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Taiwan's Chen to take over as party boss
Oct 10 2007 10:14PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's independence-minded president said Thursday he would become chairman of the country's ruling party, a move likely to add to strained ties with rival China.
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Pakistan elections set for early January
Oct 10 2007 9:44PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's government said Wednesday that parliamentary elections will be in early January, setting the stage for a test of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's campaign to rally moderates against rising Islamic militancy.
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Myanmar dissident dies under questioning
Oct 10 2007 8:11PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A Myanmar opposition party member died during interrogation and two activists were arrested as the ruling junta pressed its crackdown on the pro-democracy movement, an exile group said Wednesday.
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Myanmar dissident dies under questioning
Oct 10 2007 8:11PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A Myanmar opposition party member died during interrogation and two activists were arrested as the ruling junta pressed its crackdown on the pro-democracy movement, an exile group said Wednesday.
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Myanmar dissident dies under questioning
Oct 10 2007 8:11PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A Myanmar opposition party member died during interrogation and two activists were arrested as the ruling junta pressed its crackdown on the pro-democracy movement, an exile group said Wednesday.
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Lekima's Vietnam death toll rises to 86
Oct 10 2007 6:56PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The death toll from Vietnam's Typhoon Lekima rose to 86 as rescue workers rushed to get aid to thousands of people still stuck in flooded areas, officials said Wednesday.
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Lekima's Vietnam death toll rises to 86
Oct 10 2007 6:56PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The death toll from Vietnam's Typhoon Lekima rose to 86 as rescue workers rushed to get aid to thousands of people still stuck in flooded areas, officials said Wednesday.
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China closes Christian-linked businesses
Oct 10 2007 6:36PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has closed two businesses whose owners allegedly sought Christian converts in a traditionally Muslim region and also revoked the visa of an American citizen for illegal proselytizing, a rights group said Wednesday.
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Doctor to honor Ramadan rituals in space
Oct 10 2007 3:56PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Malaysian doctor who will spend the last days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in space has vowed to follow the rituals of his faith even as he hurtles around Earth at 17,000 mph.
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U.N. says Myanmar's opium output jumps
Oct 10 2007 3:48PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar rose alarmingly in 2006 after six years of dramatic declines, driven in part by corruption and the lack of government control in areas where insurgent groups operate, the U.N. drug chief said Wednesday.
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China activist detained before congress
Oct 10 2007 3:18PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Authorities in central China have detained a longtime democracy campaigner in a security clampdown ahead of the Communist Party congress this month, his son and another activist said Wednesday.
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Violence has Pakistanis debating US tie
Oct 10 2007 2:12PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Violence linked to growing Islamic militancy in Pakistan has killed more than 1,000 people in a little over three months, fanning opposition to the country's close alliance with the United States.
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Violence has Pakistanis debating US tie
Oct 10 2007 2:12PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Violence linked to growing Islamic militancy in Pakistan has killed more than 1,000 people in a little over three months, fanning opposition to the country's close alliance with the United States.
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Violence has Pakistanis debating US tie
Oct 10 2007 2:12PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Violence linked to growing Islamic militancy in Pakistan has killed more than 1,000 people in a little over three months, fanning opposition to the country's close alliance with the United States.
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Debate heats up over Myanmar sanctions
Oct 10 2007 12:50PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The argument for broad economic sanctions against the repressive military regime in Myanmar seems clear-cut. The junta has reduced the population to desperate poverty, while brutally crushing any demonstrations of dissent.
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Debate heats up over Myanmar sanctions
Oct 10 2007 12:50PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The argument for broad economic sanctions against the repressive military regime in Myanmar seems clear-cut. The junta has reduced the population to desperate poverty, while brutally crushing any demonstrations of dissent.
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5 criminals exchanged for German captive
Oct 10 2007 10:05AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A German engineer and four Afghans taken hostage in July were freed Wednesday in exchange for five imprisoned criminals, an Afghan official said.
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5 criminals exchanged for German captive
Oct 10 2007 10:05AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A German engineer and four Afghans taken hostage in July were freed Wednesday in exchange for five imprisoned criminals, an Afghan official said.
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8 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes
Oct 10 2007 7:01AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO-led and Afghan troops clashed with Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, leaving eight suspected militants dead and three detained, an official said Wednesday.
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Pakistani army holds fire for funerals
Oct 10 2007 5:12AM (CT)
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) - The army halted attacks on villages near the Afghan border Wednesday to give residents time for funerals after days of fighting that killed as many as 250 people, a local schoolteacher said.
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Tibetans storm Chinese embassy
Oct 10 2007 4:42AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Some 30 Tibetan exiles protesting Chinese religious policies stormed the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on Wednesday, with several breaching the front gate and chaining themselves to the flag pole inside, police and witnesses said.
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Tibetans storm Chinese embassy
Oct 10 2007 4:42AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Some 30 Tibetan exiles protesting Chinese religious policies stormed the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on Wednesday, with several breaching the front gate and chaining themselves to the flag pole inside, police and witnesses said.
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Tibetans storm Chinese embassy
Oct 10 2007 4:42AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Some 30 Tibetan exiles protesting Chinese religious policies stormed the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on Wednesday, with several breaching the front gate and chaining themselves to the flag pole inside, police and witnesses said.
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Tibetans storm Chinese embassy
Oct 10 2007 4:42AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Some 30 Tibetan exiles protesting Chinese religious policies stormed the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on Wednesday, with several breaching the front gate and chaining themselves to the flag pole inside, police and witnesses said.
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Tibetans storm Chinese embassy
Oct 10 2007 4:42AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Some 30 Tibetan exiles protesting Chinese religious policies stormed the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on Wednesday, with several breaching the front gate and chaining themselves to the flag pole inside, police and witnesses said.
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Taiwan stages military parade
Oct 10 2007 3:47AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Fighter jets streaked across overcast skies Wednesday as Taiwan held a National Day military parade for the first time since it halted such displays of war-fighting prowess in 1991 to ease tensions with rival China.
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Taiwan stages military parade
Oct 10 2007 3:47AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Fighter jets streaked across overcast skies Wednesday as Taiwan held a National Day military parade for the first time since it halted such displays of war-fighting prowess in 1991 to ease tensions with rival China.
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Taiwan stages military parade
Oct 10 2007 3:47AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Fighter jets streaked across overcast skies Wednesday as Taiwan held a National Day military parade for the first time since it halted such displays of war-fighting prowess in 1991 to ease tensions with rival China.
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