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Kim Jong Il wants nuclear-free Korea
Jul 13 2005 10:04PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il told a visiting Chinese diplomat Wednesday that his country seeks a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported.
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Misread signal causes Pakistan crash
Jul 13 2005 7:37PM (CT)
GHOTKI, Pakistan (AP) - The driver of a passenger train misinterpreted a signal as he pulled into a Pakistan station shortly before dawn Wednesday, slamming into another train in a chain-reaction crash that killed at least 128 people, authorities said.
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Japan city adopts controversial textbooks
Jul 13 2005 4:23PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese city's school board on Wednesday approved textbooks that some other Asian nations say glorify Japan's militaristic past, a decision that drew an angry response from South Korea.
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Afghan base holds tribute for commandos
Jul 13 2005 3:36PM (CT)
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of U.S. troops gathered Wednesday at the main American military base in Afghanistan for an emotional tribute to 11 Navy SEAL commandos killed in recent fighting, honoring them as "the very best of the best."
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Indians compete for Taj Mahal ownership
Jul 13 2005 2:24PM (CT)
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - An Islamic trust claimed ownership Wednesday of the Taj Mahal and demanded a slice of tourist revenue from the 17th-century monument to love, but the government-run group charged with its upkeep vowed to challenge that claim in court.
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Thousands demand Philippine leader quit
Jul 13 2005 1:19PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - With coup rumors swirling, as many as 40,000 people staged a "people power" protest Wednesday to demand the resignation of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
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Pakistan train wreck survivor tells story
Jul 13 2005 12:44PM (CT)
GHOTKI, Pakistan (AP) - The brakes screeched, shattering the night's relative quiet on the Karachi Express. I heard a bang and was hurled from my sleeper berth, my head hitting the train car's opposite side.
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Pakistan: We helped foil U.K. terror plot
Jul 13 2005 12:37PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's interior minister said Wednesday that a terror attack was thwarted in Britain before the May general elections in that country _ and arrests were made in several countries _ because of help from Pakistan's government.
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17 rebels, cleric killed in Afghanistan
Jul 13 2005 7:33AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Fighting between rebels and Afghan and American forces left 17 insurgents dead, while suspected Taliban gunmen killed a senior pro-government Muslim cleric Wednesday, officials said.
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World's oldest panda in captivity dies
Jul 13 2005 3:14AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The world's oldest panda held in captivity has died at a south China zoo at the age of 36, or the equivalent of 108 human years, according to the Chinese government.
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Rice praises energy aid to N. Korea
Jul 13 2005 12:00AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday praised a South Korean energy aid proposal that enticed North Korea to end its 13-month boycott of nuclear disarmament talks and expressed hope for an end to the international standoff.
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