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Quake death toll tops 4,300 in Indonesia
May 28 2006 11:50PM (CT)
BANTUL, Indonesia (AP) - Tens of thousands camped out for a second night Sunday in streets, cassava fields and the paths between rice paddies as the death toll from Indonesia's earthquake rose to more than 4,300.
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Myanmar holds firm on Suu Kyi detention
May 28 2006 11:00PM (CT)
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) - Myanmar's foreign minister insisted Monday that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's house arrest is a domestic issue, making clear that the ruling junta would not bow to international pressure to release the Nobel Peace Prize winner anytime soon.
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East Timor leaders hold emergency meeting
May 28 2006 10:21PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - Tens of thousands of East Timorese fled their burning capital or sought refuge in churches, embassies and the airport on Sunday as gangs terrorized neighborhoods virtually at will. The United Nations evacuated hundreds of employees.
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Indonesian villagers blame magic, not flu
May 28 2006 10:18PM (CT)
KUBU SIMBELANG, Indonesia (AP) - The three brick-and-clapboard houses stand along the village's muddy dirt road, empty and forlorn. A naked light bulb hangs from a wire over one door, still burning. A white pet bird cries for food from its cage.
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North Korea steps up criticism of South
May 28 2006 6:17PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea intensified its criticism of the South on Sunday in a fight over the North's last-minute halt of a planned test of cross-border railways, saying the South was entirely to blame for the cancellation.
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Afghan police, suspected Taliban clash
May 28 2006 3:49PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Suspected Taliban fighters detonated a roadside bomb near an Afghan police patrol Sunday, sparking an hour-long gunbattle that killed four militants, police said.
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Villagers mourn loved ones lost to quake
May 28 2006 1:59PM (CT)
JAMPRIT, Indonesia (AP) - Poniran's daughter was breathing when he dug her from the ruins of his house. But 5-year-old Ellie died in his arms as they waited for treatment at a hospital overflowing with injured.
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Civilian deaths could fuel Taliban support
May 28 2006 12:38PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan officials and human rights activists say a U.S. airstrike that killed at least 16 civilians this month _ possibly as many as 34 _ undermines President Hamid Karzai and boosts support for the resurgent Taliban.
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Indonesian quake damages ancient temple
May 28 2006 10:51AM (CT)
PRAMBANAN, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's earthquake badly damaged the famous Prambanan temple complex, sending intricate stone carvings crashing to the ground and destroying years of restoration work in less than a minute.
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