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Report: 18 children attacked in China
Jul 20 2007 11:49PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A mentally ill man wielding a wrench wounded 18 children and a teacher in a kindergarten in southern China before fleeing on a motorcycle and trying to stab himself to death, state media reported Saturday.
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N. Korea wants reactors for nukes
Jul 20 2007 11:37PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - North Korea's nuclear envoy demanded Saturday that his country be given power-generating reactors as a reward for eventually dismantling its own atomic programs.
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Storm kills more than 70 in Pakistan
Jul 20 2007 11:29PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Lightning and heavy rain caused landslides that destroyed homes in two villages in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing more than 70 people, officials said.
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South Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan
Jul 20 2007 10:42PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban militants threatened Friday to kill a group of abducted South Korean Christians, including 15 women, within 24 hours unless the Asian nation withdraws its 200 troops from Afghanistan. South Korea said Saturday it plans to withdraw its forces by the end of this year as scheduled.
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South Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan
Jul 20 2007 10:42PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban militants threatened Friday to kill a group of abducted South Korean Christians, including 15 women, within 24 hours unless the Asian nation withdraws its 200 troops from Afghanistan. South Korea said Saturday it plans to withdraw its forces by the end of this year as scheduled.
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South Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan
Jul 20 2007 10:42PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban militants threatened Friday to kill a group of abducted South Korean Christians, including 15 women, within 24 hours unless the Asian nation withdraws its 200 troops from Afghanistan. South Korea said Saturday it plans to withdraw its forces by the end of this year as scheduled.
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S. Korea to pull troops from Afghanistan
Jul 20 2007 9:45PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea said Saturday it plans to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year as scheduled. The announcement came shortly after Taliban militants threatened to kill a group of kidnapped South Korean Christians unless Seoul pulled its soldiers out.
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Lawyer says Chinese dissident tortured
Jul 20 2007 7:46PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese dissident on trial for subversion and running an illegal business confessed under torture, his lawyer said.
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China closes firms over tainted products
Jul 20 2007 3:20PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Ahead of high-level visits by U.S. and European officials, China moved to sharpen its product safety image Friday, shutting down a chemical plant linked to dozens of deaths in Panama from tainted medicine and closing two companies tied to pet deaths in North America.
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China closes firms over tainted products
Jul 20 2007 3:20PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Ahead of high-level visits by U.S. and European officials, China moved to sharpen its product safety image Friday, shutting down a chemical plant linked to dozens of deaths in Panama from tainted medicine and closing two companies tied to pet deaths in North America.
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15 killed in fighting in Sri Lanka
Jul 20 2007 3:13PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Separatist Tamil rebels attacked a military post in northern Sri Lanka with mortars and gunfire early Friday, sparking an hourlong battle that killed at least 12 combatants. Later, soldiers killed three rebels in the country's east.
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Nepal reviews 'living goddess' decision
Jul 20 2007 2:38PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepalese authorities are reviewing their decision to revoke a 10-year-old girl's "living goddess" title after she broke tradition by traveling overseas, an official said Friday, following a rapturous welcome on her return.
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Nepal reviews 'living goddess' decision
Jul 20 2007 2:38PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepalese authorities are reviewing their decision to revoke a 10-year-old girl's "living goddess" title after she broke tradition by traveling overseas, an official said Friday, following a rapturous welcome on her return.
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Court restores Pakistan chief justice
Jul 20 2007 2:28PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's highest court dealt President Pervez Musharraf the biggest political blow of his eight years in power, blocking the U.S.-allied general Friday from removing the country's chief justice.
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Court restores Pakistan chief justice
Jul 20 2007 2:28PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's highest court dealt President Pervez Musharraf the biggest political blow of his eight years in power, blocking the U.S.-allied general Friday from removing the country's chief justice.
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Court restores Pakistan chief justice
Jul 20 2007 2:28PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's highest court dealt President Pervez Musharraf the biggest political blow of his eight years in power, blocking the U.S.-allied general Friday from removing the country's chief justice.
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Court restores Pakistan chief justice
Jul 20 2007 2:28PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's highest court dealt President Pervez Musharraf the biggest political blow of his eight years in power, blocking the U.S.-allied general Friday from removing the country's chief justice.
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Court restores Pakistan chief justice
Jul 20 2007 2:28PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's highest court dealt President Pervez Musharraf the biggest political blow of his eight years in power, blocking the U.S.-allied general Friday from removing the country's chief justice.
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Analysis: Is North Korea changing?
Jul 20 2007 11:21AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - North Korea has relied on its trademark brinksmanship strategy in international negotiations on its nuclear program, often lacing its speeches with threats, accusations and unreasonable demands.
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Japan's nuclear plans affected by quake
Jul 20 2007 11:12AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's nuclear power industry is among the world's most ambitious. Spurred by fears of global warming, planners envision a rapid expansion of plants, capacity and cutting-edge technologies.
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Japan's nuclear plans affected by quake
Jul 20 2007 11:12AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's nuclear power industry is among the world's most ambitious. Spurred by fears of global warming, planners envision a rapid expansion of plants, capacity and cutting-edge technologies.
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Japan's nuclear plans affected by quake
Jul 20 2007 11:12AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's nuclear power industry is among the world's most ambitious. Spurred by fears of global warming, planners envision a rapid expansion of plants, capacity and cutting-edge technologies.
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Japan's nuclear plans affected by quake
Jul 20 2007 11:12AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's nuclear power industry is among the world's most ambitious. Spurred by fears of global warming, planners envision a rapid expansion of plants, capacity and cutting-edge technologies.
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Pacific nations urged to protect turtles
Jul 20 2007 10:16AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Scientists and conservationists called on Pacific countries Friday to step up efforts to protect leatherback turtles that are on the brink of extinction.
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Japan FM apologizes for Alzheimer's joke
Jul 20 2007 8:28AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's outspoken foreign minister apologized Friday for joking that "even people with Alzheimer's disease" would know the difference in price between Japanese and Chinese rice.
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Official criticizes Japan nuke plant
Jul 20 2007 5:27AM (CT)
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (AP) - Failure to follow procedure was to blame for the latest leak from a nuclear power plant damaged in this week's earthquake in northwestern Japan, a top government official said Friday.
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Philippine rebels free Italian priest
Jul 20 2007 12:17AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - An Italian priest held hostage for over a month in the southern Philippines said Friday he lost 15 pounds on a meager diet during his ordeal but was not threatened by the Muslim militants who kidnapped him.
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Philippine rebels free Italian priest
Jul 20 2007 12:17AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - An Italian priest held hostage for over a month in the southern Philippines said Friday he lost 15 pounds on a meager diet during his ordeal but was not threatened by the Muslim militants who kidnapped him.
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