vietnam War-era Huey helicopters Sunday after one crashed on a busy street while landing in a central city after combat training, killing nine people, officials said.
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Helicopter crash in Philippines kills 9
Apr 29 2007 12:48AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine air force grounded its Vietnam War-era Huey helicopters Sunday after one crashed on a busy street while landing in a central city after combat training, killing nine people, officials said.
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Helicopter crash in Philippines kills 9
Apr 29 2007 12:48AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine air force grounded its Vietnam War-era Huey helicopters Sunday after one crashed on a busy street while landing in a central city after combat training, killing nine people, officials said.
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