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Pakistan opposition derides proposed law
Jul 10 2005 8:41PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A proposed law to "eliminate social evils" in a conservative province in Pakistan was denounced as Taliban-style extremism by an opposition party.
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Protesters, police clash in South Korea
Jul 10 2005 6:52PM (CT)
PYONGTAEK, South Korea (AP) - Thousands of people protesting at the site of the planned new headquarters for the U.S. military in South Korea clashed Sunday with police.
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Philippines church leaders support Arroyo
Jul 10 2005 4:42PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippines' Roman Catholic bishops, who have played a major role in toppling two presidents, gave lukewarm support Sunday to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as she faced calls to resign over an election scandal.
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Ten Afghan soldiers beheaded by Taliban
Jul 10 2005 3:37PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Suspected Taliban gunmen ambushed a border patrol in the desert near the frontier with Pakistan, killing and beheading 10 Afghan soldiers, a provincial governor said Sunday. Violence elsewhere left 15 rebels and soldiers dead.
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Rice to see Thailand tsunami devastation
Jul 10 2005 1:58PM (CT)
PHUKET, Thailand (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in Thailand on Sunday to review efforts to rebuild coastal areas devastated by last year's Indian Ocean tsunami.
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Korea breakthrough reached over dinner
Jul 10 2005 12:29PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - From the start, North Korean officials made clear to their U.S. dinner companion what was on their mind: assurances the U.S. had no plans to attack and that it recognized North Korea's sovereignty.
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Indonesia ferry search hampered by weather
Jul 10 2005 12:01PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Heavy rains and 13-foot waves hampered rescuers searching Sunday for survivors from a ferry sinking that authorities said may have left up to 200 drowned off eastern Indonesia.
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Skateboarder clears Great Wall of China
Jul 10 2005 10:16AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Daredevil skateboarder Danny Way rolled down a massive ramp at nearly 50 mph and jumped across the Great Wall of China on Saturday, becoming the first person to clear the wall without motorized aid, an event sponsor said.
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Pakistan: Bin Laden could be anywhere
Jul 10 2005 9:32AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan said it has no information on the whereabouts of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden and his top deputy, but said they could be hiding in neighboring Afghanistan, a report said.
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Thai divers seek access to WWII submarine
Jul 10 2005 5:40AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Divers in Thailand have sought U.S. approval to explore the purported wreck of an American World War II submarine, but a U.S. official said Saturday that the vessel is a war grave that must remain undisturbed.
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Death toll in Chinese flooding hits 65
Jul 10 2005 3:28AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Torrential rains in China's southwest have killed 65 people over the past two weeks and forced more than 428,000 to flee their homes in flood-prone areas, the government said Sunday.
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U.S. commando said killed in Afghanistan
Jul 10 2005 1:12AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A purported Taliban spokesman said Saturday that the group has beheaded a missing American commando, but he offered no proof and the U.S. military said it was still searching for the Navy SEAL. The commando is the last of a four-member elite commando team missing since June 28 in Kunar, near the Pakistani border. One of the men was rescued and the other two were found dead.
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