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Indonesia begins quake zone immunizations
Jun 6 2006 11:58PM (CT)
BANYUSOCO, Indonesia (AP) - Hundreds of women cradling babies and holding the hands of children lined up Wednesday as Indonesia kicked off a massive campaign to immunize more than 1.5 million people against disease following last month's deadly earthquake.
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Villagers flee active Indonesian volcano
Jun 6 2006 6:41PM (CT)
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (AP) - Officials evacuated 11,000 villagers from around Mount Merapi volcano as it shot out lava and superheated clouds of gas, authorities said Tuesday.
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U.S. offers to command NATO in Afghanistan
Jun 6 2006 5:14PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The United States has offered to take command of the NATO force in Afghanistan next year following the current British stint in charge of the expanding peacekeeping mission, diplomats said Tuesday.
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2 soldiers killed by Afghan roadside bomb
Jun 6 2006 3:35PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Bomb attacks on U.S.-led forces killed two coalition soldiers and wounded four in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday. An Afghan interpreter was also injured.
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Indonesia to release militant cleric
Jun 6 2006 2:57PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A militant cleric imprisoned in connection with the 2002 Bali bombings will return home after his release next week to resume teaching at an Islamic school, his lawyer said.
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Anti-government protesters let into Dili
Jun 6 2006 1:53PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - Some 2,000 protesters calling for the ouster of East Timor's prime minister cruised around Parliament in a convoy of horn-blaring trucks and motorcycles Tuesday, hours after mobs set fire to buildings and looted a warehouse filled with farm supplies.
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U.S., Indonesia negotiate military issues
Jun 6 2006 1:04PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The United States needs to let other countries decide for themselves how to fight terrorism to counter perceptions the U.S. is overbearing, Indonesia's defense minister lectured visiting Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld Tuesday.
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Beijing dismisses U.S. military criticism
Jun 6 2006 1:00PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China on Tuesday rejected criticism by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld that its military is too secretive, saying Beijing poses no threat to other countries.
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Chinese lawyer speaks out despite warnings
Jun 6 2006 12:58PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese activist lawyer, freed from prison after a three-year sentence imposed in a secret trial, said Tuesday he would defy warnings to remain silent and appeal his conviction to the Supreme Court.
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China, Vatican talks go on despite dispute
Jun 6 2006 11:47AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen said talks on resuming ties between the Vatican and Chinese government will continue despite a dispute over China appointing bishops without the Holy See's approval, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
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U.S., NATO, Pakistani, Afghan envoys talk
Jun 6 2006 11:25AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - U.S. and NATO officials discussed anti-terrorism cooperation in talks with Pakistani and Afghan counterparts Tuesday, the Pakistani military said.
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China unleashes Yangtze River on new dam
Jun 6 2006 10:03AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese engineers Tuesday blew up a temporary barrier used during construction of the Three Gorges Dam, unleashing the full force of the Yangtze River upon the world's largest hydroelectric project.
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Reports: Crashed Chinese craft a spy plane
Jun 6 2006 9:15AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - A Chinese military plane that crashed, killing all 40 people aboard, was a surveillance aircraft carrying nearly three dozen electronics experts, two Beijing-backed newspapers reported.
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Malaysians hope 666 weddings bring luck
Jun 6 2006 8:35AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The number 666 may represent the mark of the beast, but it was a good omen for many ethnic Chinese in Malaysia.
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North Korea won't get on board rail deal
Jun 6 2006 7:44AM (CT)
JEJU, South Korea (AP) - South Korea on Tuesday failed to persuade North Korea to renew its commitment to test runs of a cross-border train service that the communist country abruptly canceled last month.
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3 U.S. troops hurt in Afghanistan attack
Jun 6 2006 6:41AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suspected suicide car bomb hit a U.S.-led coalition convoy Tuesday in eastern Afghanistan, injuring three American soldiers, the military said.
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Transfer of elephants blocked in Thailand
Jun 6 2006 5:34AM (CT)
SAI YOK, Thailand (AP) - Thai animal rights activists on Tuesday blocked eight Asian elephants from being shipped to Australia, arguing the animals would suffer in zoos that spent millions to create special bathing, exercise and sleeping areas for them.
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China detains Muslim Uighur
Jun 6 2006 5:00AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - An ethnic Uighur man held by Chinese authorities for more than two months on conspiracy charges has been tortured and denied food while in detention, a rights group said Tuesday.
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