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Philippine lawmakers end 2-month standoff
May 7 2006 10:33PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Five left-wing lawmakers who took refuge in Congress for two months to avoid arrest on coup charges on Monday triumphantly walked out of the building after a court dismissed the charges.
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Rebellion charges dropped in Philippines
May 7 2006 10:11PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Five lawmakers who took refuge in the Philippine legislature for more than two months can return home without fear of arrest now that rebellion charges against them have been dropped, the Philippine justice secretary said Sunday.
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Rescuers retrieve bodies of 10 U.S. troops
May 7 2006 5:27PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Rescuers recovered the bodies of 10 soldiers who perished in a helicopter crash while scouring remote Afghan mountains along the Pakistan border for al-Qaida and Taliban militants, the U.S. military said Sunday.
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Flier circulates seeking Musharraf's death
May 7 2006 4:30PM (CT)
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) - A pamphlet purportedly from Osama bin Laden circulated among border tribesmen Sunday, saying the al-Qaida chief was praying for the assassination of Pakistan's president and calling him a "slave" of President Bush.
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Fire at Thai club kills 7, hurts dozens
May 7 2006 3:53PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A fire broke out Sunday night at a club in the Thai resort town of Pattaya, killing at least seven people and injuring at least 49, police said.
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Suharto recovering from colon surgery
May 7 2006 2:55PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Former Indonesian dictator Suharto underwent successful colon surgery Sunday night to halt bleeding and will probably need two more weeks of care before being able to return home, his doctors said.
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China's official church names new bishop
May 7 2006 1:05PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's official Roman Catholic church named a new bishop Sunday _ reportedly with papal approval _ as Beijing rejected Vatican criticism of the unauthorized ordination of two other bishops.
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Nepal political appointments invalidated
May 7 2006 9:59AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal is recalling its ambassadors to 12 countries including the United States as political appointments made during King Gyanendra's autocratic rule are invalidated, a top official said Sunday.
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