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Musharraf formalizes his candidacy
Sep 26 2007 11:58PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf formalized his candidacy for a new five-year term Thursday as security forces sealed off the Pakistani capital to prevent a planned protest by angry attorneys.
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Vietnam bridge collapse kills 42
Sep 26 2007 11:37PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A section of a bridge under construction in southern Vietnam collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 42 people and injuring 80 others, officials said.
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Vietnam bridge collapse kills 42
Sep 26 2007 11:37PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A section of a bridge under construction in southern Vietnam collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 42 people and injuring 80 others, officials said.
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Vietnam bridge collapse kills 42
Sep 26 2007 11:37PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A section of a bridge under construction in southern Vietnam collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 42 people and injuring 80 others, officials said.
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Vietnam bridge collapse kills 42
Sep 26 2007 11:37PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A section of a bridge under construction in southern Vietnam collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 42 people and injuring 80 others, officials said.
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2 aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan
Sep 26 2007 11:36PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Two foreigners from the International Red Cross who had helped free South Korean captives last month have been kidnapped in Afghanistan after talking with militants about the release of a German hostage, officials said Thursday.
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11 new species found in central Vietnam
Sep 26 2007 10:54PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Scientists have discovered 11 new species of plants and animals in Vietnam, including a snake, two butterflies and five orchid varieties, the World Wide Fund for Nature said Wednesday.
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11 new species found in central Vietnam
Sep 26 2007 10:54PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Scientists have discovered 11 new species of plants and animals in Vietnam, including a snake, two butterflies and five orchid varieties, the World Wide Fund for Nature said Wednesday.
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11 new species found in central Vietnam
Sep 26 2007 10:54PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Scientists have discovered 11 new species of plants and animals in Vietnam, including a snake, two butterflies and five orchid varieties, the World Wide Fund for Nature said Wednesday.
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11 new species found in central Vietnam
Sep 26 2007 10:54PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Scientists have discovered 11 new species of plants and animals in Vietnam, including a snake, two butterflies and five orchid varieties, the World Wide Fund for Nature said Wednesday.
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11 new species found in central Vietnam
Sep 26 2007 10:54PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Scientists have discovered 11 new species of plants and animals in Vietnam, including a snake, two butterflies and five orchid varieties, the World Wide Fund for Nature said Wednesday.
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UNSC concerned about Myanmar crackdown
Sep 26 2007 9:41PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - After initial resistance from China, the U.N. Security Council issued a statement of concern about Myanmar's violent crackdown on Buddhist monks Wednesday and urged the military regime to let in a special envoy.
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Myanmar forces open fire on protesters
Sep 26 2007 9:39PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar security forces opened fire on Buddhist monks and other pro-democracy demonstrators Wednesday for the first time in a month of anti-government protests, killing at least one man and wounding others in chaotic confrontations across Yangon.
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Myanmar forces open fire on protesters
Sep 26 2007 9:39PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar security forces opened fire on Buddhist monks and other pro-democracy demonstrators Wednesday for the first time in a month of anti-government protests, killing at least one man and wounding others in chaotic confrontations across Yangon.
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Myanmar forces open fire on protesters
Sep 26 2007 9:39PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar security forces opened fire on Buddhist monks and other pro-democracy demonstrators Wednesday for the first time in a month of anti-government protests, killing at least one man and wounding others in chaotic confrontations across Yangon.
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Myanmar forces open fire on protesters
Sep 26 2007 9:39PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar security forces opened fire on Buddhist monks and other pro-democracy demonstrators Wednesday for the first time in a month of anti-government protests, killing at least one man and wounding others in chaotic confrontations across Yangon.
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Myanmar forces open fire on protesters
Sep 26 2007 9:39PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar security forces opened fire on Buddhist monks and other pro-democracy demonstrators Wednesday for the first time in a month of anti-government protests, killing at least one man and wounding others in chaotic confrontations across Yangon.
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Myanmar forces open fire on protesters
Sep 26 2007 9:39PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar security forces opened fire on Buddhist monks and other pro-democracy demonstrators Wednesday for the first time in a month of anti-government protests, killing at least one man and wounding others in chaotic confrontations across Yangon.
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Cell phones, Web spread news of Myanmar
Sep 26 2007 4:46PM (CT)
OSLO, Norway (AP) - Cell phones and the Internet are playing a crucial role in telling the world about Myanmar's pro-democracy protests, with video footage sometimes transmitted one frame at a time. Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday the junta has cut some cell phone service.
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Cell phones, Web spread news of Myanmar
Sep 26 2007 4:46PM (CT)
OSLO, Norway (AP) - Cell phones and the Internet are playing a crucial role in telling the world about Myanmar's pro-democracy protests, with video footage sometimes transmitted one frame at a time. Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday the junta has cut some cell phone service.
