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U.S. Marines train Philippine troops
Oct 15 2006 11:48PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - American and Philippine troops began annual war drills with the Asian nation on high alert following a series of bombings blamed on al-Qaida-linked militants.
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U.S. presses China on N. Korea sanctions
Oct 15 2006 10:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. on Sunday pressed China to enforce the U.N. punishment against North Korea and use economic leverage to persuade the communist ally to renounce its nuclear weapons program and rejoin international disarmament talks.
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Sri Lanka says it sank rebel boat
Oct 15 2006 10:27PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's navy sank a rebel boat loaded with arms along the west coast Sunday, killing at least five Tamil Tiger separatists, the military said.
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Photographer, Afghan translator abducted
Oct 15 2006 6:58PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - An Italian freelance photographer and his assistant were abducted by five armed men in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan official said Sunday.
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Analysis: A call for help from N. Korea?
Oct 15 2006 3:09PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea is struggling to survive with a stagnant economy and aftereffects from years of famine, facing yet another harsh winter following summer floods that may have killed hundreds.
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Some new wrinkles in Korea nuke crisis
Oct 15 2006 11:53AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - During the first North Korean nuclear crisis in 1994, U.S. warplanes were poised to attack the country's worrisome nuclear reactor before U.S. and North Korean diplomats brokered a last-minute, bilateral breakthrough.
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Israel president investigation nears end
Oct 15 2006 11:42AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Police were expected to recommend Sunday that charges be filed against Israeli President Moshe Katsav, who has been questioned following sexual harassment allegations and other accusations, a senior investigator said.
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Household goods among banned Korea items
Oct 15 2006 11:29AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Is the aluminum being used for missile tubes or bicycles? Will the chemical go into rocket fuel or pesticide?
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U.N.'s next leader urges North Korea
Oct 15 2006 5:41AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - South Korea's foreign minister, who has promised to make peace with North Korea a top priority as the new U.N. secretary-general, said Saturday the global community must engage the reclusive country in talks over its nuclear program, not just punish it with sanctions.
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Photographer, Afghan translator abducted
Oct 15 2006 12:49AM (CT)
KANADAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - An Italian freelance photographer and his assistant have been abducted in southern Afghanistan, an official said Sunday.
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