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South Korean delegation to celebrate date
Jun 13 2005 10:08PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A delegation of 300 South Koreans flew Tuesday to Pyongyang to join celebrations marking the anniversary of the first-and-only summit between leaders of the divided Koreas amid continuing tension on the divided peninsula over the North's nucear weapons ambitions.
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Suspected Afghan suicide bomb wounds 4
Jun 13 2005 6:15PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suspected suicide bomber detonated explosives in his car near a U.S. military vehicle Monday in southern Afghanistan, wounding four Americans in the latest assault on coalition forces, a U.S. military spokesman said.
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Indonesians seek cars with explosives
Jun 13 2005 5:34PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian soldiers were searching for five cars believed to be carrying explosives constructed by a Malaysian member of the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah terror group, Koran Tempo newspaper reported Monday.
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Nepal arrests reporters in protest
Jun 13 2005 4:46PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nearly 100 journalists were arrested Monday after scuffling with police during a protest to demand King Gyanendra immediately lift media restrictions in Nepal imposed four months ago.
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Army deserter to visit U.S. after 40 years
Jun 13 2005 9:37AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A U.S. soldier who deserted his Army unit 40 years ago and fled to North Korea left his home in northern Japan on Monday for his first visit to the United States since he turned himself in late last year.
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Last American detained in Laos released
Jun 13 2005 7:30AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Authorities in Laos have released the last of four Americans detained after witnessing the surrender of Hmong rebels who were Vietnam War-era allies of the United States, the U.S. Embassy said Monday.
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Japan's PM under pressure over war shrine
Jun 13 2005 6:54AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The prime minister faced growing pressure Monday to scrap visits to a war shrine that anger neighboring Asian nations, and a poll showed dwindling public support in Japan for the trips.
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Bomb kills 15 in Indian-held Kashmir
Jun 13 2005 6:27AM (CT)
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - A bomb hidden in a pickup truck exploded in a bustling town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing 15 people, including the suspected attacker, and injuring at least 60 others, police said.
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South Korea optimistic on nuclear talks
Jun 13 2005 12:23AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's president said Monday he was certain international nuclear talks with North Korea would resume and called for more flexibility in offering incentives to convince Pyongyang to disarm.
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