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Indonesia, Aceh rebels to sign peace pact
Jul 17 2005 9:37PM (CT)
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - The Indonesian government and Aceh rebels agreed Sunday to sign a formal peace agreement next month, vowing to end a 29-year conflict that has killed 15,000 people in the tsunami-ravaged province.
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Gen. MacArthur statue spawns Korea protest
Jul 17 2005 3:22PM (CT)
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) - Protesters hurled rocks, bottles and eggs during a clash Sunday over the legacy of U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who landed behind North Korean lines a half-century ago and led U.N. forces in an attack that turned the tide of the Korean War.
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Philippine president loses 11th official
Jul 17 2005 2:03PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Another Filipino cabinet member quit Sunday, the 11th to leave his post amid a six-week crisis over allegations that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo rigged last year's elections.
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Indonesia, Aceh rebels agree to peace deal
Jul 17 2005 10:49AM (CT)
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - The Indonesian government and Aceh rebels agreed Sunday to sign a peace agreement next month, vowing to end a 29-year conflict that has killed 15,000 people in the tsunami-ravaged province.
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18 killed in clashes near Afghan border
Jul 17 2005 6:50AM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani soldiers fought militants in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, the military said Sunday. Eighteen people, including one soldier, died in the clash.
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Beheadings raise tensions in Thailand
Jul 17 2005 2:13AM (CT)
TALOH KAPO, Thailand (AP) - Customers no longer come to Kaboh Sulong's teashop _ not since two gunmen walked in at noon, coldly shot a Buddhist cloth vendor, cut off his head and left it in a sack outside.
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Indian forces kill 17 Islamic rebels
Jul 17 2005 2:12AM (CT)
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Security forces in India's portion of Kashmir killed at least 17 suspected Islamic militants on Saturday, including 13 rebels who had entered the region from Pakistan, the Indian army said.
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