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Honduras, neighbors back Taiwan's UN bid
Aug 23 2007 11:20PM (CT)
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Several Central American countries and the Dominican Republic have pledged to support Taiwan in its bid to join the United Nations, officials said Thursday.
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Bangladesh forces patrol amid curfew
Aug 23 2007 10:38PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Traffic returned to the streets and residents crowded markets in Bangladesh's six largest cities Friday after the military-backed government temporarily lifted a curfew imposed to quell violent student protests.
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Bangladesh forces patrol amid curfew
Aug 23 2007 10:38PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Traffic returned to the streets and residents crowded markets in Bangladesh's six largest cities Friday after the military-backed government temporarily lifted a curfew imposed to quell violent student protests.
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SKorea gives more aid for NKorea floods
Aug 23 2007 10:07PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea will give an additional $40 million in assistance to help North Korea recover from devastating floods earlier this month, a top official announced Friday.
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Japan PM meets son of war crimes judge
Aug 23 2007 9:53PM (CT)
CALCUTTA, India (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday met with the son of an Indian judge who sat on the World War II war crimes tribunal that acquitted Abe's grandfather, a visit some in Japan fear could affect improving relations with its neighbors.
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Japan PM meets son of war crimes judge
Aug 23 2007 9:53PM (CT)
CALCUTTA, India (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday met with the son of an Indian judge who sat on the World War II war crimes tribunal that acquitted Abe's grandfather, a visit some in Japan fear could affect improving relations with its neighbors.
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German seeks to see NKorean husband
Aug 23 2007 9:08PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Renate Hong cradles a single, fragile lotus flower petal she has saved as the last token of love from her North Korean husband, whom she has not seen in more than four decades since they bid farewell at an East German train station.
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German seeks to see NKorean husband
Aug 23 2007 9:08PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Renate Hong cradles a single, fragile lotus flower petal she has saved as the last token of love from her North Korean husband, whom she has not seen in more than four decades since they bid farewell at an East German train station.
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Freed SKoreans beg for release of others
Aug 23 2007 9:05PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Two South Korean ex-hostages begged for the release of 19 of their fellow church volunteers still held captive in Afghanistan, saying in an interview broadcast Thursday that their anguish for the others overshadowed the relief of being freed.
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Court: ex-PM can return to Pakistan
Aug 23 2007 7:44PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Nawaz Sharif, head of a powerful Pakistani political party that wants to oust embattled President Pervez Musharraf, vowed to return quickly after the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the former prime minister can come back from exile.
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Court: ex-PM can return to Pakistan
Aug 23 2007 7:44PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Nawaz Sharif, head of a powerful Pakistani political party that wants to oust embattled President Pervez Musharraf, vowed to return quickly after the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the former prime minister can come back from exile.
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Court: ex-PM can return to Pakistan
Aug 23 2007 7:44PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Nawaz Sharif, head of a powerful Pakistani political party that wants to oust embattled President Pervez Musharraf, vowed to return quickly after the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the former prime minister can come back from exile.
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Japan to get quake warning system
Aug 23 2007 6:52PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - It's still beyond the reach of science to predict exactly when an earthquake will strike, but Japan will soon get the next-best thing _ televised warnings that come before anyone feels the ground shake.
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Myanmar breaks up new fuel-hike protest
Aug 23 2007 4:26PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military government broke up a peaceful protest march for a second straight day Thursday, beating and arresting participants in an attempt to tame street rallies led by democracy activists against fuel price increases.
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Afghan girl raped by 2 men
Aug 23 2007 2:38PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The family of a 7-year-old Afghan girl raped by two men has come forward to demand justice, defying social customs that view such attacks as a stain on the victim's honor. Two months after the rape, the girl is still in pain, rarely speaks and looks no one in the eye.
