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U.S., Japan seek N. Korea sanctions vote
Oct 13 2006 9:34PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.S. and Japan said they want a vote Saturday by the U.N. Security Council on a resolution imposing punishing sanctions on North Korea for its claimed nuclear test and demanding the elimination of all its nuclear weapons. But last-minute changes sought by Russia and China could delay a vote.
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Ban named next U.N. secretary-general
Oct 13 2006 8:35PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly appointed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon as the next U.N. secretary-general Friday, and the veteran diplomat who grew up during a war that divided his country pledged to make peace with North Korea a top priority.
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2 moderate quakes strike off Japan coast
Oct 13 2006 6:52PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Two moderate quakes struck off the coast of Japan early Saturday, including one that shook the Japanese capital, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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Ban named next U.N. secretary-general
Oct 13 2006 3:39PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Friday appointing South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to succeed Kofi Annan as the next U.N. secretary-general.
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Indonesia urged to ratify treaty on haze
Oct 13 2006 3:38PM (CT)
PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AP) - Southeast Asian nations Friday urged Indonesia to ratify a regional treaty to fight annual brush fires that have sent choking smoke across parts of Malaysia and Singapore, saying only then would it get financial help.
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S.Korea to use bunker in event of attack
Oct 13 2006 3:13PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Families at the upscale Traum Haus condominiums sleep a little easier thanks to a basement bomb shelter with 3-foot-thick walls.
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Suicide bomber kills 9 in Afghanistan
Oct 13 2006 2:19PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A Taliban suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed van into a NATO military patrol manned mostly by U.S. troops Friday, killing one NATO soldier and eight Afghan civilians as shrapnel blasted nearby shops.
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S. Korea split on how to punish neighbor
Oct 13 2006 1:57PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Kim Eui-ho left the military years ago, but the 65-year-old retiree slipped back into his green camouflage uniform and black combat boots Friday to show how South Korea should deal with North Korea.
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Plan would revive N. Ireland power-share
Oct 13 2006 11:55AM (CT)
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - The British and Irish governments unveiled a complex plan Friday for resurrecting a Catholic-Protestant administration for Northern Ireland, the long-elusive lynchpin of lasting peace and stability in the British territory.
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Sentences sought in Indonesia slayings
Oct 13 2006 11:31AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Prosecutors on Friday demanded that seven men on trial for the slaying of two American teachers at a U.S.-owned gold mine serve sentences of between eight and 20 years in jail, the defendants' lawyer said.
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Official: No radioactive particles found
Oct 13 2006 11:22AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Results from an initial air sampling after North Korea's announced nuclear test showed no evidence of radioactive particles that would be expected from a successful nuclear detonation, a U.S. government intelligence official said Friday.
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Chinese students suffer food poisoning
Oct 13 2006 7:22AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The latest in a string of food poisoning outbreaks hit a Chinese school, making as many as 200 students and teachers sick, news reports said Friday.
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8 with suspected al-Qaida links arrested
Oct 13 2006 6:48AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Eight Pakistani militants suspected of links to al-Qaida have been arrested in connection with attempted rocket attacks in and near the capital of Islamabad, the interior minister said Friday.
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Suicide bomber kills 8 in Afghanistan
Oct 13 2006 1:22AM (CT)
1104 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber targeted a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan, killing eight civilians on Friday, police said.
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