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China rejects Vatican ordination criticism
May 6 2006 10:44PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China on Sunday rejected Vatican criticism of its ordination of two Roman Catholic bishops, and the official Chinese church prepared to name yet another bishop _ this time one approved by the pope.
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Opposition resignations cited in Myanmar
May 6 2006 9:50PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Dozens of members of the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party have resigned, state-run media reported Saturday, just weeks after the military junta threatened to dissolve the opposition party.
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10 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghan crash
May 6 2006 8:04PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Ten U.S. soldiers died when their helicopter crashed during combat operations aimed at flushing out militants from remote mountains in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.
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Sri Lankan rebel leader won't meet envoy
May 6 2006 6:16PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's top rebel leader refused to meet with a Japanese peace envoy who arrived Saturday to try to prevent a return to civil war amid spiraling violence.
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Ruling party wins landslide in Singapore
May 6 2006 6:00PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore's ruling party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections Saturday, signaling continuity in the city-state's trademark mix of economic success, social stability and tight political controls.
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Indonesia's Merapi volcano billows ash
May 6 2006 3:42PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano billowed ominous clouds of ash Saturday as a giant lava dome bulged off of its southern slope, an official said.
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U.S. envoy: Bin Laden likely in Pakistan
May 6 2006 3:20PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A top U.S. counterterrorism official said Saturday that parts of Pakistan are a "safe haven" for militants and Osama bin Laden was more likely to be hiding there than in Afghanistan.
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Doctors call Suharto's condition worrisome
May 6 2006 3:05PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Former President Suharto underwent a third day of emergency treatment for intestinal bleeding Saturday, but Indonesians seemed unconcerned by the hospitalization of the man who ruled his nation with an iron fist for more than three decades.
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Six North Korean refugees enter U.S.
May 6 2006 2:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Six refugees from North Korea, including four women who say they were victims of sexual slavery or forced marriages, have fled to the United States, a senator said Saturday.
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10 U.S. troops die in Afghan copter crash
May 6 2006 11:02AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A U.S.-led coalition military transport helicopter crashed while conducting combat operations in the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan, killing all 10 American soldiers on board, a U.S. military spokeswoman said Saturday.
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Blasts at 2 Chinese Internet cafes kill 2
May 6 2006 9:49AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Explosions rocked two Internet cafes in central China, killing two people, injuring four and leaving the premises spattered with blood and broken glass, a local official and state media said Saturday.
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