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Japan probes WWII soldiers in Philippines
May 27 2005 10:38PM (CT)
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AP) - Sixty years after the guns of World War II went silent, reports that two Japanese Imperial Army soldiers had been found in the mountains of the southern Philippines sent Japan's diplomats on a frantic mission Friday to try to contact them.
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Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 20
May 27 2005 10:37PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A suspected suicide bomber struck Friday at a Muslim shrine close to the prime minister's official residence and the capital's diplomatic enclave, killing at least 20 Muslim worshippers.
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Twin bomb explosions in Indonesia kill 19
May 27 2005 10:37PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Two bombs exploded Saturday at a busy market in central Indonesia, killing at least 19 people and wounding 20 in a volatile region marred for years by religious fighting, a police official said.
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Japan tries to confirm kidnapping death
May 27 2005 9:23PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday it was trying to verify whether a photo of a dead Asian man posted on the Internet was that of a Japanese security worker kidnapped in Iraq.
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Koreas to hold joint music festival
May 27 2005 8:51PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The two Koreas will hold a joint music festival at the North's Diamond Mountain next month, a South Korean official said Friday, despite tension over the North's nuclear program.
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Marijuana sentence enrages Australians
May 27 2005 8:50PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - An Australian woman was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for smuggling nine pounds of marijuana onto Bali island, provoking shouts of "Liar!" from her mother.
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Thousands in Katmandu rally for democracy
May 27 2005 6:00PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Thousands of activists rallied Friday to demand a restoration of democracy to this Himalayan nation in the first such protest since the monarch seized power and ordered a crackdown on politicians.
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Bill Clinton says tsunami funds suffice
May 27 2005 4:50PM (CT)
NAGAPATTINAM, India (AP) - Former President Clinton said Friday there was enough money available for rebuilding the tsunami-ravaged regions of Asia, but coordination between aid groups and local authorities will be crucial.
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Pakistan offers insight on N. Korea
May 27 2005 1:47PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A team of officials from the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission arrives at a busy intersection in the late afternoon sun, climbs onto the "Monument for the Day of Victory" and starts an inspection.
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China appeals for public aid in drug fight
May 27 2005 5:03AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese officials issued an unusual appeal to the public on Thursday for help fighting drug trafficking, acknowledging in a nationally televised news conference that they have failed to stop surging narcotics abuse despite repeated crackdowns.
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N. Korea denies nuclear testing reports
May 27 2005 4:18AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea dismissed reports it is preparing for a nuclear test as a U.S. "fabrication," raising hopes that the reclusive communist nation may be ready to return to the nuclear bargaining table.
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Mudslides in northeast India kill 14
May 27 2005 1:05AM (CT)
GAUHATI, India (AP) - Mudslides in northeastern India killed at least 14 people, burying them alive as they slept, officials said Friday. The bodies _ including those of four members of a single family _ were found Thursday, hours after heavy rain triggered the early morning mudslides in Mokokchung town in Nagaland state, district administrator Imkongtemsu Ao said by telephone from the remote area.
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