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North Korea urged to cancel nuclear test
Oct 6 2006 11:25PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - With speculation mounting of a North Korean nuclear test as early as this weekend, a unanimous U.N. Security Council urged the secretive, communist nation Friday to abandon all atomic weapons as it promised last year and cancel plans to detonate a device. Japan hinted the North could face sanctions or possible military action.
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Rebels, soldiers battle in Sri Lanka
Oct 6 2006 4:31PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Heavy clashes broke out between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's volatile north and east, killing a large number of insurgents and wounding at least six soldiers, the military said Friday.
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Men return to Cambodia court for hearing
Oct 6 2006 1:51PM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Two men convicted last year of killing an outspoken critic of corruption and human rights abuses in Cambodia returned to court Friday for an appeals hearing, and one denounced the justice system as "stupid and merciless."
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Kim seeks military support for nuke test
Oct 6 2006 1:09PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Facing worldwide opposition to his announced plan to test a nuclear weapon, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is seeking support from the group he has made the loyal heart of his authoritarian rule: the military.
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Freighter runs aground off Japan; 1 dead
Oct 6 2006 10:20AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A freighter caught fire and ran aground in stormy weather off eastern Japan on Friday, and 13 people were washed to sea, officials said.
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At least 13 killed in Pakistan violence
Oct 6 2006 8:35AM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A gunbattle between rival Sunni and Shiite Muslims left at least 13 people dead and seven wounded in a remote tribal area of northwestern Pakistan, a government official said Friday.
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Afghan suicide bombers kill 1, wounds 17
Oct 6 2006 6:37AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing themselves and a policeman and wounding 17 other people, an official said.
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