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Afghan girl raped by 2 men
Aug 23 2007 2:38PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The family of a 7-year-old Afghan girl raped by two men has come forward to demand justice, defying social customs that view such attacks as a stain on the victim's honor. Two months after the rape, the girl is still in pain, rarely speaks and looks no one in the eye.
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Afghan girl raped by 2 men
Aug 23 2007 2:38PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The family of a 7-year-old Afghan girl raped by two men has come forward to demand justice, defying social customs that view such attacks as a stain on the victim's honor. Two months after the rape, the girl is still in pain, rarely speaks and looks no one in the eye.
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Afghan girl raped by 2 men
Aug 23 2007 2:38PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The family of a 7-year-old Afghan girl raped by two men has come forward to demand justice, defying social customs that view such attacks as a stain on the victim's honor. Two months after the rape, the girl is still in pain, rarely speaks and looks no one in the eye.
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Recalled toys not poor quality: official
Aug 23 2007 1:48PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A global recall of millions of Chinese-made toys was the result of new industry standards, not poor quality, an official said Thursday, as a high-level panel announced the launch of a nationwide safety campaign.
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Recalled toys not poor quality: official
Aug 23 2007 1:48PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A global recall of millions of Chinese-made toys was the result of new industry standards, not poor quality, an official said Thursday, as a high-level panel announced the launch of a nationwide safety campaign.
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Recalled toys not poor quality: official
Aug 23 2007 1:48PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A global recall of millions of Chinese-made toys was the result of new industry standards, not poor quality, an official said Thursday, as a high-level panel announced the launch of a nationwide safety campaign.
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War analogy strikes nerve in Vietnam
Aug 23 2007 12:45PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - President Bush touched a nerve among Vietnamese when he invoked the Vietnam War in a speech warning that death and chaos will envelop Iraq if U.S. troops leave too quickly.
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Activist severs finger, sends it to PM
Aug 23 2007 12:20PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Police arrested an extremist Thursday for sending his severed finger to the ruling party to protest the prime minister's absence from a shrine on the anniversary of the end of World War II, officials and news reports said.
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Fuel tank hole blamed for Japan jet fire
Aug 23 2007 10:03AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Investigators Thursday found that a bolt had pierced the fuel tank of a Taiwanese jetliner that caught fire after landing in Japan, forcing all 165 people aboard to evacuate the plane seconds before it exploded, officials said.
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German hostage appeals for help
Aug 23 2007 9:06AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A German engineer held hostage by the Taliban for more than a month appeared on Afghan television on Thursday, coughing and holding his chest while appealing for help.
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German hostage appeals for help
Aug 23 2007 9:06AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A German engineer held hostage by the Taliban for more than a month appeared on Afghan television on Thursday, coughing and holding his chest while appealing for help.
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Wife of jailed activist seeks his award
Aug 23 2007 8:34AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The wife of an imprisoned activist said Thursday she hopes to fly to the Philippines to accept an award on his behalf, even though police have barred her from leaving.
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Indian actor Sanjay Dutt freed on bail
Aug 23 2007 7:21AM (CT)
PUNE, India (AP) - Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt walked out of jail early Thursday, shaking hands with police and waving to photographers as he was released on bail after 22 days in prison, a jail official said.
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2 dead in East Timor violence
Aug 23 2007 5:51AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - Hundreds of rampaging youths torched dozens of houses and clashed across East Timor on Thursday, leaving at least two people dead, the U.N. said, in violence sparked by the appointment of independence hero Xanana Gusmao as prime minister.
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China protests U.S. trade moves
Aug 23 2007 3:18AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China accused the United States on Thursday of being an overly protectionist and uncooperative trading partner and urged it to loosen its high technology export controls if it wants to bring down its trade deficit with Beijing.
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15 die eating puffer fish in Thailand
Aug 23 2007 12:51AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Unscrupulous vendors in Thailand have been selling meat of the deadly puffer fish disguised as salmon, causing the deaths of more than 15 people over the past three years, a doctor said Thursday.
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