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Chinese environmentalist's trial begins
May 14 2006 11:58PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - A Chinese man who tried to set up an independent environmental group went on trial Monday on charges of stealing state secrets, an overseas human rights group and court official said.
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U.S. invites China to military exercise
May 14 2006 11:33PM (CT)
SHENYANG, China (AP) - A top U.S. admiral said Monday he has issued a rare invitation to Chinese commanders to observe a U.S. military exercise next month on Guam in an effort to strengthen ties.
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Gas clouds shoot down Indonesia volcano
May 14 2006 10:20PM (CT)
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (AP) - Villagers burned incense and floated offerings to the spirits, hoping to ward off an eruption of Mount Merapi, but volcanic activity intensified on Monday to its highest level yet _ with one blast sending debris more than two miles down the slope.
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Myanmar acknowledges attacking ethnic area
May 14 2006 8:57PM (CT)
THABYENYUNT, Myanmar (AP) - In a rare admission for the secretive junta, Myanmar's ruling military acknowledged that its army is targeting the Karen ethnic minority, saying the offensive is necessary to suppress bombings and other anti-government attacks.
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10 sentenced in Bangladesh bombings
May 14 2006 7:31PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Ten Islamic militants were sentenced on Sunday to life in prison for their roles in a series of bombings across Bangladesh, and three men received 20-year sentences in the attacks.
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Suspected militants kill Pakistani officer
May 14 2006 5:19PM (CT)
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - Suspected Islamic militants stormed a roadside security post in a tribal region in northwestern Pakistan early Sunday and shot dead an officer, an intelligence official said.
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S. Korean protesters scuffle over bases
May 14 2006 3:42PM (CT)
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (AP) - Thousands of students and civic activists scuffled with police Sunday as they tried to approach the site of a new U.S. military base to protest expansion plans, but no major clashes occurred.
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Storm death toll rises in Philippines
May 14 2006 3:34PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Tropical Storm Chanchu gained strength Sunday as it headed away from the Philippines, where it killed 37 people and left thousands homeless, officials said.
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Gunbattle in Afghanistan kills 4 police
May 14 2006 3:28PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A gunbattle between suspected Taliban militants and police broke out Sunday after the officers surrounded a village in southern Afghanistan, a government spokesman said. Four police and up to eleven militants were killed.
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Body of beheaded Pakistani officer found
May 14 2006 2:58PM (CT)
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Security forces found the beheaded body of a government official Sunday in southwestern Pakistan, a day after he was abducted in a tribal region while investigating a land dispute between two tribes, an official said.
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China welcomes new, non-approved bishop
May 14 2006 1:31PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's state-approved Catholic church welcomed the installation Sunday of another bishop who was not approved by the pope, exacerbating Beijing's already strained relations with the Vatican.
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Sri Lankans celebrate, prepare for war
May 14 2006 12:02PM (CT)
KILONOCHCHI, Sri Lanka (AP) - In this Tamil rebel stronghold, hundreds of people stood in long lines over the weekend, stocking up on food and fuel and preparing for war.
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8 iron miners trapped in central China
May 14 2006 1:46AM (CT)
BEIJING, China (AP) - A shaft collapsed in an iron mine in central China, trapping eight miners 420 feet underground, a local official and the state media said Sunday.
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Nepal gov't set to curtail king's power
May 14 2006 12:16AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's new government is preparing to curtail King Gyanendra's powers and privileges, the finance minister said Saturday, further eroding the monarch's authority after mass demonstrations ended his authoritarian rule.
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