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Indonesia delays Bali bombers' execution
Aug 20 2006 11:54PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Three Islamic militants convicted for the Bali bombings that killed 202 people will not be executed Tuesday as planned after they said they wanted to file a final appeal, officials said.
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Clashes kill 71 Taliban, 5 Afghan troops
Aug 20 2006 11:39PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan and NATO troops battled Taliban insurgents with rockets, planes and artillery this weekend in Afghanistan's volatile south, leaving 71 militants and five Afghan security forces dead in one of the bloodiest clashes in five years. A British soldier was killed in a separate attack.
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Ramsey suspect visited sex change clinic
Aug 20 2006 11:06PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - With its large, open transgender population, Bangkok is a haven for foreigners in search of acceptance and gender reassignment surgery at a cheap price.
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Afghanistan begins polio vaccinations
Aug 20 2006 10:26PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Tens of thousands of health workers fanned out across Afghanistan Sunday in a polio vaccination campaign to immunize more than 7 million children under age 5.
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Japan expecting flood of new lawyers
Aug 20 2006 3:51PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - In past years, 25-year-old law school graduate Hiroyuki Ichikawa would have been facing an almost impossible task _ a bar exam with a 97 percent failure rate. Now, his chances are closer to 50-50.
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S. Korea pledges $230M in aid to North
Aug 20 2006 3:14PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea said Sunday that it will provide $230 million worth of disaster relief to flood-ravaged North Korea, despite Seoul's earlier decision to halt regular aid to Pyongyang after missile tests by the impoverished communist nation.
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Nepalese protests sink fuel price hikes
Aug 20 2006 10:36AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The government on Sunday withdrew hikes in gasoline, diesel and cooking fuel prices after thousands of protesters clashed with police, blocked traffic and vandalized government vehicles.
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Ramsey suspect moved for U.S. flight
Aug 20 2006 6:20AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The suspect in the murder of JonBenet Ramsey was escorted to Bangkok's international airport Sunday for a flight to the United States where he will face charges in the killing of the 6-year-old beauty queen.
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Indonesian woman dies of bird flu
Aug 20 2006 4:08AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A woman has died of bird flu in an Indonesian village where authorities were investigating a possible cluster of human cases of the H5N1 virus, a health official said Sunday.
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