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Mugabe arrives in China for weeklong visit
Jul 23 2005 10:56PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe arrived Saturday in Beijing for a visit expected to include a plea for oil and food to aid his state's failing economy.
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General: Hard-hit Taliban recruiting kids
Jul 23 2005 9:20PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Fierce fighting in recent months has devastated the ranks of the Taliban, prompting the rebels to recruit children and force some families to provide one son to fight with them, a U.S. commander said Saturday.
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Arroyo's speech may be key to survival
Jul 23 2005 6:18PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's State of the Nation address on Monday is about more than economic reform, job creation and the war on terrorism _ it is about her very political survival.
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Chinese farmers in dispute with factory
Jul 23 2005 1:46PM (CT)
SHENGZHOU, China (AP) - Farmers had long feared the runoff from the pharmaceutical factory. It turned irrigation water to a greasy, red sludge and stunted vegetable crops. They blamed it for a local rise in cancer and birth defects.
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Officials attempt to end N.Korean impasse
Jul 23 2005 12:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - North Korea is returning to nuclear weapons talks in China on Tuesday to tell its neighbors and the United States how far it's willing to go toward meeting their calls for disarmament _ and at what price.
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Strong quake hits near Tokyo; 27 injured
Jul 23 2005 10:00AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook the Tokyo area Saturday, injuring at least 27 people, rattling buildings across the sprawling capital and temporarily suspending flights and train services.
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Suspected Taliban rebels kill judge
Jul 23 2005 7:13AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Suspected Taliban militants fatally shot a district judge in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, a day after alleged rebels killed a local administrator in the area, officials said.
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