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Sentences cut for convicted Bali bombers
Aug 16 2005 11:43PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A militant cleric and 17 others convicted in the 2002 bombings that killed 202 people on the resort island of Bali have received sentence reductions of several months to mark Indonesia's independence day, wardens said Wednesday.
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60 reported injured in Japan earthquake
Aug 16 2005 9:36PM (CT)
SENDAI, Japan (AP) - The earthquake was powerful enough to sway skyscrapers 185 miles away in Tokyo. And with an estimated magnitude of 7.2, it had the potential to cause catastrophic damage. But this time, Japan got lucky.
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Sri Lankan leaders eye Tamil pressure
Aug 16 2005 8:45PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan leaders are calling on separatist rebels to renounce violence as a way to revive the peace process following the foreign minister's assassination.
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AP: Forces disrupt group's terror training
Aug 16 2005 7:38PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - U.S.-backed offensives have disrupted terrorism training by the Jemaah Islamiyah group, prompting the al-Qaida affiliate to constantly change camps and delaying the arrival of a batch of Indonesian recruits, a Philippine government report said.
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Helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills 17
Aug 16 2005 7:37PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A helicopter carrying NATO peacekeepers crashed in a western Afghan desert Tuesday and another flying with it made an emergency landing, killing 17 Spanish troops and injuring five others providing security ahead of landmark legislative elections.
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Shanghai university to offer gay studies
Aug 16 2005 3:50PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - A university in Shanghai is offering China's first class on homosexuality and gay culture and several hundred students have applied for the 100 openings, a professor in charge of the course said Tuesday.
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N. Korea figures visit S. Korea assembly
Aug 16 2005 1:57PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korean officials visited South Korea's parliament for the first time Tuesday in a symbolic gesture of reconciliation with their democratic rivals.
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Koizumi sorry for Japan's WWII aggression
Aug 16 2005 7:11AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologized Monday for Japan's wartime colonization and invasions on the 60th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, and he stayed away from a shrine criticized for glorifying the aggression that provoked two atomic bombings.
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Acehnese celebrate peace accord signing
Aug 16 2005 7:10AM (CT)
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - Thousands of people huddling around TV sets in a mosque courtyard clapped and cheered Monday while watching leaders halfway around the globe sign an accord to end three decades of war in tsunami-ravaged Aceh province.
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