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World's oldest person dies at age 114
Aug 13 2007 11:57PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Yone Minagawa, who became the world's oldest person earlier this year, has died at a nursing home in southwestern Japan, an official said Tuesday. She was 114.
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World's oldest person dies at age 114
Aug 13 2007 11:57PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Yone Minagawa, who became the world's oldest person earlier this year, has died at a nursing home in southwestern Japan, an official said Tuesday. She was 114.
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Hundreds dead, missing after NKorea rain
Aug 13 2007 11:55PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Heavy rains spawned flooding that left "hundreds" dead or missing in North Korea and destroyed more than 30,000 homes, the country's state media reported Tuesday.
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China bridge collapse kills 22
Aug 13 2007 11:44PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A bridge under construction as a tourist attraction in central China collapsed, killing at least 22 people and leaving 46 missing, China Central Television reported Tuesday.
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China bridge collapse kills 22
Aug 13 2007 11:44PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A bridge under construction as a tourist attraction in central China collapsed, killing at least 22 people and leaving 46 missing, China Central Television reported Tuesday.
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China bridge collapse kills 22
Aug 13 2007 11:44PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A bridge under construction as a tourist attraction in central China collapsed, killing at least 22 people and leaving 46 missing, China Central Television reported Tuesday.
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China bridge collapse kills 22
Aug 13 2007 11:44PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A bridge under construction as a tourist attraction in central China collapsed, killing at least 22 people and leaving 46 missing, China Central Television reported Tuesday.
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China bridge collapse kills 22
Aug 13 2007 11:44PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A bridge under construction as a tourist attraction in central China collapsed, killing at least 22 people and leaving 46 missing, China Central Television reported Tuesday.
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Bus overturns in Malaysia, 20 killed
Aug 13 2007 11:32PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - An express bus overturned on Malaysia's main highway, tearing the vehicle's roof off, flinging seats into the air and leaving at least 20 people dead Monday.
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3 pandas born in China on same day
Aug 13 2007 11:11PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Three pandas were born in captivity in China on the same day, a rare occurrence after 34 were born in all of last year, state media reported Tuesday.
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Taiwan candidate cleared of corruption
Aug 13 2007 10:04PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A Taiwanese presidential candidate was acquitted of corruption charges Tuesday, lifting a dark cloud from a politician many see as Taiwan's best hope for better relations with rival China.
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Chinese executive kills self amid recall
Aug 13 2007 7:48PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The head of a Chinese manufacturer whose lead-tainted Sesame Street toys were the center of a massive U.S. recall has killed himself, a state-run newspaper said Monday.
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Taliban free 2 South Korean hostages
Aug 13 2007 6:58PM (CT)
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) - Two South Korean women kidnapped by the Taliban burst into tears Monday after being turned over to the Red Cross on a desert road where the body of one of the original 23 hostages was dumped.
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Taliban free 2 South Korean hostages
Aug 13 2007 6:58PM (CT)
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) - Two South Korean women kidnapped by the Taliban burst into tears Monday after being turned over to the Red Cross on a desert road where the body of one of the original 23 hostages was dumped.
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Sri Lanka blames aid group in killings
Aug 13 2007 5:41PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A senior Sri Lankan official called Monday for an investigation into an international aid group, accusing it of negligent actions that led to the massacre of 17 of its workers in eastern Sri Lanka a year ago.
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Musharraf: No U.S. strikes in Pakistan
Aug 13 2007 2:15PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's president on Monday vigorously defended his government's independence from Washington and said he was "200 percent sure" the United States would not launch unilateral strikes against terrorists in Pakistan.
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Boy runner's coach arrested for torture
Aug 13 2007 1:57PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - The coach of a 6-year-old boy who ran a marathon last year in an attempt to set a world record was arrested Monday and charged with torturing the child, police said.
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U.S., NKorea discuss nuclear disarmament
Aug 13 2007 1:42PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The chief U.S. nuclear envoy said he and his North Korean counterpart had reached a limited agreement on the next steps toward the communist country's nuclear disarmament in a meeting Monday to lay the groundwork for upcoming six-party talks.
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U.S., NKorea discuss nuclear disarmament
Aug 13 2007 1:42PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The chief U.S. nuclear envoy said he and his North Korean counterpart had reached a limited agreement on the next steps toward the communist country's nuclear disarmament in a meeting Monday to lay the groundwork for upcoming six-party talks.
