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Report: Kim Jong Il living with secretary
Jul 22 2006 10:45PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been living with his former secretary, who is virtually acting as the communist nation's "first lady," South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Sunday.
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China's death toll from Bilis reaches 530
Jul 22 2006 7:05PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's death toll from Tropical Storm Bilis rose to 530 on Saturday, more than a week after the storm hit, as officials in southern Guangdong province and the Guangxi region reported an additional 48 deaths, state media said.
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Suicide bombers kill 8 in Afghanistan
Jul 22 2006 6:42PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suicide bombers killed eight people, including two U.S.-led coalition soldiers, in Kandahar Saturday, officials said. A purported Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the blasts and warned of more as NATO prepares to take control of the volatile southern region.
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Ex-Taliban envoy to Pakistan releases book
Jul 22 2006 3:49PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - After almost four years in Guantanamo Bay, the Taliban's ex-envoy to Pakistan says he has a "dangerous" story to tell about mistreatment, terror and confinement in the U.S. detention facility that has been criticized around the world.
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Quake hits southwestern China, kills 19
Jul 22 2006 11:17AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A magnitude-5.1 earthquake hit a mountainous area in southwestern China on Saturday, killing at least 19 people and injuring 60 as it toppled homes and set off landslides.
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Top militant commander arrested in Kashmir
Jul 22 2006 10:22AM (CT)
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - A top Kashmiri militant commander blamed for dozens of attacks and tourist killings has been arrested in the Indian portion of the contested Himalayan state, dealing a major setback for the separatist rebels, police said Saturday.
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Death toll from Indonesia tsunami hits 659
Jul 22 2006 6:17AM (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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