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Rescuers pump water from Chinese mine
May 22 2006 11:13PM (CT)
ZUOYUN, China (AP) - Crews searching for 57 coal miners trapped for five days by an underground flood began pumping water from their mine Tuesday, as residents began to lose hope for a successful rescue.
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Thai prime minister returns to duties
May 22 2006 10:39PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Embattled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra resumed his duties full-time Tuesday as opponents planned more street demonstrations and law suits to force his ouster.
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U.S. airstrike kills dozens of Taliban
May 22 2006 10:02PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. warplanes hunting Taliban fighters bombed a religious school and mud-brick homes in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing dozens of suspected militants and 17 civilians in one of the deadliest strikes since the American-led invasion in 2001.
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Strong earthquake strikes Indonesia
May 22 2006 9:28PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A strong earthquake struck in eastern Indonesian waters early Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, meteorological officials said.
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U.S. seeks Myanmar briefing from U.N.
May 22 2006 8:10PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States on Monday asked a top U.N. official to brief the Security Council on his visit to Myanmar and his meeting with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a bid to focus scrutiny on the military junta's poor rights record.
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China, Germany against Iran nuke program
May 22 2006 5:20PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that she and Chinese President Hu Jintao are united in their opposition to Iran possessing nuclear weapons and their determination that the dispute be settled diplomatically.
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Pakistan sentences 4 to death in PM attack
May 22 2006 4:01PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani court on Monday convicted and sentenced four men to death and three to life in prison for a 2004 suicide attack against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, an official said.
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U.S.: Afghan strikes kill up to 80 Taliban
May 22 2006 1:07PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. warplanes struck a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, killing up to 80 suspected rebels, military officials said Monday. The local governor and a doctor said 17 civilians also were killed.
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Workers burn 2 factories in Bangladesh
May 22 2006 12:16PM (CT)
SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) - Textile workers demanding better pay and one day off per week conditions went on a rampage Monday at an industrial zone near the Bangladeshi capital, setting fire to two factories and several buses, police and witnesses said.
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1 killed, 24 wounded in Kashmir attacks
May 22 2006 11:43AM (CT)
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Suspected Islamic militants carried out four grenade attacks Monday on government forces in India's portion of Kashmir ahead of the Indian prime minister's visit to the region this week, killing one person and wounding 24 others, police said.
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Nepal's prime minister expands Cabinet
May 22 2006 11:09AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The prime minister appointed 11 new members to his Cabinet, state radio reported Monday, adding nearly a dozen ministers who represent political parties that helped bring down Nepal's royal government.
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APTN opens full-time North Korea office
May 22 2006 6:50AM (CT)
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - AP Television News opened a full-time office in North Korea on Monday, becoming the first Western news organization to provide regular coverage of that nation.
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Pakistani teen dies after being shot
May 22 2006 5:07AM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - A 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was allegedly shot by male relatives over a rebuffed marriage proposal has died at a hospital in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, police said Monday.
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Cambodia judges' credibility questioned
May 22 2006 3:22AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - As preparations to try former Khmer Rouge leaders move forward, legal experts are concerned the dubious records of some Cambodian judges will cast doubt on the credibility of the country's war crimes tribunal.
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Peruvian presidential candidates face off
May 22 2006 2:26AM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - The two candidates in Peru's presidential runoff traded accusations about their plans for the country's former spy chief in a televised debate.
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