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Earthquake rattles China, killing 11
Jul 21 2006 11:37PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A magnitude-5.1 earthquake hit southwestern China on Saturday, killing at least 11 people, a government news agency said.
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Death toll from Indonesia tsunami hits 659
Jul 21 2006 10:19PM (CT)
PANGANDARAN, Indonesia (AP) - The death toll from the Indonesian tsunami earlier this week rose to 659 after emergency workers reached a previously inaccessible area along Java island's southern coast, the government said Saturday.
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200 tribal militants surrender in Pakistan
Jul 21 2006 9:19PM (CT)
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - About 200 militant supporters of a renegade tribal chieftain blamed for attacking security forces and the country's main gas pipelines surrendered to authorities in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, an official said.
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3 arrested in Bombay train bombings
Jul 21 2006 3:42PM (CT)
BOMBAY, India (AP) - Police investigating the Bombay train bombings arrested three men with links to terror networks across South Asia, the first formal arrests in the attacks that killed 207, authorities said Friday.
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NATO plans to expand Afghanistan mission
Jul 21 2006 2:56PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO's top commander said Friday the alliance likely will expand its Afghan mission by year's end to include the entire country, including the lawless east where militants killed a coalition soldier in the latest fighting.
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China's death toll from storm hits 482
Jul 21 2006 2:01PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's death toll from tropical storm Bilis more than doubled to 482 after a hard-hit inland province reported a sharp rise in fatalities, state media said Friday.
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Dutch commandos kill 18 in Afghanistan
Jul 21 2006 11:02AM (CT)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch commandos killed 18 enemy fighters who set up positions in rugged hills overlooking a Dutch camp in southern Afghanistan, the country's military chief said Friday. There were no Dutch casualties during a 10-day mission.
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N. Korea: Hundreds feared dead after rain
Jul 21 2006 3:37AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's official news agency reported Friday that "hundreds" were dead or missing as a result of recent heavy rains.
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