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Vietnam's top 3 leaders officially resign
Jun 23 2006 11:45PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam's president, prime minister and chief of parliament all submitted their resignations Saturday, bowing out in a long-awaited internal shuffle to make way for a new generation of leaders.
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Philippine president leaves hospital
Jun 23 2006 10:23PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo left the hospital Saturday after a day's rest following her recovery from an intestinal ailment that forced her to reschedule her planned trip to Europe, officials said.
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U.S., Japan expand missile-defense plan
Jun 23 2006 9:59PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The United States and Japan agreed Friday to strengthen cooperation on missile defense amid concerns of a possible long-range rocket launch by North Korea.
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U.S. calls to keep up pressure on N. Korea
Jun 23 2006 5:30PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.S. Ambassador John Bolton expressed concern Friday at North Korea's silence over a possible missile launch and called for sustained international pressure on Pyongyang, especially from China, to stop it.
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Military says ABC report based on old info
Jun 23 2006 4:13PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S. military on Friday declined to discuss specifics of a media report that it knew the locations of senior al-Qaida leaders' hideouts in Pakistan, but said the story was based on old information.
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China delays NYT researcher's case a month
Jun 23 2006 2:06PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The verdict on a Chinese New York Times researcher charged with leaking state secrets has been delayed, adding another month to a case that has dragged on for nearly two years, his lawyer said Friday.
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Taliban kills Afghans it accused of spying
Jun 23 2006 1:56PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A purported spokesman for the Taliban said Friday that the militant group had beheaded four Afghans it accused of spying for U.S.-led forces.
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Spill exposes China's environmental woes
Jun 23 2006 1:46PM (CT)
ZHONG'ERSHI VILLAGE, China (AP) - The murky green Dasha River has been dirty for decades, polluted by coal mines and steel mills that make it fit only for watering livestock and crops downstream.
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Little known about N. Korea's intentions
Jun 23 2006 1:34PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The global jitters over suspected North Korean preparation to test a ballistic missile have underscored how little the world knows about Pyongyang's intentions, its missile capabilities or even what kind of rocket fuel it uses.
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Sri Lankan rebels ready to die for cause
Jun 23 2006 1:24PM (CT)
AT A TAMIL TIGER REBEL BASE, Sri Lanka (AP) - Past the paved road lined by minefields, down a sandy track hemmed in by coconut palms and thatch huts, the gate appears, a metal boom bookended by bunkers made of logs and sandbags.
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Crowds in East Timor back their president
Jun 23 2006 8:18AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - Crowds of flag-waving protesters filled the streets of East Timor's capital to back the country's president Friday in an increasingly heated struggle with the prime minister.
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Missile threat strengthens U.S.-Japan ties
Jun 23 2006 7:45AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Many Japanese in the aftermath of the Cold War seriously questioned their country's security alliance with the United States. A decade later, those voices are a lot softer, and one nation deserves much of the credit: North Korea.
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East Timor president says he won't resign
Jun 23 2006 7:31AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - East Timor's president backed off a threat to resign Friday, telling thousands of flag-waving supporters he would not abandon them as the country searched for a solution to weeks of political turmoil and bloody street battles.
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US, Japan sign joint missile defense deal
Jun 23 2006 5:39AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan and the United States signed an agreement Friday to expand their cooperation on a joint ballistic missile defense shield, moving to protect themselves amid signs North Korea could test a ballistic missile.
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Japan Supreme Court rejects war shrine
Jun 23 2006 5:19AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the prime minister's visits to a widely criticized war shrine, an issue that has damaged Tokyo's relations with its neighbors.
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Indonesia crews search for flood victims
Jun 23 2006 5:03AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Villagers and rescue teams Thursday searched for survivors on an Indonesian island hit by floods and landslides, as the number of killed climbed to 190, officials said.
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Verdict delayed in Times researcher case
Jun 23 2006 4:12AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The verdict in the case of a Chinese researcher for The New York Times charged with fraud and leaking state secrets has been delayed and the court has not given a reason, his lawyer said Friday.
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Russia summons N. Korean envoy in Moscow
Jun 23 2006 4:10AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - China said publicly Thursday it was deeply concerned over a possible long-range missile launch by North Korea, while Russia summoned Pyongyang's ambassador in Moscow to express its alarm.
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5 suspected al-Qaida captured in Pakistan
Jun 23 2006 1:36AM (CT)
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani security agents stopped a bus for a routine check near the Afghan border and captured four Turks and one Afghan on suspicion of having links with al-Qaida, two intelligence officials said Friday.
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