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Typhoon Haitang barrels into China coast
Jul 19 2005 10:49PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Typhoon Haitang churned into southeastern China Tuesday, bringing torrential rain and high winds to coastal areas where more than 1 million people had fled their homes.
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Pakistan holding seven in London probe
Jul 19 2005 9:59PM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan police said Tuesday they were holding seven Islamic militants with possible links to the London suicide bombers, as the investigation focused on the eastern city of Lahore. In a nationwide sweep, authorities also detained another 82 people suspected of ties to militants.
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Sea piracy plummets worldwide
Jul 19 2005 8:57PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The number of pirate attacks worldwide hit a six-year low in the first half of 2005, but Iraq and Somalia emerged as increasingly perilous hotspots for commercial ships, a maritime watchdog said Wednesday.
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Thailand imposes emergency rule in south
Jul 19 2005 7:05PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday imposed emergency rule in three provinces in the Muslim-dominated south, letting authorities detain suspects without charge and censor the media as the military battles an 18-month insurgency.
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Philippine leader: Panel to examine vote
Jul 19 2005 6:38PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announced the creation of a truth commission Tuesday to look into vote-rigging allegations against her, but insisted again she would not resign.
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Afghan police thwart rocket attack on dam
Jul 19 2005 3:23PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Police said Tuesday they had thwarted a rocket attack against a major hydropower dam near Kabul, the latest threat to stability in Afghanistan ahead of parliamentary elections.
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Suu Kyi absent from Myanmar ceremonies
Jul 19 2005 1:10PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar on Tuesday marked the 58th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San, but his daughter, pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under house arrest, didn't attend the ceremonies.
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N. Korea to resume nuke disarmament talks
Jul 19 2005 11:58AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea said Tuesday that North Korea will resume nuclear disarmament talks on July 26 after a 13-month boycott, with diplomats from five nations stepping up pressure on Pyongyang to scrap its nuclear weapons program.
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At least 40 injured after Nepal protest
Jul 19 2005 7:03AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Police broke up a demonstration Tuesday in Nepal's capital by hundreds of students protesting the king's seizure of absolute power, injuring at least 36, witnesses said. Four policemen were also hurt.
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Afghanistan welcomes arrests of Taliban
Jul 19 2005 4:58AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan on Tuesday welcomed the purported capture of five senior Taliban leaders in neighboring Pakistan but said a claim that one of them was a deputy to Taliban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar was not true.
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Suicide bomber kills self in Afghanistan
Jul 19 2005 2:54AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A bomber blew himself up near a district chief's house in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing only himself, officials said. No other casualties were reported.
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Pakistani religious schools face scrutiny
Jul 19 2005 2:13AM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's religious schools face intensified scrutiny after the London suicide bombings, with Western leaders claiming that madrassas are breeding grounds for violent extremists. Defiant, educators insist their schools are unfairly targeted in a campaign against Islam.
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