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Quake rattles Indonesia's Sumatra Island
Jun 11 2006 9:15PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A moderate earthquake struck off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Monday, the government said. There were no immediate report of injuries or damage.
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Thai king celebrates 60 years on throne
Jun 11 2006 7:06PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Kneeling maidens in silk gowns scattered flower petals across a red carpet Sunday to welcome members of the world's royal families for celebrations honoring 60 years on the throne for Thailand's king.
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Strong quake shakes southern Japan
Jun 11 2006 6:47PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake rattled southern Japan early Monday followed by a milder temblor in the north, but there was no danger of a tsunami from either, the nation's meteorological agency said.
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Nepal Parliament strips king's veto power
Jun 11 2006 6:18PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's Parliament stripped King Gyanendra of his power to veto legislation, the latest step to curtail his authority and turn him into a figurehead.
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Activists say Chinese arms fuel conflicts
Jun 11 2006 5:50PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's sales of military vehicles and weapons to Sudan, Nepal and Myanmar have aggravated conflicts and abetted violence and repressive rule in those countries, Amnesty International said in a report released Sunday.
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Karzai: Tribesmen will help fight Taliban
Jun 11 2006 5:43PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday his government will give weapons to local tribesmen so they can help fight the biggest surge in Taliban violence in years.
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Bangladesh protest over PM injures 200
Jun 11 2006 5:25PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Police fired bullets and tear gas Sunday at thousands of stone-throwing protesters demanding the prime minister resign, injuring more than 200, witnesses and news reports said.
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Japan tries to cut down on plastic bags
Jun 11 2006 1:14PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Buy lunch and a magazine at any Japanese convenience store, and you're likely to get your drink in one plastic bag, hot lunch box in another, and your magazine in yet a third.
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Karzai: Tribesmen will help fight Taliban
Jun 11 2006 12:23PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday his government will give weapons to local tribesmen so they can help fight the biggest increase in Taliban violence in years.
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U.S. team recovers bodies of copter crew
Jun 11 2006 5:34AM (CT)
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - An American high-altitude recovery team has retrieved the bodies of seven people from a Red Cross-chartered helicopter that crashed high in the Afghan mountains in January, U.S. officials said.
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Gunmen kill 4 laborers in Afghanistan
Jun 11 2006 4:49AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Gunmen killed four Afghan laborers working for an Indian road construction company as they were driving in the country's volatile south, officials said Sunday.
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Explosion wounds 8 at Philippines market
Jun 11 2006 4:27AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A grenade blast wounded eight people in a market in a rural Philippines province Sunday, while a nearly simultaneous explosion damaged a mobile police station in the capital, police said.
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