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South Korean scientist denies embezzling
Jul 25 2006 5:39PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk denied embezzling research funds and testified Tuesday that part of the money went toward failed attempts to clone mammoths, extinct relatives of today's elephants.
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Reports: Son kills Malaysian princess
Jul 25 2006 4:25PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian princess was stabbed to death by her son as she tried to stop him from attacking her husband, news reports said Tuesday. The son later died of an apparent drug overdose.
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Typhoon weakens after landfall in China
Jul 25 2006 3:25PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Typhoon Kaemi weakened into a severe tropical storm Tuesday after slamming into southern China and Taiwan with strong winds and torrential rains, days after a previous storm killed more than 600 people in the region.
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U.S. soldier killed in Afghan fighting
Jul 25 2006 2:24PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A bomb exploded near a taxi on a busy Kabul road Tuesday, killing two Afghans, and a U.S. soldier and seven militants died in fighting in the east _ the latest wave of violence threatening Western attempts to rebuild Afghanistan.
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Young Myanmar rebel Johnny Htoo surrenders
Jul 25 2006 1:54PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - One of two young twin brothers who led a small band of ethnic rebels calling themselves "God's Army" has surrendered to Myanmar's military government, state radio and television reported Tuesday night.
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Pakistanis: Cleric's killer Bangladeshi
Jul 25 2006 10:29AM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Police on Tuesday said the suicide bomber who killed a prominent Shiite Muslim cleric last week was Bangladeshi and arrested three Pakistani Sunni militants accused of planning the attack.
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Indonesian fishermen return to the sea
Jul 25 2006 9:06AM (CT)
PANGANDARAN, Indonesia (AP) - Fishermen along Indonesia's tsunami-battered coast returned to sea Tuesday for the first time since the massive waves crashed to shore just over a week ago, killing 600 people and leaving 70 others missing.
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Appeal launched for Afghan food aid
Jul 25 2006 3:40AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Afghan government, together with the United Nations, appealed Tuesday for $76 million to head off an "imminent food crisis" due to drought.
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South Korean president defends minister
Jul 25 2006 3:39AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun on Tuesday defended Seoul's point man on North Korea in a rift with the United States over how to deal with the North's missile launches.
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Thai election commissioners sentenced
Jul 25 2006 3:35AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's three election commissioners, seen as close allies of embattled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, were convicted Tuesday of allowing unqualified candidates to run in parliamentary elections and sentenced to four years in prison.
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