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China, Russia begin more military drills
Aug 19 2005 11:18PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China and Russia began the second stage of their historic joint military drills early Saturday, shifting to China's northeast coast after two days of exercises near the Russian port of Vladivostok, the Chinese government said.
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Koizumi enlists Internet entrepreneur
Aug 19 2005 5:17PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's best-known Internet entrepreneur announced his candidacy for a Parliament seat Friday, throwing his support _ and powerful publicity machine _ behind Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's reform agenda.
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Sri Lanka, Tamil rebels agree to talks
Aug 19 2005 2:58PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels agreed Friday to meet in coming weeks to review a cease-fire that has been threatened by a rash of killings, including the assassination of the foreign minister.
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U.S. Marine, Afghan soldier die in clash
Aug 19 2005 1:04PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Militants clashed with coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan, killing a U.S. Marine and an Afghan government soldier, as violence flared ahead of the nation's key legislative elections, the U.S. military said Friday.
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Police: Man not linked to al-Qaida
Aug 19 2005 4:57AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Police said Friday that a man detained earlier this month was not an al-Qaida operative who allegedly brought European Islamic militants to Indonesia for military training. The man has been released.
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U.S. held meetings with Taliban in 2000
Aug 19 2005 1:25AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States was "not out to destroy the Taliban," a U.S. diplomat told the regime just a year before a U.S.-led invasion toppled Afghanistan's Taliban government that had harbored al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden.
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