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Ex-Seoul mayor nominated for president
Aug 20 2007 10:52PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A hard-charging businessman known as "The Bulldozer" became the presidential candidate of the conservative opposition Monday, cementing his position as front-runner to replace President Roh Moo-hyun.
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Bus crash kills 29 in Pakistan
Aug 20 2007 5:22PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A passenger bus plunged off a mountain road into a river bank in northern Pakistan on Monday, killing 29 people and injuring 10 others, the military said.
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165 safe after plane explodes in Japan
Aug 20 2007 4:46PM (CT)
NAHA, Japan (AP) - Taiwan grounded its fleet of Boeing 737-800 jetliners after a China Airlines plane exploded in a fireball Monday on the tarmac in Okinawa, and officials said a fuel leak may be to blame. All 165 passengers and crew scrambled down emergency chutes or jumped from cockpit windows _ some just seconds before the blast.
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165 safe after plane explodes in Japan
Aug 20 2007 4:46PM (CT)
NAHA, Japan (AP) - Taiwan grounded its fleet of Boeing 737-800 jetliners after a China Airlines plane exploded in a fireball Monday on the tarmac in Okinawa, and officials said a fuel leak may be to blame. All 165 passengers and crew scrambled down emergency chutes or jumped from cockpit windows _ some just seconds before the blast.
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165 safe after plane explodes in Japan
Aug 20 2007 4:46PM (CT)
NAHA, Japan (AP) - Taiwan grounded its fleet of Boeing 737-800 jetliners after a China Airlines plane exploded in a fireball Monday on the tarmac in Okinawa, and officials said a fuel leak may be to blame. All 165 passengers and crew scrambled down emergency chutes or jumped from cockpit windows _ some just seconds before the blast.
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Hope fading for trapped Chinese miners
Aug 20 2007 2:15PM (CT)
XINTAI, China (AP) - A quick outburst of violence by relatives of 172 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine brought a tearful promise of Chinese government action Monday, even as state media said the miners' chances for survival were dwindling.
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Divisive Turkish vote heads to 2nd round
Aug 20 2007 1:46PM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A devoutly Muslim candidate appeared on track to win Turkey's presidency despite coming up short of the two-thirds majority needed for a victory in Parliament's first round of voting Monday.
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Indian PM defends nuclear deal with U.S.
Aug 20 2007 12:20PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's prime minister stepped up pressure on opponents of a nuclear energy deal with the United States on Monday, as his government faced its worst crisis since taking power three years ago.
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Pakistan frees al-Qaida computer expert
Aug 20 2007 12:04PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani accused of using his computer skills to help al-Qaida has been released after three years in custody, a government official and the man's lawyer said Monday.
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Rescuers in Peru quake lose hope
Aug 20 2007 11:56AM (CT)
PISCO, Peru (AP) - Rescuers gave up hope of finding any more survivors and concentrated Monday on clearing tons of rubble from the streets of this southern port city leveled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 540 people.
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Rescuers in Peru quake lose hope
Aug 20 2007 11:56AM (CT)
PISCO, Peru (AP) - Rescuers gave up hope of finding any more survivors and concentrated Monday on clearing tons of rubble from the streets of this southern port city leveled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 540 people.
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Rescuers in Peru quake lose hope
Aug 20 2007 11:56AM (CT)
PISCO, Peru (AP) - Rescuers gave up hope of finding any more survivors and concentrated Monday on clearing tons of rubble from the streets of this southern port city leveled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 540 people.
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Rescuers in Peru quake lose hope
Aug 20 2007 11:56AM (CT)
PISCO, Peru (AP) - Rescuers gave up hope of finding any more survivors and concentrated Monday on clearing tons of rubble from the streets of this southern port city leveled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 540 people.
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Rescuers in Peru quake lose hope
Aug 20 2007 11:56AM (CT)
PISCO, Peru (AP) - Rescuers gave up hope of finding any more survivors and concentrated Monday on clearing tons of rubble from the streets of this southern port city leveled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 540 people.
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Strong quake hits southern Philippines
Aug 20 2007 11:13AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattled an undersea area off the southern Philippines on Monday, scientists said. No injuries or damage were immediately reported, and no tsunami warning was issued.
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China TV airs shows defending products
Aug 20 2007 11:07AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has launched a new campaign to restore international trust in its products with a weeklong television series defending the country's safety standards.
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China TV airs shows defending products
Aug 20 2007 11:07AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has launched a new campaign to restore international trust in its products with a weeklong television series defending the country's safety standards.
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China TV airs shows defending products
Aug 20 2007 11:07AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has launched a new campaign to restore international trust in its products with a weeklong television series defending the country's safety standards.
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China TV airs shows defending products
Aug 20 2007 11:07AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has launched a new campaign to restore international trust in its products with a weeklong television series defending the country's safety standards.
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China TV airs shows defending products
Aug 20 2007 11:07AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has launched a new campaign to restore international trust in its products with a weeklong television series defending the country's safety standards.
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German captive freed in Afghanistan
Aug 20 2007 6:18AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Four suspected kidnappers were captured Monday as Afghan police freed a German aid worker who had been snatched from a restaurant while she ate with her husband, officials said.
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DVD dogs get hero's send-off
Aug 20 2007 5:56AM (CT)
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia gave a hero's send-off Monday to Lucky and Flo, honoring the two DVD-sniffing dogs with medals as they ended a six-month assignment that netted 1.6 million illegal movie discs.
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DVD dogs get hero's send-off
Aug 20 2007 5:56AM (CT)
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia gave a hero's send-off Monday to Lucky and Flo, honoring the two DVD-sniffing dogs with medals as they ended a six-month assignment that netted 1.6 million illegal movie discs.
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19 killed in bus accident in Nepal
Aug 20 2007 5:06AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A crowded bus veered off a mountainous road in western Nepal on Monday, killing at least 19 people, police said.
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Asian markets rebound after US rate cut
Aug 20 2007 3:15AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Asian markets rebounded Monday, taking their cue from Wall Street's recovery late last week after the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate. The Tokyo benchmark index jumped 3 percent after ending last week with its biggest point drop in more than seven years.
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Volcano erupts in east Indonesia
Aug 20 2007 2:34AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A volcano in eastern Indonesia spewed hot lava and clouds of ash high into the air early Monday, a volcanologist said, hours after hundreds of villagers living on its rumbling slopes were evacuated.
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Pakistan: Suicide bombing kills 3 troops
Aug 20 2007 1:52AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden car at a roadside security post in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least three troops and wounding at least eight others, officials said.
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Malaysian crash toll rises to 22
Aug 20 2007 1:10AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The death toll in Malaysia's worst bus crash rose to 22 after an Indonesian boy and a Vietnamese man died over the weekend, police officials said Monday.
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Thais approve draft constitution
Aug 20 2007 12:57AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Voters in Thailand's first-ever national referendum approved a new constitution Sunday, clearing the way for an election by the end of December that would restore civilian rule after last year's military-led coup, unofficial results showed.
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Thais approve draft constitution
Aug 20 2007 12:57AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Voters in Thailand's first-ever national referendum approved a new constitution Sunday, clearing the way for an election by the end of December that would restore civilian rule after last year's military-led coup, unofficial results showed.
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Thais approve draft constitution
Aug 20 2007 12:57AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Voters in Thailand's first-ever national referendum approved a new constitution Sunday, clearing the way for an election by the end of December that would restore civilian rule after last year's military-led coup, unofficial results showed.
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SKorea, US begin annual military drill
Aug 20 2007 12:05AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea and the United States kicked off their annual joint military drill Monday despite strong protests from North Korea ahead of a summit between the neighboring rivals.
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