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Cell phones, Web spread news of Myanmar
Sep 26 2007 4:46PM (CT)
OSLO, Norway (AP) - Cell phones and the Internet are playing a crucial role in telling the world about Myanmar's pro-democracy protests, with video footage sometimes transmitted one frame at a time. Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday the junta has cut some cell phone service.
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Nepal closer to abolishing monarchy
Sep 26 2007 3:03PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's leading party announced its support Wednesday for declaring the country a republic, moving the government a step closer to abolishing the monarchy that has ruled this Himalayan nation for centuries.
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Nepal closer to abolishing monarchy
Sep 26 2007 3:03PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's leading party announced its support Wednesday for declaring the country a republic, moving the government a step closer to abolishing the monarchy that has ruled this Himalayan nation for centuries.
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Fukuda sworn in as Japanese premier
Sep 26 2007 2:16PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda officially took office Wednesday, pledging to regain desperately needed public faith in the government and keep a contentious anti-terror naval mission alive.
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Strong earthquake rattles Indonesia
Sep 26 2007 12:46PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A powerful undersea earthquake rattled western Indonesia on Wednesday, officials said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
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Clashes and airstrikes kill 165 Taliban
Sep 26 2007 11:53AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S.-led forces used artillery and airstrikes to kill more than 165 insurgents and repel massed assaults on coalition troops in two strongholds of Taliban militants and Afghanistan's rampant drug trade, officials said Wednesday.
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Clashes and airstrikes kill 165 Taliban
Sep 26 2007 11:53AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S.-led forces used artillery and airstrikes to kill more than 165 insurgents and repel massed assaults on coalition troops in two strongholds of Taliban militants and Afghanistan's rampant drug trade, officials said Wednesday.
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NKorea nuclear talks resuming
Sep 26 2007 9:28AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Progress in a new round of North Korean nuclear disarmament talks would help squelch allegations that the North is providing nuclear know-how to countries such as Syria, South Korea's envoy to the negotiations said Wednesday.
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NKorea nuclear talks resuming
Sep 26 2007 9:28AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Progress in a new round of North Korean nuclear disarmament talks would help squelch allegations that the North is providing nuclear know-how to countries such as Syria, South Korea's envoy to the negotiations said Wednesday.
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NKorea nuclear talks resuming
Sep 26 2007 9:28AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Progress in a new round of North Korean nuclear disarmament talks would help squelch allegations that the North is providing nuclear know-how to countries such as Syria, South Korea's envoy to the negotiations said Wednesday.
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Beijing knocks down petitioners' houses
Sep 26 2007 7:59AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities knocked down part of a rundown neighborhood in Beijing on Wednesday where people live, sometimes for months, while petitioning the central government for help fighting grievances in their hometowns.
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Beijing knocks down petitioners' houses
Sep 26 2007 7:59AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities knocked down part of a rundown neighborhood in Beijing on Wednesday where people live, sometimes for months, while petitioning the central government for help fighting grievances in their hometowns.
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Beijing knocks down petitioners' houses
Sep 26 2007 7:59AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities knocked down part of a rundown neighborhood in Beijing on Wednesday where people live, sometimes for months, while petitioning the central government for help fighting grievances in their hometowns.
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12 dead in Chinese night club fire
Sep 26 2007 7:03AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A nightclub fire in southeastern China killed 12 people and left six others injured, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.
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Concerns voiced on China dam environment
Sep 26 2007 6:35AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China could face a catastrophe if it fails to quickly stop environmental problems such as flooding and erosion caused by the gigantic Three Gorges Dam, state media said Wednesday.
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Pakistan against IAEA quizzing A.Q. Khan
Sep 26 2007 6:18AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's government on Wednesday rejected a former premier's proposal to let the United Nations question A.Q. Khan, the disgraced nuclear expert who headed a smuggling racket that sold nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya.
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Indian police find 6 bombs in Mumbai
Sep 26 2007 5:15AM (CT)
MUMBAI, India (AP) - Indian police found six crude bombs near a train station in Mumbai, the city where 187 people were killed more than a year ago in a series of bombings on a commuter rail network, officials said Wednesday.
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China replaces air force chief
Sep 26 2007 12:58AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has replaced the head of its air force and other top military chiefs ahead of a major Communist Party congress next month at which President Hu Jintao is expected to fill several top posts with younger leaders loyal to his rule.
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3 freed after no-show by prosecutor
Sep 26 2007 12:14AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Three Malaysians facing a mandatory death sentence if convicted of drug trafficking walked free from court after the prosecutor failed to show up for their trial, a lawyer said Wednesday.
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