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Pope to SKorea: No stem cell research
Oct 11 2007 9:58PM (CT)
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI appealed Thursday to South Koreans' "inherent moral sensibility" to reject embryonic stem cell research and human cloning after the country decided to let embryonic stem cell research resume.
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Spoon-billed sandpiper facing extinction
Oct 11 2007 8:44PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A rare bird that breeds in a remote Russian province is facing extinction, conservationists warned Friday, after a survey found that the numbers of the spoon-billed sandpiper had dropped dramatically.
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UN 'deplores' Myanmar violence
Oct 11 2007 7:48PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - In its first-ever statement on Myanmar, the U.N. Security Council said Thursday it "strongly deplores" the government's violent crackdown on protesters and called for a "genuine dialogue" between the country's military rulers and the pro-democracy opposition.
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Bhutto won't put off return to Pakistan
Oct 11 2007 5:18PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The party of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said Thursday she will return to Pakistan next week to campaign for parliamentary elections even though Gen. Pervez Musharraf wants her to delay until his new presidential term is confirmed.
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Bhutto won't put off return to Pakistan
Oct 11 2007 5:18PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The party of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said Thursday she will return to Pakistan next week to campaign for parliamentary elections even though Gen. Pervez Musharraf wants her to delay until his new presidential term is confirmed.
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Afghans cracking down on security firms
Oct 11 2007 3:34PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Echoing a growing problem in Iraq, Afghan authorities are cracking down on lucrative but largely unregulated security firms, some of which are suspected of murder.
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Afghans cracking down on security firms
Oct 11 2007 3:34PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Echoing a growing problem in Iraq, Afghan authorities are cracking down on lucrative but largely unregulated security firms, some of which are suspected of murder.
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Afghans cracking down on security firms
Oct 11 2007 3:34PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Echoing a growing problem in Iraq, Afghan authorities are cracking down on lucrative but largely unregulated security firms, some of which are suspected of murder.
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Afghans cracking down on security firms
Oct 11 2007 3:34PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Echoing a growing problem in Iraq, Afghan authorities are cracking down on lucrative but largely unregulated security firms, some of which are suspected of murder.
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2 dead in bombing at India Muslim shrine
Oct 11 2007 3:04PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A bomb exploded at a famous Muslim shrine in northern India on Thursday, killing at least two people and wounding 17 others ahead of one of the holiest days on the Muslim calendar, police said.
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2 dead in bombing at India Muslim shrine
Oct 11 2007 3:04PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A bomb exploded at a famous Muslim shrine in northern India on Thursday, killing at least two people and wounding 17 others ahead of one of the holiest days on the Muslim calendar, police said.
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Myanmar guards accused of detainee abuse
Oct 11 2007 2:53PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Guards at Myanmar's detention centers beat, kicked and slashed protesters rounded up during the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations, sometimes leaving their victims to die of their injuries, a dissident group said Thursday.
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Myanmar guards accused of detainee abuse
Oct 11 2007 2:53PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Guards at Myanmar's detention centers beat, kicked and slashed protesters rounded up during the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations, sometimes leaving their victims to die of their injuries, a dissident group said Thursday.
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Myanmar guards accused of detainee abuse
Oct 11 2007 2:53PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Guards at Myanmar's detention centers beat, kicked and slashed protesters rounded up during the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations, sometimes leaving their victims to die of their injuries, a dissident group said Thursday.
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Myanmar guards accused of detainee abuse
Oct 11 2007 2:53PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Guards at Myanmar's detention centers beat, kicked and slashed protesters rounded up during the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations, sometimes leaving their victims to die of their injuries, a dissident group said Thursday.
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Size matters, condom experts told
Oct 11 2007 2:30PM (CT)
SEOGWIPO, South Korea (AP) - As the world's top condom experts convene this week to update international standards, one American entrepreneur has a simple message: Size matters.
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Size matters, condom experts told
Oct 11 2007 2:30PM (CT)
SEOGWIPO, South Korea (AP) - As the world's top condom experts convene this week to update international standards, one American entrepreneur has a simple message: Size matters.
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Size matters, condom experts told
Oct 11 2007 2:30PM (CT)
SEOGWIPO, South Korea (AP) - As the world's top condom experts convene this week to update international standards, one American entrepreneur has a simple message: Size matters.
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UN envoy to Myanmar returning to region
Oct 11 2007 12:54PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is sending the U.N. envoy to Myanmar back to the region next week for consultations with key governments on efforts to promote talks between the junta and the opposition, the U.N. said Thursday.
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Southeast Asia beats back al-Qaida
Oct 11 2007 12:02PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's anti-terrorism chief was relaxed as he mingled with the guests on his lawn. Muslim hard-liners swapped tales of al-Qaida training camps in Afghanistan and the Philippines. Convicted Bali nightclub bombers feasted on kebabs.
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Nepal's parliament debates monarchy
Oct 11 2007 9:46AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Parliament began debate Thursday on abolishing the world's last Hindu monarchy, and the only question for most lawmakers was when to get rid of the king.
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Nepal's parliament debates monarchy
Oct 11 2007 9:46AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Parliament began debate Thursday on abolishing the world's last Hindu monarchy, and the only question for most lawmakers was when to get rid of the king.
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Nepal's parliament debates monarchy
Oct 11 2007 9:46AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Parliament began debate Thursday on abolishing the world's last Hindu monarchy, and the only question for most lawmakers was when to get rid of the king.
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41 Hindu pilgrims killed in bus accident
Oct 11 2007 8:33AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims fell into a river Thursday in a remote part of northern India, killing at least 41 people, the Press Trust of India reported.
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NY Philharmonic looks at NKorea concert
Oct 11 2007 8:31AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The New York Philharmonic could perform in North Korea next year, the orchestra's president said Thursday after a trip to the reclusive communist nation.
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Report says corruption a threat to China
Oct 11 2007 4:13AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Corruption costs China more every year than it spends on education and is one of the most serious threats to the country's political stability, according to a new report from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Japan: Suicide Web site creator arrested
Oct 11 2007 12:18AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Police in Japan arrested a man who ran an Internet suicide site for allegedly killing a woman who paid him to do so, an official said Thursday.
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