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China pours money into drug, food safety
Aug 8 2007 11:38PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's food and drug regulator said Wednesday it would meet regularly with its U.S. counterpart to crack down on counterfeit pharmaceuticals and boost product safety.
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Tropical storm kills 11 in Philippines
Aug 8 2007 10:54PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Tropical Storm Pabuk churned across the Philippines Wednesday, triggering deadly landslides before it moved into southern Taiwan, where it cut power and forced schools and business to close.
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Tropical storm kills 11 in Philippines
Aug 8 2007 10:54PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Tropical Storm Pabuk churned across the Philippines Wednesday, triggering deadly landslides before it moved into southern Taiwan, where it cut power and forced schools and business to close.
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Tropical storm kills 11 in Philippines
Aug 8 2007 10:54PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Tropical Storm Pabuk churned across the Philippines Wednesday, triggering deadly landslides before it moved into southern Taiwan, where it cut power and forced schools and business to close.
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Moderate quake hits Taiwan
Aug 8 2007 10:15PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A moderate earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Thursday, officials said. No damage or injuries were immediately reported.
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Pakistan may declare state of emergency
Aug 8 2007 10:01PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The government of embattled Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Thursday it may impose a state of emergency because of "external and internal threats" and deteriorating law and order in the volatile northwest near the Afghan border.
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Nagasaki marks 62nd A-bomb anniversary
Aug 8 2007 9:01PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Nagasaki marked the 62nd anniversary of the world's second atomic bomb attack Thursday with a somber ceremony and calls for the elimination of nuclear weapons worldwide.
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Nagasaki marks 62nd A-bomb anniversary
Aug 8 2007 9:01PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Nagasaki marked the 62nd anniversary of the world's second atomic bomb attack Thursday with a somber ceremony and calls for the elimination of nuclear weapons worldwide.
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Habitat loss threatens pygmy elephants
Aug 8 2007 7:07PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Satellite tracking of pygmy elephants has found that the endangered animals _ unique to Borneo island _ are under threat due to logging and commercial plantations encroaching on their habitat, conservationists said Thursday.
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Beijing's yearlong Olympic party begins
Aug 8 2007 5:27PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - As fireworks exploded over Tiananmen Square on Wednesday night, a troupe of 200 youthful singers on a glittering stage below belted out the theme song to mark the one-year countdown for the Beijing Olympics: "We Are Ready."
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Beijing's yearlong Olympic party begins
Aug 8 2007 5:27PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - As fireworks exploded over Tiananmen Square on Wednesday night, a troupe of 200 youthful singers on a glittering stage below belted out the theme song to mark the one-year countdown for the Beijing Olympics: "We Are Ready."
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Beijing's yearlong Olympic party begins
Aug 8 2007 5:27PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - As fireworks exploded over Tiananmen Square on Wednesday night, a troupe of 200 youthful singers on a glittering stage below belted out the theme song to mark the one-year countdown for the Beijing Olympics: "We Are Ready."
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Beijing's yearlong Olympic party begins
Aug 8 2007 5:27PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - As fireworks exploded over Tiananmen Square on Wednesday night, a troupe of 200 youthful singers on a glittering stage below belted out the theme song to mark the one-year countdown for the Beijing Olympics: "We Are Ready."
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Beijing's yearlong Olympic party begins
Aug 8 2007 5:27PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - As fireworks exploded over Tiananmen Square on Wednesday night, a troupe of 200 youthful singers on a glittering stage below belted out the theme song to mark the one-year countdown for the Beijing Olympics: "We Are Ready."
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Beijing's yearlong Olympic party begins
Aug 8 2007 5:27PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - As fireworks exploded over Tiananmen Square on Wednesday night, a troupe of 200 youthful singers on a glittering stage below belted out the theme song to mark the one-year countdown for the Beijing Olympics: "We Are Ready."
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China official jailed for life for graft
Aug 8 2007 3:53PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese provincial official accused of accepting more than $5.3 million in bribes before fleeing to Singapore was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for corruption, state media reported.
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Sri Lanka jets destroy Tamil Tiger camp
Aug 8 2007 3:44PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan fighter jets destroyed a separatist rebel camp in the north on Wednesday, while six combatants were killed in two ground clashes between government troops and the insurgents, officials said.
