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Indian state bans Coke, Pepsi products
Aug 9 2006 11:55PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A southern Indian state on Wednesday banned the sale and production of Coke, Pepsi, Sprite and other soft drinks made by the Indian subsidiaries of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc., an official said.
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China evacuates 433,000 before storm
Aug 9 2006 10:29PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - More than 433,000 people have been evacuated from parts of China's southeastern coast that are due to be hit by Typhoon Saomai, a government news agency reported Thursday.
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Man arrested in Japan in Korea case
Aug 9 2006 9:29PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A man who allegedly exported machinery to North Korea that can be used to make biological weapons was arrested Thursday amid a Japanese crackdown on trade with its communist neighbor over concerns about its nuclear program.
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Afghanistan flooding kills at least 35
Aug 9 2006 4:20PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Local authorities pleaded Wednesday for emergency relief for thousands of villagers made homeless by heavy rain and flooding that has ravaged provinces in eastern Afghanistan and left at least 35 people dead.
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Islamic militant hanged in Pakistan
Aug 9 2006 3:57PM (CT)
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) - An Islamic militant convicted of killing a Shiite Muslim politician nearly a decade ago was hanged Wednesday after the country's president rejected his mercy plea, a prison official said.
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Rebels, Sri Lanka both claim reservoir
Aug 9 2006 3:14PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Government forces and Tamil separatists fought for a key reservoir Wednesday, and both sides claimed credit for ending a blockade of water supplies that triggered some of the worst fighting in four years.
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U.S. forces repel raid on Afghan base
Aug 9 2006 1:41PM (CT)
NARAY, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. soldiers and warplanes drove off an insurgent attack on a new American base early Wednesday, reportedly killing 19 militants in an area where rebels are trying to resist a push by coalition troops into remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan.
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Wal-Mart seeks labor meeting in China
Aug 9 2006 1:33PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has asked to meet with China's state-sanctioned labor group after employees formed unions at five stores in a campaign to unionize all of its 60 Chinese outlets, the labor group and a state news agency said Wednesday.
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Karzai hints he won't run for 2nd term
Aug 9 2006 1:22PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's first democratically elected president, Hamid Karzai, strongly hinted in an interview that he will not run for another term in office.
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Humane Society offers aid for China dogs
Aug 9 2006 12:07PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The Humane Society of the United States said Wednesday that it will give China $100,000 to vaccinate dogs against rabies if it promises to immediately stop their mass slaughter in areas where humans have died from the disease.
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Nagasaki marks 61 years since bombing
Aug 9 2006 10:58AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The mayor of Nagasaki, the second of the only two cities attacked with an atomic bomb, marked the 61st anniversary of the bombing Wednesday by criticizing the world's nuclear powers for their stalled efforts to disarm.
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Philippine volcano quiet, causing worry
Aug 9 2006 8:50AM (CT)
LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) - A volcano in the Philippines spewed ash Wednesday after the amount of gas coming from the crater dropped suddenly, worrying experts that something had blocked the flow of magma and could cause a bigger eruption.
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Nepal government, rebels reach agreement
Aug 9 2006 7:17AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's government and communist rebels agreed Wednesday to restrict fighters and troops, lock up their weapons and resume a peace process that has been on the verge of collapse, officials said.
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North Korea asks South for flood help
Aug 9 2006 6:28AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea has requested help from South Korea to cope with devastating floods, a South Korean citizens' group said Wednesday, a move that could improve inter-Korean relations chilled by the North's recent missile launches.
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Indonesia defends bird flu fight
Aug 9 2006 5:58AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia, which has had more human deaths from bird flu than any other country, defended its fight against the virus Wednesday, saying it had slaughtered or vaccinated almost 300 million chickens since 2004.
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India monsoon floods shut key gas plant
Aug 9 2006 4:21AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Floods caused by monsoon rains forced the closure of a natural gas plant and petrochemical factories in western India, where scores of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in recent days, according to reports Wednesday.
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