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U.S., Japan push for vote on N.Korea tests
Jul 14 2006 11:34PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States and Japan insisted that the Security Council vote Saturday on a proposed resolution condemning North Korea's missile tests, and a last-minute proposal brought the divided council closer to an agreement.
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16 killed in rebel clash with Sri Lanka
Jul 14 2006 2:39PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan government troops clashed with Tamil Tiger rebels Friday in the worst fighting since a cease-fire halted the civil war in 2002, leaving as many as 16 dead, officials said. The military said 13 soldiers were missing.
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India: Pakistan must rein in terrorists
Jul 14 2006 1:21PM (CT)
BOMBAY, India (AP) - The bombers who targeted Bombay's rail system had support from inside Pakistan, India's prime minister said Friday, warning that the nuclear-armed rivals' peace process could be derailed unless Islamabad reins in terrorists.
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Suicide blast kills 3 people in Pakistan
Jul 14 2006 11:48AM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the home of a prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Friday, killing the cleric and a bodyguard and triggering a riot in this southern Pakistani city.
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Japan insists on quick N. Korea resolution
Jul 14 2006 10:44AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Japan insisted Friday on a U.N. Security Council resolution threatening sanctions against North Korea for its recent missile tests as diplomats scrambled to unify competing proposals.
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Heat wave in Japan leaves 3 people dead
Jul 14 2006 10:41AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A heat wave sent temperatures soaring to 95 degrees in much of Japan on Friday, killing three people and forcing hundreds to seek treatment at hospitals, officials and news reports said.
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9 suspected Taliban killed in Afghanistan
Jul 14 2006 10:39AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces killed nine militants after suspected Taliban fighters attacked two army checkpoints in the latest fighting to rock southern Afghanistan, an Afghan official said Friday.
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Mayon volcano erupts in the Philippines
Jul 14 2006 9:32AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Mayon volcano erupted Friday, a day after ejecting ash amid swarms of earthquakes, the Philippines' chief volcanologist said.
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India bombings shatter train friendships
Jul 14 2006 9:15AM (CT)
BOMBAY, India (AP) - Every weekday, Ashok Shah met up with his diamond-merchant friends as they headed to work on Bombay's clattering rail network: same train stations, same cars, same times. They talked business _ prices, shipments, carats and quality _ and chatted about family.
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India bombings shatter train friendships
Jul 14 2006 4:56AM (CT)
BOMBAY, India (AP) - Every weekday, Ashok Shah met up with his diamond-merchant friends as they headed to work on Bombay's clattering rail network: same train stations, same cars, same times. They talked business _ prices, shipments, carats and quality _ and chatted about family.
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