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Lawyer: Musharraf to give up army post
Sep 17 2007 11:58PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will give up his position as army chief if he wins re-election as president, a government lawyer said Tuesday.
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Thai plane crash: Survivors' stories
Sep 17 2007 11:13PM (CT)
PHUKET, Thailand (AP) - Stunned by the plane crash, Robert Borland found himself helpless on the floor of the jet with his trousers aflame when a passenger in a yellow shirt helped him out onto the wing. He knows nothing else about the man who probably saved his life.
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Thai plane crash: Survivors' stories
Sep 17 2007 11:13PM (CT)
PHUKET, Thailand (AP) - Stunned by the plane crash, Robert Borland found himself helpless on the floor of the jet with his trousers aflame when a passenger in a yellow shirt helped him out onto the wing. He knows nothing else about the man who probably saved his life.
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Thai plane crash: Survivors' stories
Sep 17 2007 11:13PM (CT)
PHUKET, Thailand (AP) - Stunned by the plane crash, Robert Borland found himself helpless on the floor of the jet with his trousers aflame when a passenger in a yellow shirt helped him out onto the wing. He knows nothing else about the man who probably saved his life.
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Thai plane crash: Survivors' stories
Sep 17 2007 11:13PM (CT)
PHUKET, Thailand (AP) - Stunned by the plane crash, Robert Borland found himself helpless on the floor of the jet with his trousers aflame when a passenger in a yellow shirt helped him out onto the wing. He knows nothing else about the man who probably saved his life.
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Thai plane crash: Survivors' stories
Sep 17 2007 11:13PM (CT)
PHUKET, Thailand (AP) - Stunned by the plane crash, Robert Borland found himself helpless on the floor of the jet with his trousers aflame when a passenger in a yellow shirt helped him out onto the wing. He knows nothing else about the man who probably saved his life.
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East China braces for fierce typhoon
Sep 17 2007 10:53PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - China's commercial center of Shanghai was evacuating 200,000 people on Tuesday ahead of the expected arrival of Typhoon Wipha, potentially the most destructive storm to hit the city in a decade, local media reported.
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SKorea's advance team head to North
Sep 17 2007 9:20PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A team of South Korean officials crossed into North Korea on Tuesday for talks with officials there on details of a rare summit set for next month, the Unification Ministry said.
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China steps up scrutiny of U.S. food
Sep 17 2007 2:50PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has sharply increased inspections of imported U.S. food, escalating a dispute with Washington over product safety and leaving American beef piling up in warehouses and delaying shipments of black pepper and other goods.
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China steps up scrutiny of U.S. food
Sep 17 2007 2:50PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has sharply increased inspections of imported U.S. food, escalating a dispute with Washington over product safety and leaving American beef piling up in warehouses and delaying shipments of black pepper and other goods.
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Beijing to appoint new Catholic bishop
Sep 17 2007 1:14PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Beijing church leaders will ordain a new bishop this week, a senior religious official said Monday, filling an influential post that had been closely watched to gauge whether the government would consult with the Vatican on church appointments.
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Pakistan protests Kashmir glacier tour
Sep 17 2007 12:24PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan protested a plan by India to let tourists visit the Kashmir glacier that is the site of the world's highest battlefield, warning Monday that it could harm peace talks between the South Asian neighbors.
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Japanese candidates vow to press NKorea
Sep 17 2007 11:54AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Two candidates vying to become Japan's next prime minister began nationwide campaigns Monday, avoiding thorny domestic issues but vowing to keep pressure on North Korea to resolve the past kidnapping of Japanese citizens.
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Monks hold protest march in Myanmar
Sep 17 2007 9:56AM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - More than 500 Buddhist monks staged a peaceful protest Monday in a central Myanmar town, a resident contacted by phone said, the latest in a string of recent demonstrations against the country's repressive regime.
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SKorea dismisses NKorea-Syria nuke deal
Sep 17 2007 9:30AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's foreign minister dismissed allegations that North Korea was cooperating with Syria on a nuclear weapons program, a news report said Monday.
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Imelda Marcos leaves Philippine hospital
Sep 17 2007 8:56AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former first lady Imelda Marcos _ known for her extensive shoe collection _ left a hospital Monday after being treated for knee pain and was ecstatic when doctors advised her to get some orthopedic footwear.
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Imelda Marcos leaves Philippine hospital
Sep 17 2007 8:56AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former first lady Imelda Marcos _ known for her extensive shoe collection _ left a hospital Monday after being treated for knee pain and was ecstatic when doctors advised her to get some orthopedic footwear.
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Imelda Marcos leaves Philippine hospital
Sep 17 2007 8:56AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former first lady Imelda Marcos _ known for her extensive shoe collection _ left a hospital Monday after being treated for knee pain and was ecstatic when doctors advised her to get some orthopedic footwear.
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Vietnam returns uranium to Russia
Sep 17 2007 8:26AM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - Nearly 9 pounds of highly enriched uranium has been returned to Russia from Vietnam under a Russian-American program to secure nuclear materials that could be used to make weapons, the Rosatom nuclear agency said Monday.
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Chinese man dies from 3-day gaming binge
Sep 17 2007 7:42AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A man in southern China appears to have died of exhaustion after a three-day Internet gaming binge, state media said Monday.
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China restaurant explosion kills 9
Sep 17 2007 6:51AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese police were searching Monday for a man suspected of intentionally setting off explosives at a restaurant where he had invited dozens of guests, killing nine people and injuring 25, a police statement said.
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Suicide attack in Afghanistan kills 8
Sep 17 2007 5:59AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber on foot entered a government office and blew himself up Monday in the volatile south, killing eight people, including four policemen, officials said.
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China fighting illegal land transfers
Sep 17 2007 4:19AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese officials said Monday that a crackdown on illegally transferring householders' land to property developers was accelerating, with more than 3,000 officials punished for such actions last year.
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Possible US soldier's remains sent home
Sep 17 2007 3:56AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Remains believed to be of an American soldier killed in Cambodia decades ago during the Vietnam War were flown Monday to the United States for forensic analysis.
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North Korea nuclear talks postponed
Sep 17 2007 3:27AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Expected international talks on North Korea's nuclear program to firm up a deadline for the country to disable its facilities so it can no longer produce weapons have been postponed, regional officials said Monday.
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Kyrgyzstan: Akayeva's case dropped
Sep 17 2007 2:34AM (CT)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Authorities have dropped charges of obstructing justice and contempt of court against the daughter of Kyrgyzstan's ousted president due to lack of evidence, her lawyer said Monday.
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