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Gunmen besiege Cambodia school, kill tot
Jun 16 2005 11:11PM (CT)
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) - Masked gunmen burst into an international school near Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples Thursday, taking dozens of toddlers hostage and killing a 2-year-old Canadian boy they said cried too much. Police overpowered the attackers as they tried to escape after a six-hour standoff.
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Bin Laden not believed in Afghanistan
Jun 16 2005 10:19PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Osama bin Laden and Taliban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar are not believed to be in Afghanistan anymore, the U.S. ambassador said Thursday, raising fresh questions as to the whereabouts of the elusive terror mastermind.
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North, South Korean leaders to meet
Jun 16 2005 10:01PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il will meet with the South Korea's top official who had pressed the North to resolve its nuclear standoff peacefully, officials said Friday.
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Taiwan upholds Shui-bian's victory
Jun 16 2005 9:49PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's Supreme Court Friday rejected an appeal by two opposition parties, upholding Chen Shui-bian's victory in the disputed 2004 presidential election.
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Sri Lankan lawmakers quit over tsunami aid
Jun 16 2005 8:37AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Marxists lawmakers quit Sri Lanka's governing coalition Thursday over the president's plan to share tsunami relief with ethnic Tamil rebels, weakening the ruling party's hold on power, although it was not expected to cause an immediate collapse.
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Ambassador warns of more Afghan violence
Jun 16 2005 7:48AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Four people, including two boys, were killed by mines in the latest violence in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, and the U.S. ambassador warned that militants are likely to try to subvert legislative balloting in September.
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Tsang declared winner in Hong Kong race
Jun 16 2005 6:38AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Career civil servant Donald Tsang was declared the winner of Hong Kong's leadership race Thursday _ a victory his critics said was won by steamrolling his rivals in an undemocratic campaign.
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China: Imprisoned scholar in good health
Jun 16 2005 5:20AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China said Thursday a jailed U.S.-based Chinese political activist is in good health, following an appeal for his release by 40 U.S. senators who say he has been tortured.
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