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Deadline extended for 23 Korean hostages
Jul 22 2007 11:51PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A purported Taliban spokesman said Sunday that the hard-line militia had extended by 24 hours the deadline for the Afghan government to trade captured militants for 23 South Korean hostages.
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Deadline extended for 23 Korean hostages
Jul 22 2007 11:51PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A purported Taliban spokesman said Sunday that the hard-line militia had extended by 24 hours the deadline for the Afghan government to trade captured militants for 23 South Korean hostages.
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Japan OKs IAEA at quake-hit nuke plant
Jul 22 2007 11:06PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan will allow investigators from the U.N. nuclear watchdog to inspect a nuclear power station damaged last week by a powerful earthquake in order to address international safety concerns, an official said Monday.
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Japan OKs IAEA at quake-hit nuke plant
Jul 22 2007 11:06PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan will allow investigators from the U.N. nuclear watchdog to inspect a nuclear power station damaged last week by a powerful earthquake in order to address international safety concerns, an official said Monday.
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30 killed in Indonesian floods
Jul 22 2007 11:00PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Flash floods and landslides in central Indonesia have killed at least 30 people, a senior health official said Monday, predicting the toll would rise as rescuers reach remote areas in the disaster zone.
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Police slay top Indian bandit
Jul 22 2007 3:09PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Indian police killed one of the country's most notorious bandits Sunday _ a man who ruled the ravines and forests of central India through a mixture of fear and love for three decades, with many hailing him as a modern-day Robin Hood.
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Taiwan eyes editing China from textbooks
Jul 22 2007 2:30PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan plans to revise school textbooks to drop references that recognize Chinese historical figures, places and artifacts as "national," an official said Sunday.
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Troops, militants clash in Pakistan
Jul 22 2007 11:10AM (CT)
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) - Islamic militants detonated bombs close to military convoys and attacked government positions in Pakistan's restive northwestern tribal region, sparking gunfights that left 19 insurgents dead, government officials said Sunday.
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Troops, militants clash in Pakistan
Jul 22 2007 11:10AM (CT)
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) - Islamic militants detonated bombs close to military convoys and attacked government positions in Pakistan's restive northwestern tribal region, sparking gunfights that left 19 insurgents dead, government officials said Sunday.
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Troops, militants clash in Pakistan
Jul 22 2007 11:10AM (CT)
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) - Islamic militants detonated bombs close to military convoys and attacked government positions in Pakistan's restive northwestern tribal region, sparking gunfights that left 19 insurgents dead, government officials said Sunday.
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China quake displaces more than 8,000
Jul 22 2007 10:10AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities relocated 8,250 people after a strong earthquake damaged and destroyed thousands of mud brick houses in the far western Xinjiang region, state media said Sunday.
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Report: Record storms kills 152 in China
Jul 22 2007 3:19AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Record rainfall this week triggered floods, landslides and mud flows that killed 152 people in China and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands, state media reported Sunday.
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