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Indonesia releases Militant Islamic cleric
Jun 13 2006 11:30PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A militant cleric alleged to be a top leader in an al-Qaida-linked terror group was released from prison Wednesday to cries of "God is great" from supporters.
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Chinese activist said paralyzed by assault
Jun 13 2006 10:56PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese activist was struck by an assailant and left paralyzed after meeting with police to discuss an interview he gave on German television, a human rights group and a German broadcaster said Tuesday.
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Taiwan launches charter flights with China
Jun 13 2006 10:48PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan and China have agreed to launch direct charter passenger flights during major holidays, the Taiwanese government said Wednesday, a key development between the rivals who split amid civil war five decades ago.
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Annan to send new U.N. team to East Timor
Jun 13 2006 6:18PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday he will send a team to East Timor to prepare for the return of United Nations peacekeepers, but warned that a new mission would need at least another six months to set up in the troubled country.
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China sets trial date for Times researcher
Jun 13 2006 3:57PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The trial of a Chinese researcher for The New York Times who has been accused of leaking state secrets and fraud will begin Friday, his lawyer said Tuesday.
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Japanese Court considers war shrine visits
Jun 13 2006 3:31PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Supreme Court will rule next week on a suit challenging the constitutionality of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to a Tokyo war shrine, court officials said Tuesday.
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AP: Big offensive planned in Afghanistan
Jun 13 2006 2:06PM (CT)
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S.-led coalition is unleashing more than 11,000 troops to attack militants in the southern mountains of Afghanistan, the biggest offensive since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
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Japanese man dies 3 days after turning 111
Jun 13 2006 1:46PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The oldest man in Japan, Nijiro Tokuda, has died at the age of 111, officials said Tuesday. Tokuda, of Kagoshima in southern Japan, died Monday night at a hospital where he had been treated since April, city official Masayuki Nagahama said.
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Turkish official arrested over fake coins
Jun 13 2006 1:43PM (CT)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - The manager of a Turkish museum's storehouse was arrested Tuesday after 545 ancient coins were switched with fakes on his watch, officials said Tuesday.
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Taiwan lawmakers agree on recall hearings
Jun 13 2006 11:17AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwanese lawmakers agreed Tuesday to hold hearings on a possible recall of President Chen Shui-bian, whose family members have been plagued by corruption allegations that have sparked calls for him to resign.
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Dozens killed in truck crash in India
Jun 13 2006 10:47AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Police in a remote northern India village have retrieved 48 bodies after a truck crowded with wedding guests veered off a mountain road and plunged into a deep gorge Tuesday, a police official said.
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Nepal frees 190 jailed communist rebels
Jun 13 2006 10:45AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal freed 190 jailed communist rebels Tuesday after withdrawing terrorism cases against them as part of efforts to forge peace with the insurgents, official said.
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Pakistani police arrest militant
Jun 13 2006 9:50AM (CT)
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) - Police arrested a Sunni militant who admitted involvement in a deadly suicide attack last year on Shiite mosque and was planning more attacks, a police spokesman said Tuesday.
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Civil servants in China must do without
Jun 13 2006 8:00AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China ordered civil servants to do without cars, elevators and air conditioning Tuesday as part of an energy-saving awareness campaign.
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China rips U.S. House bill on persecution
Jun 13 2006 6:15AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said a resolution by U.S. lawmakers condemning Beijing for allegedly stepping up religious persecution was a "groundless accusation" that interfered in China's internal affairs.
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Taliban militants kill intelligence chief
Jun 13 2006 4:17AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban militants killed a district intelligence chief in a drive-by shooting in southern Afghanistan, a police official said Tuesday.
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Sunni militant gets death sentence
Jun 13 2006 4:11AM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - A judge sentenced a Sunni Muslim extremist to death for the 1995 killing of six Shiites in eastern Pakistan, a prosecution lawyer said Tuesday.
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3 jailed in Brunei for cell phone videos
Jun 13 2006 3:31AM (CT)
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) - Three men in the tiny Southeast Asian sultanate of Brunei have been sentenced to a year in prison for sending cell phone video clips that were considered seditious and insulting to the royal family, police said.
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Thailand's monarch is ruler, jazz musician
Jun 13 2006 2:36AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - For so many Thais, King Bhumibol Adulyadej is a father figure for the nation. But for a small group of jazz musicians, he is also the King of Swing.
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