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Rice warns North Korea on missile test
Jun 19 2006 11:29PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned North Korea on Monday it will face consequences if it test-fires a missile thought to be powerful enough to reach the West Coast of the United States.
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Sri Lanka wants rebels back in peace talks
Jun 19 2006 10:32PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - The Sri Lankan government urged separatist rebels Monday to resume stalled peace talks before the country descends into all-out civil war.
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Japan PM announces Iraq withdrawal plan
Jun 19 2006 10:09PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced his plan Tuesday to withdraw troops from Iraq at a ruling party meeting, an official said, moving to end Japan's largest military mission since World War II.
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Rice warns North Korea on missile test
Jun 19 2006 9:36PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned North Korea on Monday it will face consequences if it test-fires a missile thought to be powerful enough to reach the West Coast of the United States.
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Rice warns North Korea on missile test
Jun 19 2006 9:30PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned North Korea on Monday it will face consequences if it test-fires a missile thought to be powerful enough to reach the West Coast of the United States.
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Scientist: China to walk on moon by 2024
Jun 19 2006 9:12PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - China plans to place an astronaut on the moon's surface by 2024, a top Chinese scientist was quoted as saying in a Hong Kong newspaper.
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Landslide in southwest China kills 11
Jun 19 2006 8:14PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A landslide swept through a village in southwest China while residents slept, killing 11 people, injuring six and forcing the evacuation of more than 2,500 people, the government said Tuesday.
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Hundreds in Koreas reunite despite tension
Jun 19 2006 4:56PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Hundreds of South Koreans crossed the heavily armed North Korean border Monday to reunite with relatives they haven't seen since in over 50 years.
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Myanmar dissident marks b-day under guard
Jun 19 2006 3:22PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 61st birthday Monday, alone and under house arrest, while her supporters around the world called for Myanmar's military government to free her.
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Chinese students riot over diploma changes
Jun 19 2006 2:04PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - College students in central China smashed offices and set fires in a riot sparked by administrative changes that made their diplomas less prestigious, students and school administrators said Monday.
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Nepalese rebel emerges from the jungle
Jun 19 2006 1:57PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Moving through his jungle hideouts, the hunted leader of Nepal's Maoist rebels was known only by his fearsome reputation and one old grainy picture.
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2 Taliban ambushes leave 30 civilians dead
Jun 19 2006 1:41PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Two Taliban ambushes of civilian convoys left 30 people dead, while coalition and Afghan forces killed at least 11 militants in an ongoing U.S.-led offensive across southern Afghanistan, officials said Monday.
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Suu Kyi spends birthday under house arrest
Jun 19 2006 9:16AM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A lone man who staged a protest in downtown Yangon was detained by police Monday as pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 61st birthday, alone and under house arrest by Myanmar's military government.
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Pakistani with ties to Afghan gov't killed
Jun 19 2006 7:01AM (CT)
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - Militants shot dead a senior Pakistani tribesman with close ties to the U.S.-backed Afghan government Monday, an official said.
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Taliban attacks kill 30 in Afghanistan
Jun 19 2006 6:26AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban fighters ambushed two convoys carrying members of the same family in southern Afghanistan, killing 30 people, relatives and officials said Monday.
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Father demands Guantanamo suicide probe
Jun 19 2006 1:04AM (CT)
SAN'A, Yemen (AP) - The father of a Yemeni detainee found hanged in his Guantanamo cell said Sunday he will only receive his son's body for burial once an international investigation is launched into the death.
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