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Half-million Chinese flee flood zone
Jul 11 2007 11:47PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Nearly half a million people have been evacuated from a flood zone along central China's swollen Huai River, state media reported Thursday.
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Half-million Chinese flee flood zone
Jul 11 2007 11:47PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Nearly half a million people have been evacuated from a flood zone along central China's swollen Huai River, state media reported Thursday.
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Afghan president calls militants cowards
Jul 11 2007 11:46PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Calling militant attacks "cowardly work," President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday deplored a suicide bombing that killed 12 children and accused the fighters of running from battle by donning women's clothing.
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Afghan president calls militants cowards
Jul 11 2007 11:46PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Calling militant attacks "cowardly work," President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday deplored a suicide bombing that killed 12 children and accused the fighters of running from battle by donning women's clothing.
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SKorea sends oil aid to NKorea
Jul 11 2007 10:36PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea sent a shipload of oil to North Korea on Thursday, a move expected to trigger the communist nation to shut down its only working nuclear reactor in a landmark first step toward dismantling its atomic bomb program.
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SKorea sends oil aid to NKorea
Jul 11 2007 10:36PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea sent a shipload of oil to North Korea on Thursday, a move expected to trigger the communist nation to shut down its only working nuclear reactor in a landmark first step toward dismantling its atomic bomb program.
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Philippine army recovers beheaded bodies
Jul 11 2007 10:33PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Muslim insurgents ambushed a Philippine marine convoy searching for a kidnapped Italian priest and killed at least 14 troops, beheading at least 10 of them, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
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Philippine army recovers beheaded bodies
Jul 11 2007 10:33PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Muslim insurgents ambushed a Philippine marine convoy searching for a kidnapped Italian priest and killed at least 14 troops, beheading at least 10 of them, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
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Philippine army recovers beheaded bodies
Jul 11 2007 10:33PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Muslim insurgents ambushed a Philippine marine convoy searching for a kidnapped Italian priest and killed at least 14 troops, beheading at least 10 of them, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
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At least 106 dead at Pakistan mosque
Jul 11 2007 10:32PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf's government said Wednesday that militants accounted for most of the 106 people killed in eight days of fighting around the Red Mosque, calling it a signal that Islamic extremism won't be tolerated in Pakistan.
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At least 106 dead at Pakistan mosque
Jul 11 2007 10:32PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf's government said Wednesday that militants accounted for most of the 106 people killed in eight days of fighting around the Red Mosque, calling it a signal that Islamic extremism won't be tolerated in Pakistan.
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At least 106 dead at Pakistan mosque
Jul 11 2007 10:32PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf's government said Wednesday that militants accounted for most of the 106 people killed in eight days of fighting around the Red Mosque, calling it a signal that Islamic extremism won't be tolerated in Pakistan.
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At least 106 dead at Pakistan mosque
Jul 11 2007 10:32PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf's government said Wednesday that militants accounted for most of the 106 people killed in eight days of fighting around the Red Mosque, calling it a signal that Islamic extremism won't be tolerated in Pakistan.
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At least 106 dead at Pakistan mosque
Jul 11 2007 10:32PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf's government said Wednesday that militants accounted for most of the 106 people killed in eight days of fighting around the Red Mosque, calling it a signal that Islamic extremism won't be tolerated in Pakistan.
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Ship carrying 60 people missing
Jul 11 2007 9:37PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Rescuers scoured Indonesian waters after a ship carrying 60 people capsized in stormy weather, killing at least two children and leaving dozens missing, a port official said Thursday.
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Philippine vessel sinks, 18 missing
Jul 11 2007 8:57PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine ferry sank early Thursday southeast of Manila, leaving four passengers dead and 18 missing, the coast guard said.
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China puts 26 on trial in slavery case
Jul 11 2007 8:07PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Another 26 people accused of using slave labor at brick kilns went on trial Wednesday in the latest case stemming from a scandal that has captivated China, state media reported.
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NKorea silences its karaoke bars
Jul 11 2007 7:47PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea will close its karaoke bars in an attempt to stem foreign influences on the isolated communist country, a South Korean civic group said Wednesday.
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China muzzles nonprofit newsletter
Jul 11 2007 7:13PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Communist authorities have shut down a newsletter that monitored non-government groups working to improve China's record on environmental and labor issues, the publication's British founder said Wednesday.
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Mosque crisis may boost Musharraf's hand
Jul 11 2007 4:34PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf's decision to have the army storm the Red Mosque may strengthen the U.S.-allied leader's hand among Pakistanis dismayed at how Islamic militants used the holy site as a fortress.
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Mosque crisis may boost Musharraf's hand
Jul 11 2007 4:34PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf's decision to have the army storm the Red Mosque may strengthen the U.S.-allied leader's hand among Pakistanis dismayed at how Islamic militants used the holy site as a fortress.
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Mosque crisis may boost Musharraf's hand
Jul 11 2007 4:34PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf's decision to have the army storm the Red Mosque may strengthen the U.S.-allied leader's hand among Pakistanis dismayed at how Islamic militants used the holy site as a fortress.
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Mosque crisis may boost Musharraf's hand
Jul 11 2007 4:34PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf's decision to have the army storm the Red Mosque may strengthen the U.S.-allied leader's hand among Pakistanis dismayed at how Islamic militants used the holy site as a fortress.
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China bans toxic syrup in toothpaste
Jul 11 2007 1:44PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China banned diethylene glycol _ a thickening agent in antifreeze _ from use in toothpaste Wednesday, one of its most significant concessions yet as it struggles to regain international confidence in the country's beleaguered exports.
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Watchdog: SARS doctor can't leave China
Jul 11 2007 6:28AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese military surgeon who broke government secrecy to reveal the true scale of Beijing's SARS outbreak in 2003 has been banned from leaving China to accept a human rights award, a rights watchdog said Wednesday.
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Army: Tiger base in east Sri Lanka falls
Jul 11 2007 5:22AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Government forces captured the last Tamil rebel base in Sri Lanka's volatile east on Wednesday, the army chief said, dealing a major blow to the two-decade fight for an independent homeland.
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Clash in eastern India kills 49
Jul 11 2007 5:22AM (CT)
NEW DELHI, India (AP) - An hours-long battle between police and Maoist rebels armed with machine guns and mortars ended with the deaths of 25 rebels and 24 police, authorities said Wednesday.
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Mumbai remembers '06 train blast victims
Jul 11 2007 4:06AM (CT)
MUMBAI, India (AP) - Thousands of Mumbai residents lit candles, offered flowers and bowed their heads in remembrance of the 188 people killed a year ago Wednesday when bombs ripped apart seven commuter trains in this city.
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Japan has highest rate of elderly
Jul 11 2007 4:02AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - More than 20 percent of Japan's population are aged 65 or over, the highest rate among 37 nations with populations of more than 30 million, according to a government report, highlighting concerns about Japan's rapidly aging population.
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Philippine army recovers beheaded bodies
Jul 11 2007 1:14AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine troops recovered the bodies of 14 marines, some of them beheaded, after clashing with Muslim insurgents while searching for a kidnapped Italian priest, a marine spokesman said Wednesday.
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