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Japan holds annual quake drills
Aug 31 2007 11:05PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of people across Japan joined an annual earthquake drill Saturday marking the anniversary of a devastating temblor that wiped out the capital 84 years ago.
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8 Myanmar dissidents dodge arrest
Aug 31 2007 9:33PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Anti-government protesters scattered into hiding Friday to dodge arrest after a wave of protests over higher prices, as the military government wrapped up its work to draft guidelines for a new constitution.
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South Koreans turn anger at hostages
Aug 31 2007 8:06PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's relief at the release of 19 countrymen held hostage by the Taliban gave way Friday to anger at the victims themselves, members of a Christian church who are being criticized for ignoring warnings against travel to Afghanistan.
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South Koreans turn anger at hostages
Aug 31 2007 8:06PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's relief at the release of 19 countrymen held hostage by the Taliban gave way Friday to anger at the victims themselves, members of a Christian church who are being criticized for ignoring warnings against travel to Afghanistan.
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South Koreans turn anger at hostages
Aug 31 2007 8:06PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's relief at the release of 19 countrymen held hostage by the Taliban gave way Friday to anger at the victims themselves, members of a Christian church who are being criticized for ignoring warnings against travel to Afghanistan.
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Bhutto mulls fate of Musharraf talks
Aug 31 2007 7:52PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Exiled former premier Benazir Bhutto met with party colleagues Friday in London to decide whether to quit negotiating with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on a power-sharing deal that would end military rule in Pakistan.
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Japan says part missing in Boeing plane
Aug 31 2007 7:08PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Inspectors found a key part missing in a Boeing jetliner during an emergency check prompted by the explosion of a similar plane last week in southern Japan, officials said Friday.
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Bomber kills 2 soldiers at Kabul airport
Aug 31 2007 2:57PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up next to a German military patrol outside the gates of the capital's airport Friday, killing two Afghan soldiers and wounding 10 people, including a German and four Belgians, officials said.
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Bomber kills 2 soldiers at Kabul airport
Aug 31 2007 2:57PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up next to a German military patrol outside the gates of the capital's airport Friday, killing two Afghan soldiers and wounding 10 people, including a German and four Belgians, officials said.
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China starts recall systems for food
Aug 31 2007 2:08PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's first nationwide recall systems for unsafe food and toys came into effect Friday in one of the strongest steps taken by Beijing to clean up the country's scandal-hit manufacturing industry.
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Pakistan rebels discuss soldier release
Aug 31 2007 12:30PM (CT)
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - Tribal elders were in talks with Islamic militants to secure the release of more than 120 Pakistani soldiers seized by insurgents near the Afghan border, officials said Friday.
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Japan wants clarity on China army budget
Aug 31 2007 11:06AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - China failed to adequately explain its rising military spending at ministerial talks this week, and Tokyo will continue to press Beijing for more transparency in its army budget, the Japanese defense minister said Friday.
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Chinese activist's wife slams China
Aug 31 2007 7:27AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The wife of an imprisoned blind Chinese activist denounced China for its human rights record and for preventing her from receiving a Philippine humanitarian award for her husband in Manila on Friday.
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Chinese activist's wife slams China
Aug 31 2007 7:27AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The wife of an imprisoned blind Chinese activist denounced China for its human rights record and for preventing her from receiving a Philippine humanitarian award for her husband in Manila on Friday.
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Chinese activist's wife slams China
Aug 31 2007 7:27AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The wife of an imprisoned blind Chinese activist denounced China for its human rights record and for preventing her from receiving a Philippine humanitarian award for her husband in Manila on Friday.
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12 missing after China mine explosion
Aug 31 2007 6:11AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - At least 12 miners were missing Friday after an explosion in central China, as authorities continued their efforts to reach 181 workers trapped in flooded coal shafts for two weeks, state media said.
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Baku building collapse toll rises to 12
Aug 31 2007 5:05AM (CT)
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - Another body was pulled from the massive rubble of a collapsed 16-story building, raising the death toll to 12, the Health Ministry said Friday.
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Suicide bomber kills 1 by Kabul airport
Aug 31 2007 4:35AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber in a car blew himself up near the gates of the Afghan capital's airport Friday, killing one Afghan soldier and wounding six other people, officials and witnesses said.
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Suicide bomber kills 1 by Kabul airport
Aug 31 2007 4:35AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber in a car blew himself up near the gates of the Afghan capital's airport Friday, killing one Afghan soldier and wounding six other people, officials and witnesses said.
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Suicide bomber kills 1 by Kabul airport
Aug 31 2007 4:35AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber in a car blew himself up near the gates of the Afghan capital's airport Friday, killing one Afghan soldier and wounding six other people, officials and witnesses said.
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Suicide bomber kills 1 by Kabul airport
Aug 31 2007 4:35AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber in a car blew himself up near the gates of the Afghan capital's airport Friday, killing one Afghan soldier and wounding six other people, officials and witnesses said.
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HK police nab alleged turtle smugglers
Aug 31 2007 3:55AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong police have arrested two men accused of trying to smuggle more than 7,000 live pet turtles to mainland China, the government said Friday.
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Pakistan's Bhutto gambles on Musharraf
Aug 31 2007 3:47AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Exiled former leader Benazir Bhutto is gambling her future on a power-sharing deal with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, hoping to revive a political dynasty.
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Pakistan's Bhutto gambles on Musharraf
Aug 31 2007 3:47AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Exiled former leader Benazir Bhutto is gambling her future on a power-sharing deal with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, hoping to revive a political dynasty.
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Thailand lifts ban on YouTube
Aug 31 2007 2:28AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The Thai government said Friday it has lifted a four-month ban on YouTube after the popular video-sharing Web site's operator agreed not to allow videos that violate the country's laws or are deemed offensive to Thai people.
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China approves seizure of private homes
Aug 31 2007 1:16AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's top legislature has adopted a measure allowing the government to seize private homes on state-owned land, as long as owners are compensated and properly resettled, state media reported Thursday.
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