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Sri Lanka fighting kills 17 aid workers
Aug 7 2006 9:55PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Seventeen Tamil civilians doing post-tsunami relief work for an international aid group were found slain in northeastern Sri Lanka after fierce battles between rebels and the government over water supplies, relief agency officials said Monday.
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Perfume factory blast kills 7 in China
Aug 7 2006 8:50PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - An explosion Monday at a Chinese perfume factory killed at least seven people and left three hospitalized, state media said.
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China's death toll from storm hits 80
Aug 7 2006 4:31PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's death toll from Tropical Storm Prapiroon rose to 80 on Monday, with another nine people missing, state media said.
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Floods, heavy rain kill 144 in Pakistan
Aug 7 2006 4:23PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Flooding and heavy rains in northwestern Pakistan in recent days have left 144 people dead and 97 others injured, a relief official said Monday.
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Tens of thousands flee Filipino volcano
Aug 7 2006 4:21PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A volcano in the Philippines sent six explosions of ash about a half mile into the air Monday, prompting authorities to warn that an eruption appeared imminent and to evacuate tens of thousands of people.
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Afghan parliament OKs Karzai's Cabinet
Aug 7 2006 2:23PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's parliament approved President Hamid Karzai's choices for the vacant portfolios in his Cabinet on Monday in another step toward democracy, as his U.S.-backed government struggled with a resurgent Taliban and floods in the south.
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China kills dogs in anti-rabies effort
Aug 7 2006 11:58AM (CT)
DONGLING, China (AP) - Xu Keju's two dogs were her friends and co-workers, keeping her company and guarding her goat and chickens before an anti-rabies squad arrived with orders to kill every dog.
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China kills dogs in anti-rabies effort
Aug 7 2006 11:36AM (CT)
DONGLING, China (AP) - Xu Keju's two dogs were her friends and co-workers, keeping her company and guarding her goat and chickens before an anti-rabies squad arrived with orders to kill every dog.
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Shell explodes, killing 3 Pakistani boys
Aug 7 2006 8:59AM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A discarded ordnance shell exploded in a tribal village in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing three young brothers who were playing with the explosive, an official said.
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Report: North Korean floods killed 549
Aug 7 2006 5:44AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Floods last month in North Korea killed at least 549 people and left 295 others still missing, a pro-North Korean newspaper in Japan said Monday.
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N.Korea claims capture of U.S. submersible
Aug 7 2006 5:02AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea claimed it has captured an unmanned U.S. submersible and put it on display in Pyongyang, a pro-North Korean newspaper in Japan said Monday. The U.S. dismissed the report.
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