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U.S. military joins Indonesia quake relief
May 30 2006 11:51PM (CT)
BANTUL, Indonesia (AP) - U.S. Marines joined an international effort Tuesday to deliver aid and medical equipment to some 200,000 Indonesians left homeless by a devastating earthquake, as hopes faded of finding more survivors.
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Indonesian ex-dictator Suharto released
May 30 2006 11:17PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Former Indonesian dictator Suharto left a hospital Wednesday nearly a month after undergoing colon surgery to stem internal bleeding.
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Tests find bird flu kills in Indonesia
May 30 2006 10:41PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Preliminary tests have found that bird flu has killed another person in Indonesia, as the country struggles to get a grip on a spike in cases, a local health official said Wednesday.
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East Timor president takes over security
May 30 2006 10:19PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - East Timor's president, a former guerrilla leader and independence hero, announced emergency measures Tuesday after mobs stole evidence on massacres that followed the nation's break from Indonesia.
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Annan voices disappointment with Myanmar
May 30 2006 9:21PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed disappointment Tuesday that Myanmar's military rulers had refused to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and vowed to work very hard to gain her freedom.
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South Koreans vote in local elections
May 30 2006 9:04PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's main opposition party looked forward to a strong showing Wednesday as voters checked ballots in local elections amid widespread dissatisfaction with the ruling Uri Party.
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India threatens to fire hundreds of docs
May 30 2006 6:43PM (CT)
NEW DELHI, India (AP) - India's government threatened Tuesday to fire hundreds of government doctors striking to protest an affirmative action plan for low-caste Hindus and said replacements would prop up crippled medical services.
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U.S. boosts contribution to Indonesia
May 30 2006 2:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has again upped its contribution for assistance to victims of this weekend's devastating earthquake in Indonesia, allocating $5 million in emergency aid, the White House said Tuesday.
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U.S. says brakes to blame in Afghan crash
May 30 2006 2:06PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A road crash that triggered deadly anti-American rioting in Kabul occurred because a military truck lost its brakes coming down a hill and plowed into a line of cars, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
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Many Afghans resent foreigners' presence
May 30 2006 1:52PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Western aid workers drive past Afghan beggars cradling naked, dirty children. U.S. military vehicles race through trash-strewn streets with their guns pointed into traffic.
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Report: Malaysia arrests 12 suspects
May 30 2006 1:49PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Police have arrested 12 men from a radical Islamic group that they suspect was planning attacks on several neighboring countries, a news report said Tuesday.
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Official: U.S.-India deal to boost trade
May 30 2006 9:23AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Trade between the United States and India will get a big boost from a civilian nuclear pact between the two countries that should boost U.S high-tech exports and foster trust, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.
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Mount Everest survivor in 'amazing shape'
May 30 2006 7:30AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - An Australian climber who was left for dead on the slopes of Mount Everest but later survived has been rescued from the mountain and is in "amazing shape," his spokesman said Tuesday.
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Appeals hearing delayed in Pearl slaying
May 30 2006 2:46AM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - An appeals hearing was postponed Tuesday for four men convicted in the killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
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U.S. military realignment OK'd in Japan
May 30 2006 2:07AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The Japanese Cabinet Tuesday approved plans for a sweeping realignment of U.S. troops that will give the country greater responsibility for security in Asia.
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Moderate quake hits Indonesian province
May 30 2006 2:04AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A moderate earthquake sent people running into the streets in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua on Tuesday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries, officials said.
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Security forces guard Kabul after riots
May 30 2006 12:53AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Security forces in tanks and on foot took up positions around the Afghan capital Tuesday to prevent a repeat of deadly anti-foreigner riots _ the most widespread violence in the city since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
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Pakistan: Militants kill tribal elder
May 30 2006 12:18AM (CT)
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - Suspected Islamic militants fired at a car carrying a pro-government tribal elder in northwestern Pakistan, killing him and wounding two other people in the vehicle, an official said Tuesday.
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