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Japanese vote in crucial election
Sep 10 2005 11:31PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi hoped to strengthen his grip on power and gain a mandate to push through such long-promised reforms as the privatization of the nation's postal system Sunday in parliamentary elections.
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Strong quake hits Aceh; no damage reported
Sep 10 2005 11:10PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A strong earthquake rocked Indonesia's tsunami-battered Aceh province on Saturday, causing residents to flee their homes in panic.
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Soldiers try to kill Afghan minister
Sep 10 2005 10:04PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan soldiers botched a brazen attempt to assassinate the defense minister at the capital's airport Saturday, while fighting in southern Afghanistan left 30 suspected militants dead, officials said.
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Tsunami minister defends U.S. on Katrina
Sep 10 2005 12:42PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The minister who led Indonesia's aid effort in the aftermath of the tsunami has a message to those who say the Bush administration was too slow to respond to Hurricane Katrina _ it's not as easy as it looks.
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Thai forensic expert heads to U.S. to help
Sep 10 2005 12:33PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's top forensic expert, who led efforts to identify the dead from December's tsunami disaster, will fly to the United States on Sunday to help with the same task in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the government said Friday.
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Suspected militants killed in Afghanistan
Sep 10 2005 11:57AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan and U.S.-led forces killed 30 suspected militants and arrested at least 60 others during an offensive in a southern province, a Defense Ministry spokesman said Saturday.
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Afghan survives assassination attempt
Sep 10 2005 9:47AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan soldiers tried to assassinate the country's defense minister Saturday by shooting at his convoy at Kabul's main airport, but the official had already left his vehicle and was unhurt, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
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Clinton to China: Find new energy sources
Sep 10 2005 9:12AM (CT)
HANGZHOU, China (AP) - Former President Clinton urged China on Saturday to recognize the urgency of the environmental threats to its growth, and to use the Internet as a tool to surmount them. But he remained silent on the risks faced by those who use the Internet as a forum for dissent.
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Musharraf praises Sharon on Gaza pullout
Sep 10 2005 7:10AM (CT)
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf issued a twin challenge to Islamic militants in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press on Friday, praising Israel's leader as "courageous" for withdrawing from Gaza and claiming to have crushed al-Qaida's ability to operate in Pakistan's cities and mountains.
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China's 'kindergarten killer' gets death
Sep 10 2005 4:44AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Beijing's notorious "kindergarten killer" has been sentenced to death for murdering a teacher, a student and three others in a years-long crime spree, state media said Saturday.
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3 suspected militants arrested in Pakistan
Sep 10 2005 4:43AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Three suspected foreign militants were arrested after a shootout with Pakistani forces in a remote tribal region near Afghanistan, a security official said Saturday.
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Afghan army copter crashes after takeoff
Sep 10 2005 4:22AM (CT)
PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan (AP) - A helicopter carrying Afghanistan's army chief and a Cabinet minister crashed shortly after takeoff Saturday, but all on board managed to escape the burning wreckage.
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China shocked at border officer's acquittal
Sep 10 2005 2:57AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China expressed shock at the acquittal of an American border officer accused of roughing up a Chinese tourist and said it will closely monitor her $10 million lawsuit against the U.S. government.
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