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Karzai swears in Afghan Cabinet
May 2 2006 10:49PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - President Hamid Karzai swore in 20 members of his new Cabinet on Tuesday in Afghanistan's latest step toward democracy, as a top NATO commander warned of stiff security challenges ahead from an eruption of suicide attacks by Taliban militants.
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China installs bishop without Vatican OK
May 2 2006 10:30PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's official Catholic church on Wednesday installed a bishop without Vatican approval _ the second in three days _ as the two sides seek to re-establish ties severed after communists took control of China in 1949.
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Top al-Qaida leader captured in Pakistan
May 2 2006 8:35PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A top al-Qaida leader whose links stretch from Osama bin Laden's training camps to extremist networks in Europe has been captured in Pakistan, a U.S. law enforcement official confirms for the first time.
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Sri Lanka president calls for peace talks
May 2 2006 7:30PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - President Mahinda Rajapakse called Tuesday for immediate peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels, saying his tiny tropical island had seen enough violence.
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Nepal's PM announces core of Cabinet
May 2 2006 3:03PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's prime minister announced the core of a Cabinet Tuesday that must try to negotiate peace with communist rebels, rejuvenate the economy and undo the autocratic actions taken since King Gyanendra seized control last year.
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UNICEF links poor nutrition, kids' deaths
May 2 2006 1:50PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Poor nutrition contributes to the deaths of some 5.6 million children every year and the world has fallen far short in efforts to reduce hunger by half before 2015, the U.N. Children's Fund said Tuesday.
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20 new Afghan Cabinet ministers sworn in
May 2 2006 11:33AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Twenty ministers of the new Afghan Cabinet were sworn in Tuesday, the latest step in this war-wracked country's democratic revival after the fall of the Taliban regime.
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Report: West China glaciers melting
May 2 2006 5:43AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Glaciers in western China's Qinghai-Tibet plateau, known as the "roof of the world," are melting at a rate of 7 percent annually due to global warming, the country's official Xinhua News Agency said.
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Suicide car bomber targets Afghan convoy
May 2 2006 5:03AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide attacker detonated his bomb-rigged car near a Canadian military convoy north of Kabul on Tuesday, killing himself and an Afghan bystander, officials said.
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India, Pakistan begin talks on trade
May 2 2006 4:10AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India and Pakistan opened talks Tuesday on increasing trade and transportation links in the Himalayan region of Kashmir and creating meeting areas along the border for divided families.
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Pakistani teen recovering after being shot
May 2 2006 3:58AM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Suffering from five bullet wounds, Noor Jehan calls out in pain for her mother. The 14-year old Pakistani girl is recuperating slowly in a hospital from a brutal attack allegedly carried out by two male cousins to avenge a rebuffed marriage proposal.
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Japan, U.S. army realignment deal opposed
May 2 2006 3:57AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The new agreement to realign U.S. forces in Japan met strong opposition Tuesday in Japan, with governors and mayors saying the plan was unacceptable.
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Bomb video found at terror chief's hideout
May 2 2006 3:13AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Video footage seized in a raid on the hideout of Southeast Asia's terror chief gives step-by-step instructions on how to assemble bombs, police said Tuesday, raising concerns that al-Qaida linked militants were planning an attack.
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