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Korea leaders to hold second-ever summit
Aug 7 2007 11:04PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North and South Korea announced Wednesday that their leaders will hold their second-ever summit this month, reprising the historic 2000 meeting that launched unprecedented reconciliation between the two longtime foes.
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IOC: China pollution may prompt delays
Aug 7 2007 10:37PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, acknowledged Wednesday that Beijing's air pollution could force the postponement of outdoor events during next year's Olympics.
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Gusmao sworn in as East Timor PM
Aug 7 2007 10:25PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - Independence hero Xanana Gusmao was sworn in as East Timor's new prime minister on Wednesday, a day after his appointment triggered violence by opposition loyalists in which at least six people were injured.
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Gusmao sworn in as East Timor PM
Aug 7 2007 10:25PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - Independence hero Xanana Gusmao was sworn in as East Timor's new prime minister on Wednesday, a day after his appointment triggered violence by opposition loyalists in which at least six people were injured.
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Gusmao sworn in as East Timor PM
Aug 7 2007 10:25PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - Independence hero Xanana Gusmao was sworn in as East Timor's new prime minister on Wednesday, a day after his appointment triggered violence by opposition loyalists in which at least six people were injured.
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Coral reefs dying faster than expected
Aug 7 2007 8:31PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Coral reefs in much of the Pacific Ocean are dying faster than previously thought, according to a study released Wednesday, with the decline driven by climate change, disease and coastal development.
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2 Tajik ex-Gitmo detainees go on trial
Aug 7 2007 8:18PM (CT)
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) - Two former Tajik detainees of the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo went on trial in their home country Tuesday on charges of mercenary activity in neighboring Afghanistan, the presiding judge said.
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Overview of historic Koreas summit
Aug 7 2007 8:03PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North and South Korea said Wednesday they will hold the second-ever summit between leaders of the countries this month. The first summit was held from June 13-15, 2000. The following are the main points agreed in a declaration signed by then-South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il:
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Mumbai train bomb suspects charged
Aug 7 2007 7:21PM (CT)
MUMBAI, India (AP) - An Indian court formally charged 13 men with murder for their alleged involvement in train bombings last year that killed 187 people in India's financial capital of Mumbai.
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Opposition to lead Japan's upper house
Aug 7 2007 7:12PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - An opposition lawmaker was voted president of Japan's upper house of parliament Tuesday, while media reported fresh scandals for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's beleaguered government.
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South Asia flood victims hit by disease
Aug 7 2007 5:54PM (CT)
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - Aid workers scrambled to get food, water and medicine to the millions marooned in flood-hit South Asia, where children were likely to be the hardest hit by outbreaks of diarrhea and other waterborne diseases in northern India and Bangladesh, officials said Tuesday.
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South Asia flood victims hit by disease
Aug 7 2007 5:54PM (CT)
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - Aid workers scrambled to get food, water and medicine to the millions marooned in flood-hit South Asia, where children were likely to be the hardest hit by outbreaks of diarrhea and other waterborne diseases in northern India and Bangladesh, officials said Tuesday.
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Thai Buddhist vigilante squads suspected
Aug 7 2007 3:19PM (CT)
KOLOMUDO VILLAGE, Thailand (AP) - The black-uniformed raiders roared into this Thai Muslim village, firing assault rifles and hurling grenades from a pickup truck at a group of teenagers relaxing near the mosque. When the attack was over, five of the youths lay dead.
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Taliban launch frontal attack on base
Aug 7 2007 1:43PM (CT)
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) - A group of 75 Taliban militants tried to overrun a U.S.-led coalition base in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a rare frontal attack that left more than 20 militants dead, the coalition said in a statement.
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Taliban launch frontal attack on base
Aug 7 2007 1:43PM (CT)
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) - A group of 75 Taliban militants tried to overrun a U.S.-led coalition base in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a rare frontal attack that left more than 20 militants dead, the coalition said in a statement.
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Taliban launch frontal attack on base
Aug 7 2007 1:43PM (CT)
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) - A group of 75 Taliban militants tried to overrun a U.S.-led coalition base in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a rare frontal attack that left more than 20 militants dead, the coalition said in a statement.
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Musharraf rejects US strikes in Pakistan
Aug 7 2007 1:05PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Tuesday that talk of U.S. military strikes against al-Qaida in Pakistan only hurts the fight against terrorism, and his troops bombarded militant hideouts in their strongest response yet to a month of anti-government attacks. Ten suspected militants were killed.
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Gore: Polluters manipulate climate info
Aug 7 2007 1:00PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Former Vice President Al Gore said Tuesday that some of the world's largest energy companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., are funding research aimed at disputing the scientific consensus on global warming as part of a campaign to mislead the public.
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N. Korea aid for disarmament talks begin
Aug 7 2007 9:03AM (CT)
PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) - North Korea joined the U.S. and four regional powers Tuesday at the heavily armed border dividing the Korean Peninsula to hash out details of the aid that Pyongyang will receive for its nuclear disarmament.
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N. Korea aid for disarmament talks begin
Aug 7 2007 9:03AM (CT)
PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) - North Korea joined the U.S. and four regional powers Tuesday at the heavily armed border dividing the Korean Peninsula to hash out details of the aid that Pyongyang will receive for its nuclear disarmament.
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20 Taliban killed in attack on base
Aug 7 2007 8:57AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A group of 75 Taliban militants tried to overrun a U.S.-led coalition base in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a rare frontal attack that left more than 20 militants dead, the coalition said.
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General punished for shooting Tibetans
Aug 7 2007 8:03AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The top Chinese general in Tibet is being forced into early retirement over the shooting of Tibetans trying to escape across the border to Nepal, a rights group reported Tuesday.
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Trials start in China pension scandal
Aug 7 2007 6:52AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Trials have begun in a wide-ranging pension fund scandal in China's business hub of Shanghai that brought down the city's top official, a magazine reported.
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China orders better pork management
Aug 7 2007 3:46AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China issued an urgent notice Tuesday ordering stronger controls over unscrupulous pork selling practices amid soaring prices for the country's staple meat.
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27 face trial in China karaoke bar blast
Aug 7 2007 3:27AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - More than two dozen people will stand trial on accusations that they purchased and stored explosives in a karaoke parlor leveled last month in a blast, killing birthday revelers and students celebrating the end of exams, state media said Tuesday.
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Storm kills 17 in Vietnam, 12 missing
Aug 7 2007 1:02AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A storm that lashed Vietnam has killed at least 17 people, while twelve others were reported missing, disaster officials said Tuesday.
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