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Suicide bomb explodes in Kabul
Sep 29 2006 11:47PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber exploded next to Afghanistan's Interior Ministry on Saturday, killing and wounding an unknown number of people, police said.
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India makes Mumbai train blast arrests
Sep 29 2006 7:59PM (CT)
MUMBAI, India (AP) - Police arrested four more people suspected of playing a role in the July 11 train bombings that killed more than 200 people, a top investigator said Friday.
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Canadian soldier dies in Afghan blast
Sep 29 2006 5:50PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A Canadian soldier was killed Friday in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, while an insurgent attack on a police checkpoint left three dead, officials said.
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Pakistan accused of illegal detentions
Sep 29 2006 5:46PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan illegally detained innocent people on suspicion of terrorism, secretly imprisoned them, and transferred them to U.S. custody for money, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said Friday.
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Thai coup leaders criticize media
Sep 29 2006 3:20PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's military rulers urged foreign media Friday to tone down what they called unfair coverage of their coup, saying they were concerned by the international community's reaction and particularly want to respond to criticism by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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Reports: Thailand selects interim leader
Sep 29 2006 3:18PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's coup leaders are likely to appoint a respected former army commander as interim prime minister until promised elections next year, newspapers reported Friday.
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Group attacks Indonesia police station
Sep 29 2006 1:23PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Christians angered by last week's executions of three Roman Catholic militants set fire to a police station Friday and hurled rocks at a helicopter carrying a police chief, the state news agency Antara reported.
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Vietnam set to evacuate before typhoon
Sep 29 2006 9:39AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam prepared to evacuate thousands of people from the central coast Friday as a powerful typhoon approached from the Philippines, where it killed at least 48 people and left dozens missing.
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New leader wants to make Japan a force
Sep 29 2006 9:18AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's new nationalist prime minister pledged Friday to make his country a decisive force on the international stage and push for a reduction of tensions with China and South Korea.
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India cancer patient said fasted to death
Sep 29 2006 5:46AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A 61-year-old cancer patient died after fasting for two weeks in an ancient rite that a human rights activist went to court to stop, news reports said.
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China back plan for N. Korea nuke talks
Sep 29 2006 5:10AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - China on Friday backed a U.S.-South Korean proposal aimed at luring North Korea back to long-stalled international talks on its nuclear program.
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