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Pakistan quake death toll nears 40,000
Oct 15 2005 10:55PM (CT)
BALAKOT, Pakistan (AP) - The death toll from Pakistan's earthquake rose sharply to nearly 40,000 on Saturday, with the president warning the numbers could jump still higher as relief teams reach more villages in the endless folds of the Himalayan mountains.
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Japan, U.S. reach accord on base changes
Oct 15 2005 10:31PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The United States and Japan have reached a basic agreement on relocating two U.S. military bases on the southern island of Okinawa, where the U.S. military presence has been a frequent focus of protests, a newspaper reported Sunday.
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Envoy denies Iran helped bomb U.K. troops
Oct 15 2005 8:13PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Iran's ambassador to Britain on Saturday denied that his country has given insurgents in Iraq explosives technology to bomb British soldiers and said he hoped the allegations would not affect negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.
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Scenes from South Asia earthquake zone
Oct 15 2005 3:07PM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A 20-year-old woman gave birth Saturday to a baby girl at a makeshift hospital after being evacuated by helicopter from her earthquake-shattered mountain village.
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Indonesia aims to toughen anti-terror law
Oct 15 2005 2:43PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's government Saturday tried to calm fears that plans to strengthen an anti-terror law in the wake of the latest Bali bombings would mark a return to the days when security forces acted against civilians with virtual impunity.
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Undersea earthquake strikes off Taiwan
Oct 15 2005 2:25PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A magnitude-7.0 undersea earthquake struck off northeast Taiwan on Saturday, the Central Weather Bureau said. No injuries or damages were immediately reported on the island.
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Inmates choose to stay at Pakistan jail
Oct 15 2005 2:08PM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - When a massive earthquake collapsed the prison, guards fled along with more than 100 prisoners. But three inmates chose to stay.
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India gives aid groups Kashmir access
Oct 15 2005 7:39AM (CT)
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - India is letting international relief agencies operate in militarized _ and formerly forbidden _ parts of Kashmir, where tens of thousands need help after last week's devastating earthquake, aid workers said Saturday.
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