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Qantas jet makes Osaka emergency landing
Aug 20 2005 9:51PM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - A Qantas jet made an emergency landing and was evacuated at Japan's Osaka airport early Sunday after a signal indicated there was smoke in its cargo hold, the carrier said.
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Bangladesh police clash with protesters
Aug 20 2005 9:45PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Police clashed Saturday with protesters angry over the government's failure to prevent a wave of bombings last week, injuring at least a dozen people during a general strike that saw businesses and schools close throughout Bangladesh.
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China, Russia begin more military drills
Aug 20 2005 4:01PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Russian and Chinese paratroopers landed along China's northeastern coast Saturday as some 9,000 soldiers from the two countries began the second stage of their historic first joint military exercises, news reports said.
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Vote-rigging alleged in Pakistan elections
Aug 20 2005 3:36PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Candidates supported by Pakistan's ruling party apparently swept violence-marred municipal elections amid allegations of vote rigging, though the U.S.-allied government insists the polls were free and fair.
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Soldier hanged for role in Musharraf plot
Aug 20 2005 2:40PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani soldier was hanged Saturday after being convicted of participating in a failed assassination plot against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, a military spokesman said.
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