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Typhoon Talim kills 1, slowly exits Taiwan
Aug 31 2005 10:05PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Typhoon Talim slammed into Taiwan before moving off the island's west coast Thursday, leaving one man dead and two dozen people injured, officials said.
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Afghan, U.S. forces raid Taliban hideout
Aug 31 2005 8:25PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan and U.S. ground troops, backed by attack helicopters, raided a Taliban camp in the mountains of southern Afghanistan, killing nine suspected militants, officials said Wednesday.
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Katrina triggers memories of Asia tsunami
Aug 31 2005 8:23PM (CT)
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - For Nimal Premasiri, televised images of water surging into New Orleans triggered painful memories. He lost his wife and daughter just eight months ago when waves "big as elephants" crashed into a packed commuter train in Sri Lanka.
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Encephalitis killing children in Asia
Aug 31 2005 6:00PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A Japanese encephalitis outbreak that has killed more than 400 children in northern India and neighboring Nepal could have been avoided with a one-shot vaccination that is routinely used to prevent the disease in China.
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Philippines lawmakers quash impeachment
Aug 31 2005 5:56PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's congressional allies dealt a major blow Wednesday to efforts to oust her, using their dominating majority _ and the opposition's absence _ to toss out all three impeachment complaints against her.
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Tamil Tiger rebels reject Sri Lanka talks
Aug 31 2005 3:28PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Tamil Tiger rebels on Wednesday rejected a government offer to hold crucial talks inside Sri Lanka, officials said, dealing a blow to efforts to revive the island's stalled peace process.
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Indian PM seeks Kashmir peace talks
Aug 31 2005 3:18PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's prime minister on Wednesday invited Kashmir's separatists for peace talks _ a move that could boost efforts to end the decades-old dispute between India and Pakistan over the Himalayan region.
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Malaysians use flags to mark independence
Aug 31 2005 12:19PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Around this time of year, the Malaysian flag is everywhere. Residents fly it from cars and motorcycles, hand-carry it across the country, even reproduce it with rice. Exhorted by their government, Malaysians wear patriotism on their sleeves as Aug. 31, their independence day, approaches.
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Katrina triggers memories in tsunami zone
Aug 31 2005 12:02PM (CT)
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - For Raju Danny, waking up to images of water surging into New Orleans on the morning news was especially painful. The 26-year-old was tossed around by last year's tsunami and lost his wife to the raging torrents.
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Katrina triggers memories in tsunami zone
Aug 31 2005 11:58AM (CT)
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - For Raju Danny, waking up to images of water surging into New Orleans on the morning news was especially painful. The 26-year-old was tossed around by last year's tsunami and lost his wife to the raging torrents.
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China, U.N. agency sign legal reform pact
Aug 31 2005 8:12AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The Chinese government signed an agreement with the U.N. human rights agency on Wednesday to collaborate on reforming China's legal system in preparation for adopting a key U.N. treaty on civil and political rights, the United Nations said.
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Cambodia court nixes journalist's appeal
Aug 31 2005 6:54AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - A Cambodian court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a reporter convicted of defaming the foreign minister in articles implicating him in prisoners' deaths during the Khmer Rouge's genocidal rule.
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Indonesia releases Acehnese rebels
Aug 31 2005 5:45AM (CT)
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia released hundreds of Acehnese rebel prisoners Wednesday, honoring a major concession in a recent peace deal and triggering tearful reunions as the former inmates returned to their tsunami-devastated homeland.
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China to close 7,000 coal mines
Aug 31 2005 1:05AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China is suspending production at 7,000 coal mines _ nearly one-third of the nationwide total _ in a safety crackdown on the accident-plagued industry, a government newspaper reported Wednesday.
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