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U.S., Afghan troops launch offensive
Sep 16 2006 9:38PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Thousands of American and Afghan troops unleashed a new offensive against Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday in an effort to expand the government's reach into the volatile Pakistani border region.
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India, Pakistan agree to restart talks
Sep 16 2006 9:27PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Pakistan and India agreed Saturday to restart peace talks suspended since train bombings killed more than 200 people in Mumbai in July as part of a wave of attacks India blames on Pakistan-based militants.
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Typhoon batters southern Japan; 3 killed
Sep 16 2006 8:48PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A strong typhoon tore through Japan's southern Okinawa island chain Sunday, unleashing heavy rains and fierce winds that have killed three people, injured scores and triggered landslides.
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Bombs kill 4 in Thai department stores
Sep 16 2006 5:05PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A series of bomb blasts ripped through three department stores Saturday night in Thailand's restive south, killing four people and wounding dozens, police said.
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Bomb blast kills 3 in Afghanistan
Sep 16 2006 4:39AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A bomb blast south of the Afghan capital killed three people and wounded another on Saturday, police said.
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Japan authorities raid cult offices
Sep 16 2006 3:42AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese authorities raided the offices Saturday of the doomsday cult that carried out the deadly 1995 nerve gas attacks on Tokyo's subways.
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Japan's premier race lacks competition
Sep 16 2006 3:26AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan is facing one of its most important prime ministerial elections in years: Tokyo's ties with Asia are in crisis, the country is moving toward constitutional revision and a fiscal crunch is around the corner. But Japan's race for a new leader is anything but riveting.
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4 Taliban militants die in Afghanistan
Sep 16 2006 1:04AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - About 60 suspected Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, starting a battle in which four militants died, police said Saturday.
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