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North, South Korea open high-level talks
Jun 21 2005 10:46PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea urged North Korea to commit to pledges made by leader Kim Jong Il to bridge their divided peninsula as the sides opened high-level reconciliation talks Wednesday.
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Afghanistan urges Pakistan on militants
Jun 21 2005 8:59PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan urged neighboring Pakistan on Tuesday to crack down on militants hiding in its territory, a day after it was revealed that Afghan intelligence agents scuttled a plot by three Pakistanis to assassinate former U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad.
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Korean conscript's rampage raises concern
Jun 21 2005 8:20PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A deadly rampage by an army conscript guarding the last Cold War fronter is heightening concerns about discipline in the South Korean military and its ability to defend the country against the communist North.
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Technocrat Tsang takes over Hong Kong
Jun 21 2005 3:03PM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - China tried having a patriotic tycoon run the nation's richest city. But on Tuesday, the Communist leadership gave Hong Kong's top job to a completely different type: a veteran civil servant and devout Roman Catholic who wears colorful bow ties and proudly holds the honor of British knighthood.
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Whaling Commission upholds killing ban
Jun 21 2005 12:41PM (CT)
ULSAN, South Korea (AP) - Countries opposed to the resumption of commercial whaling claimed victory Tuesday after the international body that regulates whale hunts upheld a moratorium they call essential to protecting the mammals.
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Taiwan sends frigates to disputed islands
Jun 21 2005 9:58AM (CT)
SUAO, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan sent two warships Tuesday to protect fishermen who have repeatedly been chased by Japanese patrol boats away from rich fishing grounds near disputed islands in the East China Sea, a decision likely to raise diplomatic tensions.
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Influential Cardinal Jaime Sin, 76, dies
Jun 21 2005 8:30AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Cardinal Jaime Sin, an outspoken advocate of democracy who played a key role in the "people power" revolts that ousted two Philippine presidents, died Tuesday. He was 76.
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Afghans halt alleged assassination plot
Jun 21 2005 7:49AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan intelligence agents scuttled a plot to assassinate outspoken U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, swooping down on a station wagon carrying three Pakistanis armed with Kalashnikovs and rocket-propelled grenades, officials said Monday.
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Japanese man, 95, breaks running record
Jun 21 2005 6:43AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A 95-year-old Japanese man who took up track only three decades ago has run the 100 meters in 22.04-seconds, a record for his age bracket, according to media reports.
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U.S.-Pakistan naval exercises begin
Jun 21 2005 4:28AM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - U.S. and Pakistani submarines and destroyers met in the Arabian Sea Tuesday for a week of military exercises, a spokesman for the Pakistan Navy said.
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Indonesian men seek love to renew villages
Jun 21 2005 2:10AM (CT)
COT LAMKUWEUH VILLAGE, Indonesia (AP) - Suwardi Johan lost his wife of 12 years along with their young son and daughter when the earth rumbled and the sea heaved up and chased them, ripping the family from his arms.
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