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U.S. rejects N.Korea bid for missile talks
Jun 21 2006 11:49PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea called Wednesday for direct talks with the United States over a potential missile test, but the Bush administration rejected the overture, saying threats aren't the way to seek dialogue.
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178 die in Indonesian floods, landslides
Jun 21 2006 10:13PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Villagers and rescue teams searched for survivors on an Indonesian island hit by floods and landslides Thursday as the death toll climbed to 178, officials said.
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Thailand becomes Asia's pickup capital
Jun 21 2006 5:28PM (CT)
SAMUT PRAKARN, Thailand (AP) - Every 60 seconds, a shiny new pickup truck rolls off the assembly line at Toyota's factory outside of Bangkok, a third of them bound overseas for places like Australia, Europe and the Mideast.
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Sri Lanka rebels threaten more bombings
Jun 21 2006 4:28PM (CT)
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka should expect more suicide bombings if the island returns to full-scale war, the Tamil Tiger rebels' political chief warned Wednesday.
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Military convoys attacked in Afghanistan
Jun 21 2006 2:20PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Attacks on two military convoys Wednesday in southern Afghanistan left one dead and 13 wounded _ including six Canadian soldiers _ and the U.S.-led coalition warned that "significant fighting" lies ahead.
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More pandas in China than first thought
Jun 21 2006 1:56PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Scientists using DNA samples have doubled their estimates of the wild panda population in a nature sanctuary in China, a finding they say bodes well for the survival of the endangered species.
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East Timorese PM expected to resign
Jun 21 2006 1:51PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - East Timor's prime minister will likely resign, his spokesman said Wednesday, as the president and members of the beleaguered leader's own party demanded he step down for his handling of tensions that flared into bloody street battles.
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Pakistani TV station says journalist held
Jun 21 2006 12:56PM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Authorities have held a Pakistani TV reporter for three months without charge for filming at an air base once used by the U.S.-led coalition in southern Sindh province, his employer said Wednesday.
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U.S. ambassador rejects N. Korea talks
Jun 21 2006 11:12AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.S. Ambassador John Bolton on Wednesday rejected an offer from a North Korean diplomat for direct talks with Pyongyang on a potential missile test, saying the threat of a launch wasn't the way to seek dialogue.
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Gas, debris surge from Indonesian volcano
Jun 21 2006 9:11AM (CT)
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's Mount Merapi sent avalanches of searing hot gas and debris roiling down its scorched slopes Wednesday, and a scientist warned that the peak's fragile lava dome still posed a threat to thousands of villagers.
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Man accused of killing Pakistanis arrested
Jun 21 2006 8:32AM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Police on Wednesday arrested a high-ranking member of an al-Qaida-linked extremist group suspected of orchestrating attacks that have killed more than 150 mostly Shiite Muslim Pakistanis, an official said.
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Pro-Chen lawmakers skip debate on recall
Jun 21 2006 7:32AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Lawmakers in Taiwan's ruling party boycotted a debate Wednesday on whether to hold a referendum on recalling President Chen Shui-bian because of alleged family corruption and incompetence.
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4 Canadian soldiers injured in Afghanistan
Jun 21 2006 7:24AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A roadside bomb hit a military convoy Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, injuring four Canadian soldiers, the military said. Two Afghan men were detained in connection with the blast, said coalition spokesman Maj. Quentin Innis.
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Chinese students protest Cup power cuts
Jun 21 2006 6:21AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Students at a Chinese university set fires and smashed equipment in a protest over power cuts during soccer World Cup games, media reports and a school administrator said Wednesday, in China's second case of campus unrest in recent days.
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Japan plan to move Marines doesn't go far
Jun 21 2006 5:40AM (CT)
GINOWAN, Japan (AP) - From his food stall in a street crammed with shops, Tadashi Oya can always see U.S. military helicopters buzzing overhead. Usually, they're just a nuisance.
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Small plane carrying 9 crashes in Nepal
Jun 21 2006 4:59AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A small plane carrying nine people crashed into a mountain in Nepal as it was approaching an airstrip Wednesday, officials said.
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Coalition troops kill 3 Afghan policemen
Jun 21 2006 4:56AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Coalition soldiers accidentally fired on an unmarked police car in eastern Afghanistan, killing three Afghan policemen and wounding three, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
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AP: Sri Lankan rebel leader sounds off
Jun 21 2006 1:59AM (CT)
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka (AP) - A Sri Lankan rebel leader said Wednesday his group would use all means necessary _ including suicide bombers _ if full-scale war erupts on the island nation.
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Afghan, coalition forces kill 20 militants
Jun 21 2006 1:27AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan and coalition forces clashed with Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, leaving 20 militants dead, an Afghan military official said Wednesday.
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