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Rumsfeld urges China on political freedom
Jun 3 2005 9:56PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld issued a blunt challenge to China at a regional security conference Saturday, saying Beijing must provide more political freedom to its citizens and questioning its recent military buildup.
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Hmong tribespeople surrender in Laos
Jun 3 2005 9:19PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Nearly 200 members of a Hmong hill tribe surrendered to authorities early Saturday after decades on the run in Laotian jungles, a move that heralds a possible end to a tragic legacy of the Vietnam War.
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China says 88 dead, 73 missing in floods
Jun 3 2005 8:21PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Three days of flooding triggered by torrential rains killed 88 people in China's south and desert northwest and left 73 missing at the beginning of the country's summer flood season, the government said Saturday.
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China's leaders keep tight grip on dissent
Jun 3 2005 6:39PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Sixteen years after the bloody crackdown at Tiananmen Square, China's grip on dissent has tightened. From religion to the media, political activism to the Internet, Hu Jintao's regime watches all _ and silences any challenge to the Communist Party.
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North Korea praises Bush for use of 'Mr.'
Jun 3 2005 2:21PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea gave rare praise to President Bush on Friday, welcoming his use of the honorific "Mr." when referring to leader Kim Jong Il and saying the softened tone could lead to its return to nuclear arms talks.
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Kashmiri separatists urge solution
Jun 3 2005 9:04AM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Separatist leaders from the Indian portion of Kashmir urged Pakistan and India to do their utmost to resolve their decades-long dispute over the divided Himalayan region.
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'Spider-Man' protests Tiananmen crackdown
Jun 3 2005 8:54AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - A man dressed like Spider-Man climbed atop a giant TV screen in downtown Hong Kong on Friday and unfurled a huge banner protesting China's bloody crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democracy protests on June 4, 1989.
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Nepalese climbers wed atop Mount Everest
Jun 3 2005 8:34AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Two Nepalese climbers were on top of the world this week _ not only because they reached the top of Mount Everest but because they got married there in what was believed to be the first wedding on the summit.
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U.S. Embassy warns of attacks in Indonesia
Jun 3 2005 3:26AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The United States on Friday warned its citizens in Indonesia of a terrorist plot to bomb hotels in the capital, and the country's police chief also cautioned that fresh attacks were likely.
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Japanese aged 90 or older tops 1M mark
Jun 3 2005 2:47AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The number of people aged 90 or older in Japan topped 1 million for the first time last year, including a record 23,000 centenarians, according to a government report released Friday.
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