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Princess Kiko leaves hospital with son
Sep 14 2006 11:02PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Princess Kiko and her newborn son left a Tokyo hospital Friday, a week after the birth of the first new male heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne in four decades.
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NATO struggles with Afghanistan troops
Sep 14 2006 3:18PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - America's NATO allies have more than 2.5 million men and women in uniform, but the alliance formed six decades ago to confront Soviet might is struggling to muster 2,500 more soldiers to repel Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan.
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NATO fears new front in Afghanistan
Sep 14 2006 12:53PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - As NATO troops exert pressure on Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan, militants have regrouped in western provinces and ignited violence that has killed a dozen people in two days, officials said Thursday.
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Thai election likely will be postponed
Sep 14 2006 9:58AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's general election scheduled for next month will likely be postponed, the country's top electoral official said Thursday.
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Singapore assailed for barring activists
Sep 14 2006 8:58AM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore breached an agreement by barring at least two dozen activists from entering the country to attend the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the institutions said Thursday.
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Militant gets 15 years for Bali bombings
Sep 14 2006 3:59AM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - An Islamic militant showed no remorse Thursday as he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the 2005 Bali bombings that left 20 people dead, vowing to take part in new suicide missions after he is freed.
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4 killed in Taliban Raid in Afghanistan
Sep 14 2006 2:14AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - At least 150 Taliban raided a police headquarters in western Afghanistan on Thursday, igniting a battle that killed two militants and two policemen before the insurgents were driven off, an official said.
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Report: Villagers, police clash in China
Sep 14 2006 2:12AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Hundreds of people clashed with riot police in a village in southern China, leaving some villagers hospitalized, a news report said Thursday.
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Thai premier considering stepping aside
Sep 14 2006 12:19AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said in an interview broadcast Thursday that he was tired and considering stepping aside after general elections expected by the end of the year.
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