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Asia confronts North Korea on nuke test
Oct 4 2006 10:46PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's neighbors scrambled Wednesday to forge a common front against Pyongyang's threatened nuclear test, with South Korea warning of a regional atomic arms race that could upend the regional balance of power.
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Sri Lanka air force hit rebel positions
Oct 4 2006 7:29PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's air force bombed separatist rebel positions in the embattled north on Wednesday, a day after the insurgents agreed to peace talks with the government.
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Bomb explodes in Pakistan park
Oct 4 2006 3:23PM (CT)
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) - A bomb exploded in a public park not far from the residence of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, but no one was injured, officials said.
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Strike shuts down India's technology hub
Oct 4 2006 11:23AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A daylong strike by local political groups shut down India's technology hub, Bangalore, forcing many outsourcing companies to shift work elsewhere in the country and abroad.
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Thailand's Cabinet to be selected soon
Oct 4 2006 10:49AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The interim prime minister of Thailand's new military-backed government said Wednesday he will select a Cabinet by the end of the week that will hold power for one year pending general elections.
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Afghanistan arrests 17 would-be bombers
Oct 4 2006 9:26AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Security agents have arrested 17 people allegedly trained in Pakistan who they believe planned to launch suicide attacks in three Afghan provinces, Afghanistan's intelligence agency said on Wednesday.
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S. Korea sends relief goods to N. Korea
Oct 4 2006 4:32AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea shipped promised flood relief aid to North Korea on Wednesday, a day after Pyongyang threatened to conduct a nuclear test.
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Oxfam: Quake survivors face harsh winter
Oct 4 2006 4:28AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A year after a devastating earthquake struck northern Pakistan, more than 1.8 million survivors face a second harsh winter in makeshift shelters and tents, the aid group Oxfam International said Wednesday.
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Asian diplomacy kicks into high gear
Oct 4 2006 3:24AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - North Korea's neighbors rushed Wednesday to forge a common front against Pyongyang's threat of a nuclear test, announcing a series of summits over the next week to coordinate policy and soothe frayed relations.
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North Korea planning nuclear test
Oct 4 2006 1:59AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea triggered global alarm on Tuesday by saying it will conduct a nuclear test, a key step in the manufacture of atomic bombs that it views as a deterrent against any U.S. attack. But the North also said it was committed to nuclear disarmament, suggesting a willingness to negotiate.
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Shooting reported in Srinagar market
Oct 4 2006 1:57AM (CT)
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Suspected Islamic militants opened fire on a paramilitary base in the central market of Indian Kashmir's main city on Wednesday, police said. At least one civilian was wounded.
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