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Twin pandas each have twin cubs in China
Aug 8 2006 6:32PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Twin giant pandas each gave birth to twin cubs this week as the number of pandas born in captivity this year in China rose to six, state media reported Tuesday.
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Chinese official executed as Taiwan spy
Aug 8 2006 5:37PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - An official from China's social security fund has been executed on charges of spying for rival Taiwan, a spokesman for the agency said Tuesday, and government employees have been required to watch a video about the case.
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Pakistan, Iran boost terror cooperation
Aug 8 2006 4:27PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan and Iran have agreed to increase cooperation to fight terrorism, drug and human trafficking and to ensure the early release of each other's prisoners, a senior government official said Tuesday.
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Volcano belches more ash in Philippines
Aug 8 2006 1:46PM (CT)
MATANAG, Philippines (AP) - A volcano in the Philippines showed more signs of erupting Tuesday, belching ash three times overnight as officials evacuated tens of thousands of villagers.
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NATO mistakenly kills Afghan policeman
Aug 8 2006 1:07PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A NATO patrol shot and killed a policeman Tuesday as troops left their base in an insurgency-wracked district in southern Afghanistan, NATO said. The policeman, armed and wearing civilian clothes, turned toward the patrol and was gunned down, mistaken for an insurgent, NATO said in a statement.
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Sri Lankan rebels end water blockade
Aug 8 2006 9:58AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Tamil rebels released water from a disputed reservoir Tuesday in Sri Lanka, ending a 19-day blockade that sparked some of the worst fighting between government troops and guerrillas in four years. In the capital, meanwhile, a car bomb killed two people, including a 3-year-old girl, police said.
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Kim Jong Il's absence raises speculation
Aug 8 2006 9:09AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il hasn't appeared in public since his country test-fired missiles that drew international condemnation, leading to speculation of a possible sense of crisis inside the reclusive nation.
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Myanmar activists commemorate uprising
Aug 8 2006 6:22AM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Pro-democracy activists quietly commemorated the 18th anniversary Tuesday of uprisings in Myanmar that cost thousands of lives and propelled opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi into prominence.
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Nepal premier tries to rescue peace deal
Aug 8 2006 5:45AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's prime minister held meetings Tuesday with political leaders in an effort to save the country's peace process a day after Maoist rebels said negotiations to end a decade-old insurgency were on the verge of collapse.
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U.S. forces push further into Afghanistan
Aug 8 2006 3:11AM (CT)
NARAY, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of U.S. soldiers have established their northernmost base in Afghanistan, pushing further up the border with Pakistan to block militants crossing jagged mountains, train fledgling local forces and build support among wary tribesmen.
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Monsoon rains lead to 69 deaths in India
Aug 8 2006 2:15AM (CT)
BOMBAY, India (AP) - Flooding caused by monsoon rains has killed 69 people in western India in the past three days, and caused tens of thousands to flee their homes, an official said Tuesday.
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