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Powerful earthquake hits Indonesia
Aug 8 2007 2:22PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A powerful earthquake under the Java Sea rattled Indonesia's capital early Thursday, violently shaking tall buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets.
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Pakistan leader snubs Afghan meeting
Aug 8 2007 1:24PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf pulled out of a meeting of more than 600 Pakistani and Afghan tribal leaders on Wednesday, an apparent snub to a U.S.-backed strategy to stem rising border violence that has destabilized both countries.
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Pakistan leader snubs Afghan meeting
Aug 8 2007 1:24PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf pulled out of a meeting of more than 600 Pakistani and Afghan tribal leaders on Wednesday, an apparent snub to a U.S.-backed strategy to stem rising border violence that has destabilized both countries.
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Pakistan leader snubs Afghan meeting
Aug 8 2007 1:24PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf pulled out of a meeting of more than 600 Pakistani and Afghan tribal leaders on Wednesday, an apparent snub to a U.S.-backed strategy to stem rising border violence that has destabilized both countries.
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No breakthrough likely in Koreas summit
Aug 8 2007 12:46PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il will likely put on his best show for South Korea's visiting president, with thousands of enthusiastic supporters called out to line the streets of the capital to herald the second-ever summit between the two Koreas.
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Hong Kong pro-Beijing politician dies
Aug 8 2007 10:56AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Ma Lik, the head of Hong Kong's leading pro-Beijing political party who questioned whether China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 should be called a massacre, died Wednesday, an official said. He was 55.
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Two Koreas to hold summit
Aug 8 2007 8:53AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The leaders of North and South Korea, capitalizing on progress in shutting down the North's nuclear program, plan to meet later this month for the second-ever summit between the longtime foes, officials said Wednesday.
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Two Koreas to hold summit
Aug 8 2007 8:53AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The leaders of North and South Korea, capitalizing on progress in shutting down the North's nuclear program, plan to meet later this month for the second-ever summit between the longtime foes, officials said Wednesday.
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Millions vote for Jakarta governor
Aug 8 2007 6:25AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Millions of people in the Indonesian capital voted for governor for the first time Wednesday, the latest in a wave of local elections hailed as key to strengthening democracy in the world's most populous Muslim nation.
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Gusmao sworn in as East Timor PM
Aug 8 2007 5:28AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - East Timor's new prime minister vowed Wednesday to improve security and bridge divisions in his troubled nation, even as supporters of the former ruling party burned buildings to protest their exclusion from the government.
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Gusmao sworn in as East Timor PM
Aug 8 2007 5:28AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - East Timor's new prime minister vowed Wednesday to improve security and bridge divisions in his troubled nation, even as supporters of the former ruling party burned buildings to protest their exclusion from the government.
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Gusmao sworn in as East Timor PM
Aug 8 2007 5:28AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - East Timor's new prime minister vowed Wednesday to improve security and bridge divisions in his troubled nation, even as supporters of the former ruling party burned buildings to protest their exclusion from the government.
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4 militants killed by Afghan police
Aug 8 2007 4:29AM (CT)
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban militants clashed with police in the same district where 23 South Koreans were abducted by Afghan insurgents, police said Wednesday. Four militants were killed and six wounded.
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Al-Qaida-linked men killed in Pakistan
Aug 8 2007 3:48AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Low-level al-Qaida members were among 12 militant fighters killed by a military attack on two compounds near the Afghan border, officials said Wednesday.
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UN: Global warming to hit poor hardest
Aug 8 2007 2:32AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Global warming will likely hit food production in developing nations the hardest, increasing the risks of drought and famine in the countries that already struggle to feed their populations, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday.
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Indian doctor sues for Australian visa
Aug 8 2007 2:25AM (CT)
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - An Indian doctor whose Australian visa was revoked after he was charged with a terrorism offense that was later dropped for lack of evidence sought to appeal the decision Wednesday.
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Fourth-generation pig cloned in Japan
Aug 8 2007 12:04AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese geneticist said Wednesday his research team created the world's first fourth-generation cloned pig, an achievement that could help scientists in medical and other research.
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