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U.S., S. Korea discuss nuclear dispute
Jun 19 2005 10:17PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's unification minister on Sunday briefed the main U.S. envoy on the North Korean nuclear dispute about his surprise meeting last week with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, officials said.
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Panel split on resumption of whaling
Jun 19 2005 9:30PM (CT)
ULSAN, South Korea (AP) - Countries in favor of resuming commercial whale hunts say they are close to securing a voting majority in the organization that regulates whaling for the first time since the practice was banned nearly two decades ago.
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Two quakes hit Japan; no injury reports
Jun 19 2005 7:42PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Two earthquakes rocked Japan's eastern coast in quick succession early Monday, swaying buildings in Tokyo for several seconds. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
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Japan paper runs censored A-bomb stories
Jun 19 2005 5:51PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - An American journalist who sneaked into Nagasaki soon after the Japanese city was leveled by a U.S. atomic bomb found a "wasteland of war" and victims moaning from the pain of radiation burns in downtown hospitals.
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Supporters urge freedom for Myanmar leader
Jun 19 2005 4:57PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - With placards in Bangladesh and speeches across Europe, supporters of detained Myanmar democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated the Nobel laureate's 60th birthday on Sunday by calling for her freedom.
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U.S. airstrikes kill 20 Afghan militants
Jun 19 2005 12:34PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Fighting raged across southern Afghanistan on Sunday as the U.S. military pounded suspected Taliban positions with airstrikes that killed as many as 20 militants along a narrow mountain footpath.
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Koizumi attends Iwo Jima memorial service
Jun 19 2005 10:21AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi attended a memorial service on Iwo Jima Sunday, the first Japanese leader to visit the Pacific island since its surrender 60 years ago after one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.
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7 Cambodians charged in toddler's death
Jun 19 2005 10:07AM (CT)
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) - Seven Cambodian men were charged in court Sunday with involvement in the death of a 2-year-old Canadian boy during last week's takeover at an international school.
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South Korean soldier kills 8 comrades
Jun 19 2005 4:21AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean soldier threw a grenade at his commander and then opened fire on his fellow soldiers Sunday near the border with communist North Korea, killing eight and injuring two others, the Defense Ministry said.
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Two Laotians beheaded in Thailand
Jun 19 2005 1:40AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The beheaded bodies of a Laotian couple were found in southern Thailand over the weekend and were believed to be the latest victims of Muslim separatist violence, police said Sunday.
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