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Russian patrol kills Japanese fisherman
Aug 15 2006 11:52PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Russian patrol boat fired on a Japanese fishing vessel near disputed islands Wednesday, killing a fisherman, the Coast Guard said. Japan called the shooting "totally unacceptable" and demanded compensation.
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Philippine province fights oil spill
Aug 15 2006 10:36PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A central Philippine province scrambled Tuesday to contain an oil spill from a sunken ship that has left a slick 17 miles long.
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Death toll in China typhoon hits 319
Aug 15 2006 10:02PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's death toll from Typhoon Saomai rose to 319 after dozens more bodies were found in a hard-hit southern city, the official Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday.
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Japanese leader prays at war shrine
Aug 15 2006 9:47PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Ignoring protests at home and abroad, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited a shrine memorializing Japan's war dead Tuesday, and a few hours later a possible arson fire burned down the home and office of a lawmaker who has criticized the leader's pilgrimages.
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China economy should expand 10.4 percent
Aug 15 2006 5:03PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's sizzling economy is slowing but should still expand by 10.4 percent this year, the World Bank said Tuesday, as newly released statistics suggested measures to prevent runaway growth might be taking effect.
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China tries reporter accused of spying
Aug 15 2006 3:23PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A reporter accused of spying for Taiwan was put on trial in China's capital Tuesday, Hong Kong television and a human rights activist said in reporting the latest in a string of espionage cases against people with overseas ties.
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NATO says Taliban use Hezbollah tactics
Aug 15 2006 2:12PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A senior NATO official likened the tactics of Taliban militants who hide among civilians to those of Hezbollah in Lebanon on Tuesday. U.S. and Afghan forces killed an al-Qaida suspect disguised as a woman during a raid.
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N.Korea urged to return to 6-party talks
Aug 15 2006 10:32AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun urged North Korea on Tuesday to return to stalled talks on its nuclear weapons program and said Seoul was ready to provide assistance to the communist nation to achieve a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
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Critical Japanese lawmaker's home burns
Aug 15 2006 9:34AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The house and office of a lawmaker critical of Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to a war shrine burned down Tuesday, police said.
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Pakistan arrests 29 Taliban suspects
Aug 15 2006 9:14AM (CT)
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani forces arrested 29 suspected Taliban militants Tuesday in a raid on a private hospital after they came from neighboring Afghanistan, officials said.
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Large oil spill occurs in Indian Ocean
Aug 15 2006 9:04AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese tanker spilled about 1.4 million gallons of crude oil in the eastern Indian Ocean following a collision with a cargo ship, the tanker's operator said Tuesday. Japan's Kyodo news service said the spill _ which would be about 4,500 tons _ may have been the largest ever involving a Japanese tanker.
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Ex-Chinese leader publishes travel book
Aug 15 2006 7:35AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - He speaks English and shows it off by reciting the Gettysburg Address. Now former President Jiang Zemin is adopting another Western custom: the post-retirement publishing binge.
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Japan's pregnant Kiko set for hospital
Aug 15 2006 7:10AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's pregnant Princess Kiko will enter a hospital Wednesday to prepare for her delivery, amid expectations she will produce a long-awaited male heir to the nation's ancient imperial throne.
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Aceh peace deal marked in Indonesia
Aug 15 2006 6:02AM (CT)
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - Thousands of protesters accused Indonesia's government Tuesday of failing to deliver on promises made when separatist rebels signed an agreement a year ago to end decades of fighting in Aceh province.
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India celebrates Independence Day
Aug 15 2006 5:18AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India deployed tens of thousands of police to patrol major cities and posted sharpshooters on rooftops Tuesday as the country marked 59 years of independence under a terror alert.
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Al-Qaida suspect killed in Afghanistan
Aug 15 2006 2:28AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan and U.S. troops killed an al-Qaida suspect and detained 13 others Tuesday in southeastern Afghanistan, the American military said.
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