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China communists to tweak system
Oct 14 2007 9:21PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao opened a major Communist Party congress Monday by promising modest reforms to make government institutions more responsive while strengthening one-party rule.
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China communists to tweak system
Oct 14 2007 9:21PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao opened a major Communist Party congress Monday by promising modest reforms to make government institutions more responsive while strengthening one-party rule.
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China communists to tweak system
Oct 14 2007 9:21PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao opened a major Communist Party congress Monday by promising modest reforms to make government institutions more responsive while strengthening one-party rule.
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6 tourists die in Thailand cave flooding
Oct 14 2007 8:22PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Six Western tourists and two Thai guides died after flash floods swept them away while they were exploring a cave at a southern Thai national park, police said Sunday. At least one tourist survived.
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6 tourists die in Thailand cave flooding
Oct 14 2007 8:22PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Six Western tourists and two Thai guides died after flash floods swept them away while they were exploring a cave at a southern Thai national park, police said Sunday. At least one tourist survived.
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6 killed in India cinema bombing
Oct 14 2007 3:41PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A bomb ripped through a packed movie theater in northern India on Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding at least 30 others, authorities said.
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Pakistanis ponder a future with Bhutto
Oct 14 2007 1:49PM (CT)
LARKANA, Pakistan (AP) - Under a scorching sun, Yaseen Ali religiously repaints the fading contours of a vast picture of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto hoisted on the approach road to her ancestral residence in southern Pakistan.
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Myanmar restores some Internet access
Oct 14 2007 1:20PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's ruling junta restored Internet access but kept foreign news sites blocked, partially easing its crackdown as a U.N. envoy arrived in Thailand on Sunday to rally neighboring governments around demands for democratic reforms in the country.
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Myanmar restores some Internet access
Oct 14 2007 1:20PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's ruling junta restored Internet access but kept foreign news sites blocked, partially easing its crackdown as a U.N. envoy arrived in Thailand on Sunday to rally neighboring governments around demands for democratic reforms in the country.
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Myanmar restores some Internet access
Oct 14 2007 1:20PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's ruling junta restored Internet access but kept foreign news sites blocked, partially easing its crackdown as a U.N. envoy arrived in Thailand on Sunday to rally neighboring governments around demands for democratic reforms in the country.
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Environmental problems loom in Myanmar
Oct 14 2007 1:19PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Truckloads of illegal timber cross the Myanmar border to sawmills in China, while markets along the Thai border openly sell bear paws, tiger skins and elephant tusks.
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Environmental problems loom in Myanmar
Oct 14 2007 1:19PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Truckloads of illegal timber cross the Myanmar border to sawmills in China, while markets along the Thai border openly sell bear paws, tiger skins and elephant tusks.
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Environmental problems loom in Myanmar
Oct 14 2007 1:19PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Truckloads of illegal timber cross the Myanmar border to sawmills in China, while markets along the Thai border openly sell bear paws, tiger skins and elephant tusks.
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Everest beckons more Japanese seniors
Oct 14 2007 10:07AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Yuichiro Miura has an unusual routine for a man who just turned 75. At dawn, the veteran adventurer wakes after a night in a private low-oxygen chamber. He straps weights onto his ankles, hoists a 44-pound backpack onto his shoulders and hikes for hours around Tokyo. Sometimes he adds a stroll on his treadmill.
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12 die in stampede near temple in India
Oct 14 2007 5:09AM (CT)
AHMADABAD, India (AP) - At least 12 Hindu devotees were trampled to death on a narrow path crowded by thousands heading to a temple in western India on Sunday, police said. Another eight people were injured.
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Report: NKorea fence near nuke site
Oct 14 2007 4:01AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea has started building a fence around the site of its first-ever nuclear test, a move U.S. and South Korean authorities believe may be to monitor the detonation's effects and restore the area, a news report said Sunday.
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Malaysia probes plane stowaway case
Oct 14 2007 2:45AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A Palestinian man managed to stow away in a wheel well of an airplane flying from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, prompting Malaysian officials to order a probe into how he breached security, reports said Sunday.
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Afghan suicide blast kills 9
Oct 14 2007 12:16AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber on a motorbike detonated his explosives in a crowded marketplace near Afghan police Saturday, killing nine people and injuring at least 29, officials said.
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