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Defiant N. Korea fires series of missiles
Jul 4 2006 11:51PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A defiant North Korea test-fired a long-range missile Wednesday that may be capable of reaching America, but it failed seconds after launch. The North also tested five smaller missiles in an exercise the White House called "provocative" but not an immediate threat.
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Bomb kills 1, injures 3 in Kabul
Jul 4 2006 11:46PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A bomb exploded Wednesday near a bus carrying government workers in Kabul, killing one bystander and injuring at least three others, police said.
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U.N. Security Council to hold meeting
Jul 4 2006 10:53PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency session Wednesday morning to discuss the North Korea missile tests at the request of the Japanese government, officials said.
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Cocaine may be new status symbol in India
Jul 4 2006 9:40PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - What may have begun with a couple of snorts has fast become a media-driven blizzard over whether, along with German cars and French handbags, another Western import is sweeping India _ cocaine.
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Japan demands South Korea halt survey
Jul 4 2006 9:38PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan demanded Wednesday that South Korea immediately halt an operation to chart waters claimed by both countries, and sent a coast guard patrol boat chasing after the South Korean ship conducting the survey.
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Mexico's leftist party demands a recount
Jul 4 2006 6:25PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - The party of leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador demanded a ballot-by-ballot recount Tuesday in Mexico's closest-ever presidential race, claiming the vote was manipulated and renewing fears of violent protests if the fiery politician doesn't get his way.
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Chinese, exiled Tibetan officials disagree
Jul 4 2006 3:44PM (CT)
LHASA, Tibet (AP) - Talks between the Chinese government and envoys of the Dalai Lama have made "no substantial progress," and the exiled Tibetan leader threatens China's unity and security, Tibet's Beijing-appointed leader charged Tuesday.
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5 Afghan workers for U.S. base killed
Jul 4 2006 1:03PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A bomb hidden in a cart exploded Tuesday in a crowded intersection of downtown Kabul, injuring 10 people, and five Afghan laborers were ambushed and fatally shot on their way to a U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan.
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Soldiers now U.S. citizens in Afghanistan
Jul 4 2006 12:20PM (CT)
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - They were soldiers from 21 different countries. But at the end of a short ceremony Tuesday at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, they pledged allegiance to only one: the United States.
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S. Korean saved after jumping onto tracks
Jul 4 2006 11:34AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A visually impaired man who had jumped onto subway tracks in an apparent suicide attempt was rescued just seconds before a train passed, officials said Tuesday.
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South Korean heads for talks in D.C.
Jul 4 2006 10:04AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's national security adviser left Tuesday for Washington for talks on North Korea, a day after Pyongyang vowed an "annihilating" nuclear strike if its atomic facilities were attacked by the United States.
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Cocaine may be new status symbol in India
Jul 4 2006 9:43AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - What may have begun with a couple of snorts has fast become a media-driven blizzard over whether, along with German cars and French handbags, another Western import is sweeping India _ cocaine.
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In Sri Lanka, families struggle to escape
Jul 4 2006 8:33AM (CT)
MANKENI, Sri Lanka (AP) - They slipped out of the village and into the jungle after dark, whole families abandoning prized fishing boats and what little else they had to escape forced military training at the hands of the Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Japan: Life for Peruvian who killed girl
Jul 4 2006 8:24AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A court Tuesday sentenced a Peruvian man to life in prison for sexually assaulting and murdering a 7-year-old girl last year and dumping her body in a cardboard box, a court official said.
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Bali bombing suspect claims brainwashing
Jul 4 2006 7:48AM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - An Islamic militant on trial for the 2005 Bali bombings on Tuesday admitted to meeting the alleged mastermind of the attacks and withholding information from police _ but said he did so only after being brainwashed.
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Japanese ship foils pirates off Indonesia
Jul 4 2006 6:23AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Japanese cargo ship on Tuesday foiled a pirate attack in the Strait of Malacca off Indonesia's coast, days after pirates raided two U.N.-chartered vessels in the same area, a maritime watchdog said.
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Indonesia pulls out of Fed Cup
Jul 4 2006 5:58AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia pulled out of a planned Fed Cup tennis match in Israel to protest that country's actions in the Gaza Strip, a foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
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Medium-sized earthquake shakes China
Jul 4 2006 5:47AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A medium-sized earthquake shook a populous region of northern China on Tuesday, but no deaths or injuries were immediately reported, state television said.
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Bomb explodes in Kabul, wounding 4
Jul 4 2006 3:32AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A bomb exploded in front of a cinema near the presidential palace in central Kabul on Tuesday, wounding at least four people, police said.
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Road between adversaries fuels hope, fear
Jul 4 2006 2:46AM (CT)
NATHU LA PASS, India (AP) - It is not much to look at right now, but the narrow muddy road cutting through the Himalayas at 14,000 feet is an important symbol of renewed Indo-Chinese ties, and both countries' emergence as Asian economic giants.
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In Sri Lanka, families struggle to escape
Jul 4 2006 2:42AM (CT)
MANKENI, Sri Lanka (AP) - They slipped out of the village and into the jungle after dark, whole families abandoning prized fishing boats and what little else they had to escape forced military training at the hands of the Tamil Tiger rebels.
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N. Korea vows nuke response to U.S. attack
Jul 4 2006 12:07AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea vowed on Monday to respond with an "annihilating" nuclear strike if its atomic facilities are attacked pre-emptively by the United States.
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