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164 hurt in Chlorine leak at China plant
Jul 9 2006 11:40PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Fumes from a leak of liquid chlorine at a chemical plant in China's northwest left 164 people hospitalized, mostly children and elderly who lived nearby, a government news agency and plant employees said Monday.
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Nobel laureate sworn in as East Timor PM
Jul 9 2006 9:40PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta was sworn in as prime minister of East Timor Monday in a move aimed at ending months of political uncertainty and street violence.
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15 Taliban killed in southern Afghan raids
Jul 9 2006 9:03PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of Canadian and Afghan soldiers raided Taliban strongholds throughout southern orchards Sunday, sparking fighting that killed at least 15 militants and one Canadian.
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U.K. troops heading to south Afghanistan
Jul 9 2006 8:55PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Hundreds of additional British troops will be sent to southern Afghanistan after an urgent request from commanders for reinforcements in volatile Helmand province, defense officials said Sunday.
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Ex-Aceh rebels decry autonomy proposal
Jul 9 2006 8:32PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A proposal that would give Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province greater autonomy and control of most of its oil and natural gas revenues has met opposition from rebels who fought for decades to win independence.
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U.S. pushes for united front on N. Korea
Jul 9 2006 12:37PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A top U.S. envoy pushed for a united international front against North Korea's recent missile tests Sunday, but divisions widened over a U.S.-backed Japanese proposal for sanctions against Pyongyang.
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Kabul uneasy after series of bombings
Jul 9 2006 11:55AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - When the call to prayer rings out, Muslim faithful converge on the blue-tiled Qaraman-e-Karbala Mosque in the Afghan capital. At the gates, they are politely stopped and those with bags are searched.
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Security heavy in S.Korea ahead of talks
Jul 9 2006 3:58AM (CT)
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) - Protesters and security personnel crowded an airport near South Korea's capital Sunday ahead of the arrival of a U.S. delegation for weeklong talks on a proposed free trade agreement.
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Nobel laureate named East Timor PM
Jul 9 2006 3:19AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta was named East Timor's new prime minister Saturday, shouldering the challenge of returning the young nation to stability after months of violence and political turmoil.
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