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Typhoon hits coastal China, 600K evacuated
Sep 1 2005 9:08PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Nearly 600,000 people were evacuated as Typhoon Talim plowed into southern China on Thursday, forcing authorities to shut down schools, highways and airports, officials said.
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Real heavyweight not on Egyptian ballot
Sep 1 2005 4:39PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Egypt's strongest opposition movement won't even appear on the ballot when voters take a first step toward democratic reform next week. Yet the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood _ the country's largest Islamic group _ is on clear display behind the scenes.
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British engineer kidnapped in Afghanistan
Sep 1 2005 4:27PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Gunmen kidnapped a British engineer and his interpreter after attacking their convoy in western Afghanistan and killing three policemen guarding them, the latest in a string of assaults ahead of crucial elections, officials said Thursday.
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Hong Kong jury convicts American woman
Sep 1 2005 2:54PM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - An American was convicted Thursday of murdering her wealthy husband in a sensational trial full of lurid details: a milkshake spiked with a date-rape drug, a love affair with a trailer park dweller and a decomposing body rolled up in a rug and stashed in a storage locker.
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Afghan female candidates court male voters
Sep 1 2005 1:40PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - It was a question many of the 40 female candidates gathered in a small hotel conference room in the Afghan capital wanted answered: How to target men.
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Violence predicted ahead of Afghan vote
Sep 1 2005 7:18AM (CT)
SHARAN BASE, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. commanders in one of Afghanistan's most volatile provinces expect violence to peak a week ahead of Sept. 18 parliamentary elections but are confident the vote can go ahead without major disruptions.
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S.Korea: North's nuke plans not an issue
Sep 1 2005 5:59AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's top diplomat said Thursday that North Korea's professed desire for a peaceful nuclear program shouldn't become an issue that overshadows disarmament talks.
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Candidates hampered by Japan election laws
Sep 1 2005 3:41AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - When the head of Japan's top opposition party gave a heated speech in Tokyo this week, aides put a video clip of it on the party Web site.
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British engineer kidnapped in Afghanistan
Sep 1 2005 2:18AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Militants kidnapped a British engineer and his interpreter after an attack in western Afghanistan that left at least three policemen dead, officials said Thursday.
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