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SKorea says defense chief to visit North
Sep 6 2007 11:39PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's defense minister will visit North Korea next month as part of a rare summit with the communist nation, the first time a defense chief from the South will journey to the North, an official said Friday.
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2 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Sep 6 2007 10:09PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Bomb blasts killed two NATO soldiers and wounded several others Thursday as insurgent violence in the country is running at its highest level since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion.
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Lawyers relaunch anti-Musharraf campaign
Sep 6 2007 7:49PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Lawyers boycotted courts across Pakistan on Thursday in a renewed campaign to force President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to step down, as pressure mounted ahead of the planned return of the civilian leader he ousted in a coup eight years ago.
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Indonesia, Russia bolster military ties
Sep 6 2007 7:46PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Russia signed a $1 billion deal with Indonesia on Thursday to provide the world's most populous Muslim nation with assault helicopters, amphibious tanks and advanced submarines _ expanding Moscow's military clout in Asia.
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Indonesia, Russia bolster military ties
Sep 6 2007 7:46PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Russia signed a $1 billion deal with Indonesia on Thursday to provide the world's most populous Muslim nation with assault helicopters, amphibious tanks and advanced submarines _ expanding Moscow's military clout in Asia.
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Indonesia, Russia bolster military ties
Sep 6 2007 7:46PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Russia signed a $1 billion deal with Indonesia on Thursday to provide the world's most populous Muslim nation with assault helicopters, amphibious tanks and advanced submarines _ expanding Moscow's military clout in Asia.
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China not investigating cyber attacks
Sep 6 2007 4:03PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China on Thursday denied targeting foreign government and military computer networks and said it has not been asked by any nation to investigate alleged hacking.
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China sets up anti-corruption bureau
Sep 6 2007 3:12PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has created its first agency to combat corruption, a rampant problem that the country's communist leadership has said is a threat to their rule, state media reported Thursday.
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Protesting Myanmar monks free hostages
Sep 6 2007 3:04PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Buddhist monks seized government officials and burned their vehicles Thursday in an angry response to soldiers manhandling them during a protest against rising prices in Myanmar, witnesses said.
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Quake shakes Taiwan capital, no injuries
Sep 6 2007 2:29PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A strong earthquake jolted the Taiwanese capital of Taipei early Friday, shaking buildings and waking residents, but no damage or injuries were reported.
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Nepal crown prince suffers heart attack
Sep 6 2007 1:35PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's unpopular crown prince suffered a major heart attack Thursday and was hospitalized in the capital, doctors said.
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Nepal crown prince suffers heart attack
Sep 6 2007 1:35PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's unpopular crown prince suffered a major heart attack Thursday and was hospitalized in the capital, doctors said.
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Rain lashes Tokyo as typhoon nears
Sep 6 2007 1:17PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Heavy rain and strong winds lashed Tokyo on Friday as a typhoon neared the capital after killing one person, injuring at least 35 and cutting power to tens of thousands of homes.
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Rain lashes Tokyo as typhoon nears
Sep 6 2007 1:17PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Heavy rain and strong winds lashed Tokyo on Friday as a typhoon neared the capital after killing one person, injuring at least 35 and cutting power to tens of thousands of homes.
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China ready to work on product safety
Sep 6 2007 1:07PM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao defended the safety and quality of China's exports Thursday and offered to work with other countries to improve any problems in the country's inspection regimes.
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China ready to work on product safety
Sep 6 2007 1:07PM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao defended the safety and quality of China's exports Thursday and offered to work with other countries to improve any problems in the country's inspection regimes.
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China petition 'village' coming down
Sep 6 2007 10:45AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Wrongly imprisoned for seven months, Ma Xuecheng came to China's capital seeking reparation and settled in a slum that is home to thousands of fellow petitioners.
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China petition 'village' coming down
Sep 6 2007 10:45AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Wrongly imprisoned for seven months, Ma Xuecheng came to China's capital seeking reparation and settled in a slum that is home to thousands of fellow petitioners.
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China petition 'village' coming down
Sep 6 2007 10:45AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Wrongly imprisoned for seven months, Ma Xuecheng came to China's capital seeking reparation and settled in a slum that is home to thousands of fellow petitioners.
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China petition 'village' coming down
Sep 6 2007 10:45AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Wrongly imprisoned for seven months, Ma Xuecheng came to China's capital seeking reparation and settled in a slum that is home to thousands of fellow petitioners.
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China petition 'village' coming down
Sep 6 2007 10:45AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Wrongly imprisoned for seven months, Ma Xuecheng came to China's capital seeking reparation and settled in a slum that is home to thousands of fellow petitioners.
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China petition 'village' coming down
Sep 6 2007 10:45AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Wrongly imprisoned for seven months, Ma Xuecheng came to China's capital seeking reparation and settled in a slum that is home to thousands of fellow petitioners.
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China bans 'pornographic' radio shows
Sep 6 2007 9:52AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities said two late-night radio shows that discussed sex and drugs have been banned for damaging young people and being "extremely pornographic."
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Sham motorcade passes by APEC security
Sep 6 2007 6:14AM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Members of an Australian TV comedy show, one dressed as Osama bin Laden, drove through two security checkpoints Thursday before being stopped near the Sydney hotel where President Bush is staying.
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5 nation war games in Bay of Bengal
Sep 6 2007 4:58AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Indian and U.S. aircraft carriers plow through the Bay of Bengal launching fighter jets into the air. American submarines cruise below Japanese, Australian and Singaporean warships.
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APEC nations wrestle with climate change
Sep 6 2007 3:45AM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Pacific Rim nations agreed Thursday that climate change was of "vital interest," but officials squabbled over whether their leaders should include energy efficiency targets in a statement at their annual summit.
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Study: Bangladesh faces tsunami threat
Sep 6 2007 2:57AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - More than 1 million people in South Asia's Bay of Bengal could be swept to their deaths by a tsunami if a giant earthquake were to hit off the coast of Myanmar, according to a study published Thursday.
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