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North Korean PM to visit Vietnam
Jul 26 2007 10:15PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - North Korea's prime minister will pay an official visit to Vietnam in late October to boost ties between the two communist countries, state media reported Thursday.
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2nd IAEA team heads to N. Korea
Jul 26 2007 5:14PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - A second team of U.N. nuclear experts left for North Korea on Thursday to monitor the shutdown and sealing of the country's sole operating reactor.
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Thousands protest in Sri Lanka
Jul 26 2007 3:39PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Tens of thousands of Sri Lankans marched through Colombo in an anti-government protest Thursday, calling for new elections and swift action against human rights violations and alleged corruption.
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Thai protest leaders ordered jailed
Jul 26 2007 3:27PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Nine anti-government leaders were arrested Thursday after scores of people were injured at a rally held earlier this week outside a former prime minister's home.
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Thai protest leaders ordered jailed
Jul 26 2007 3:27PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Nine anti-government leaders were arrested Thursday after scores of people were injured at a rally held earlier this week outside a former prime minister's home.
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Thai protest leaders ordered jailed
Jul 26 2007 3:27PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Nine anti-government leaders were arrested Thursday after scores of people were injured at a rally held earlier this week outside a former prime minister's home.
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Thai protest leaders ordered jailed
Jul 26 2007 3:27PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Nine anti-government leaders were arrested Thursday after scores of people were injured at a rally held earlier this week outside a former prime minister's home.
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Japan ruling bloc faces voter backlash
Jul 26 2007 3:15PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party could win fewer than a third of the seats in weekend elections for the upper house elections, according to a newspaper poll published Thursday.
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Japan ruling bloc faces voter backlash
Jul 26 2007 3:15PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party could win fewer than a third of the seats in weekend elections for the upper house elections, according to a newspaper poll published Thursday.
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Japan ruling bloc faces voter backlash
Jul 26 2007 3:15PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party could win fewer than a third of the seats in weekend elections for the upper house elections, according to a newspaper poll published Thursday.
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Japan ruling bloc faces voter backlash
Jul 26 2007 3:15PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party could win fewer than a third of the seats in weekend elections for the upper house elections, according to a newspaper poll published Thursday.
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Pakistan's Red Mosque to reopen Friday
Jul 26 2007 2:54PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The Red Mosque, where a siege involving Islamic militants ended in a deadly commando raid two weeks ago, will reopen Friday with a new coat of paint _ in pale yellow.
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Pakistan's Red Mosque to reopen Friday
Jul 26 2007 2:54PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The Red Mosque, where a siege involving Islamic militants ended in a deadly commando raid two weeks ago, will reopen Friday with a new coat of paint _ in pale yellow.
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Taliban negotiate over Korean hostages
Jul 26 2007 2:16PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan clerics and tribal elders are negotiating for the release of 22 South Korean hostages, who a Taliban spokesman said Thursday have been split into small groups and are being fed bread, yogurt and rice a week after their capture.
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Taliban negotiate over Korean hostages
Jul 26 2007 2:16PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan clerics and tribal elders are negotiating for the release of 22 South Korean hostages, who a Taliban spokesman said Thursday have been split into small groups and are being fed bread, yogurt and rice a week after their capture.
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Taliban negotiate over Korean hostages
Jul 26 2007 2:16PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan clerics and tribal elders are negotiating for the release of 22 South Korean hostages, who a Taliban spokesman said Thursday have been split into small groups and are being fed bread, yogurt and rice a week after their capture.
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Taliban negotiate over Korean hostages
Jul 26 2007 2:16PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan clerics and tribal elders are negotiating for the release of 22 South Korean hostages, who a Taliban spokesman said Thursday have been split into small groups and are being fed bread, yogurt and rice a week after their capture.
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Taliban negotiate over Korean hostages
Jul 26 2007 2:16PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan clerics and tribal elders are negotiating for the release of 22 South Korean hostages, who a Taliban spokesman said Thursday have been split into small groups and are being fed bread, yogurt and rice a week after their capture.
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Rampaging elephants kill 8 in India
Jul 26 2007 12:26PM (CT)
GAUHATI, India (AP) - Two domesticated elephants went on a rampage through several villages in northeastern India, killing eight people and injuring five before being shot dead by police, officials said Thursday.
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17 Christians convicted in Indonesia
Jul 26 2007 8:43AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A dozen Christian men were convicted Thursday and sentenced to up to 14 years in jail for beating to death and beheading two Muslims to avenge the government executions of three Christians in Indonesia last year.
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17 Christians convicted in Indonesia
Jul 26 2007 8:43AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A dozen Christian men were convicted Thursday and sentenced to up to 14 years in jail for beating to death and beheading two Muslims to avenge the government executions of three Christians in Indonesia last year.
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17 Christians convicted in Indonesia
Jul 26 2007 8:43AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A dozen Christian men were convicted Thursday and sentenced to up to 14 years in jail for beating to death and beheading two Muslims to avenge the government executions of three Christians in Indonesia last year.
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China floods kill 32, Yangtze is rising
Jul 26 2007 8:39AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Flooding in China's far west has killed 32 people, state media said Thursday, while a central city of 9 million was on high alert as the mighty Yangtze River approached dangerous heights.
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China floods kill 32, Yangtze is rising
Jul 26 2007 8:39AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Flooding in China's far west has killed 32 people, state media said Thursday, while a central city of 9 million was on high alert as the mighty Yangtze River approached dangerous heights.
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Pakistan defends antiterror efforts
Jul 26 2007 8:03AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Talk in Washington of a possible U.S. military strike against al-Qaida militants in Pakistan's tribal areas is "irresponsible" and undermines support for President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's foreign minister said Thursday.
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Ex-Shanghai boss kicked out of party
Jul 26 2007 7:18AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The former party boss of Shanghai has been kicked out of the Communist Party, moving him one step closer to standing trial on corruption charges, state media reported Thursday.
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Military talks between Koreas break down
Jul 26 2007 7:14AM (CT)
PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) - North Korea walked out of military talks with South Korea, ending three days of high-level negotiations Thursday with no agreement amid a lingering dispute over their shared sea border.
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Navy delivers aid to flood victims
Jul 26 2007 6:38AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Warships delivered emergency aid to flood and landslide victims in eastern Indonesia on Thursday, as the number of people feared dead topped 80, an official said.
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60 Taliban killed in Afghan battles
Jul 26 2007 5:58AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S.-led coalition forces and Afghan troops fought two separate battles with militants in southern Afghanistan, killing more than 60 suspected Taliban insurgents, officials said Thursday.
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Japan nuke reactor restart date unclear
Jul 26 2007 5:47AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The company that runs the nuclear power plant severely damaged by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in northwestern Japan said Thursday it is still estimating damages 10 days after the temblor and does not know when it can reopen.
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Suspected US soldier remains repatriated
Jul 26 2007 4:51AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The suspected remains of three American soldiers killed during the Vietnam War have been sent back to the United States, a U.S. official said Thursday.
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Powerful quake rocks eastern Indonesia
Jul 26 2007 4:25AM (CT)
MANADO, Indonesia (AP) - A powerful earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia on Thursday, sending residents fleeing from swaying homes and hospitals, authorities and witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of damage.
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Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile
Jul 26 2007 3:41AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan said it successfully test-fired a cruise missile Thursday capable of delivering nuclear warheads deep into India.
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