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U.S., NKorea discuss nuclear disarmament
Aug 13 2007 1:42PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The chief U.S. nuclear envoy said he and his North Korean counterpart had reached a limited agreement on the next steps toward the communist country's nuclear disarmament in a meeting Monday to lay the groundwork for upcoming six-party talks.
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U.S., NKorea discuss nuclear disarmament
Aug 13 2007 1:42PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The chief U.S. nuclear envoy said he and his North Korean counterpart had reached a limited agreement on the next steps toward the communist country's nuclear disarmament in a meeting Monday to lay the groundwork for upcoming six-party talks.
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German hostage claims ill health
Aug 13 2007 1:32PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A German held hostage in Afghanistan since last month said in a telephone conversation orchestrated by his captors Monday that he was ill and the militants had threatened him with death.
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Remembering the violence of partition
Aug 13 2007 12:45PM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - As India and Pakistan prepared for independence, Amtul Rashid Gillani was dodging gunfire, armed only with a stick.
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India, Pakistan, independent 60 years
Aug 13 2007 12:43PM (CT)
GURGAON, India (AP) - Sixty years ago this week, India and Pakistan won their independence _ and saw it quickly overshadowed by one of the most violent upheavals of the 20th century as the departing British split the subcontinent.
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5 killed in Korean Ferris wheel accident
Aug 13 2007 12:09PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Five family members fell 65 feet to their deaths from a Ferris wheel Monday after the car they were riding in unexpectedly overturned at an amusement park, police said.
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5 killed in Korean Ferris wheel accident
Aug 13 2007 12:09PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Five family members fell 65 feet to their deaths from a Ferris wheel Monday after the car they were riding in unexpectedly overturned at an amusement park, police said.
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5 killed in Korean Ferris wheel accident
Aug 13 2007 12:09PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Five family members fell 65 feet to their deaths from a Ferris wheel Monday after the car they were riding in unexpectedly overturned at an amusement park, police said.
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5 killed in Korean Ferris wheel accident
Aug 13 2007 12:09PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Five family members fell 65 feet to their deaths from a Ferris wheel Monday after the car they were riding in unexpectedly overturned at an amusement park, police said.
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5 killed in Korean Ferris wheel accident
Aug 13 2007 12:09PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Five family members fell 65 feet to their deaths from a Ferris wheel Monday after the car they were riding in unexpectedly overturned at an amusement park, police said.
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Indian PM defends nuclear deal with U.S.
Aug 13 2007 11:32AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India is free to keep developing and testing nuclear weapons under its much-touted atomic cooperation pact with the United States, the country's prime minister said Monday, defending the deal in front of lawmakers who noisily demanded it be scrapped.
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Indian PM defends nuclear deal with U.S.
Aug 13 2007 11:32AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India is free to keep developing and testing nuclear weapons under its much-touted atomic cooperation pact with the United States, the country's prime minister said Monday, defending the deal in front of lawmakers who noisily demanded it be scrapped.
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Monsoon storm hits Pakistan, 22 dead
Aug 13 2007 6:26AM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A monsoon storm unleashed landslides and collapsed houses in a village in Pakistan's mountainous northwest Monday, killing 22 people. In neighboring India, the government said it would resume air drops to flood victims following violent riots over a lack of assistance.
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Monsoon storm hits Pakistan, 22 dead
Aug 13 2007 6:26AM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A monsoon storm unleashed landslides and collapsed houses in a village in Pakistan's mountainous northwest Monday, killing 22 people. In neighboring India, the government said it would resume air drops to flood victims following violent riots over a lack of assistance.
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Slaves found in Chinese brick factories
Aug 13 2007 6:10AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China is still freeing people _ including children _ forced to work as slaves in illegal brick factories, two months after the scandal involving the brick yards was exposed, officials said Monday.
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SKorea to seize assets of collaborators
Aug 13 2007 2:46AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea announced Monday it will seize more assets gained by Koreans who allegedly collaborated with the Japanese during colonial rule, more than 60 years after the end of the peninsula's occupation.
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Vietnam storm death toll hits 70
Aug 13 2007 12:55AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The death toll from a tropical storm that caused widespread flooding in central Vietnam hit 70 after five more bodies were recovered, while six people were still missing and feared dead, officials said Monday.
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