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Chinese leader promises modest reforms
Oct 15 2007 9:57PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Opening a Communist Party congress seen as a test of his political skills, Chinese leader Hu Jintao on Monday promised modest steps to reform the government, support for a sustained military buildup and expanded social programs.
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Chinese leader promises modest reforms
Oct 15 2007 9:57PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Opening a Communist Party congress seen as a test of his political skills, Chinese leader Hu Jintao on Monday promised modest steps to reform the government, support for a sustained military buildup and expanded social programs.
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Pressure on Myanmar to free detainees
Oct 15 2007 8:29PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's leading opposition party urged the ruling military junta Monday to free political detainees immediately, echoing a call by the United Nations' special envoy who said reports of new arrests of dissidents were "extremely disturbing."
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Pressure on Myanmar to free detainees
Oct 15 2007 8:29PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's leading opposition party urged the ruling military junta Monday to free political detainees immediately, echoing a call by the United Nations' special envoy who said reports of new arrests of dissidents were "extremely disturbing."
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Beijing: a Tale of 2 Cities
Oct 15 2007 6:10PM (CT)
UNDATED (AP) - The crowded, bustling, upwardly mobile Beijing the world will see 10 months from now during the eagerly awaited Olympic games is a far cry from the one I knew 60 years ago.
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Afghan suicide bomber kills own family
Oct 15 2007 3:40PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A mother who tried to stop her son from carrying out a suicide bomb attack triggered an explosion in the family's home in southern Afghanistan that killed the would-be bomber, his mother and three siblings, police said Monday.
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Sri Lankan human rights advisers quit
Oct 15 2007 3:21PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Four prominent activists have resigned from a government advisory panel on human rights, saying Monday that officials were more interested in fighting separatist rebels than protecting human rights.
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Sri Lankan human rights advisers quit
Oct 15 2007 3:21PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Four prominent activists have resigned from a government advisory panel on human rights, saying Monday that officials were more interested in fighting separatist rebels than protecting human rights.
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Sri Lankan human rights advisers quit
Oct 15 2007 3:21PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Four prominent activists have resigned from a government advisory panel on human rights, saying Monday that officials were more interested in fighting separatist rebels than protecting human rights.
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India opens tsunami warning center
Oct 15 2007 2:54PM (CT)
HYDERABAD, India (AP) - India on Monday inaugurated a $32 million tsunami early warning center, which can alert people living along the coast within 13 minutes of getting data from seismic stations.
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Social tensions confront China's harmony
Oct 15 2007 12:50PM (CT)
XIAMEN, China (AP) - It was a sight to behold: Thousands of protesters massed on the streets of one of China's most prosperous cities, demanding that construction of a chemical plant close to their homes be stopped.
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Doubts surface about Putin's Iran trip
Oct 15 2007 5:10AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A Kremlin spokesman said Monday he couldn't confirm Russian President Vladimir Putin's plan to arrive in Iran later Monday as scheduled.
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Survivor tells of Thai cave flood horror
Oct 15 2007 5:00AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A British woman who survived a flash flood in a Thailand cave said her boyfriend tried to use the current as a means to escape, only to perish along with seven others in the weekend tragedy, media outlets reported Monday.
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China's Hu pushes modern military
Oct 15 2007 2:37AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's sprawling military will speed up its modernization during the next five years, increasingly adopting high-tech battle systems and upgrading training, Chinese President Hu Jintao said Monday.
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China's Hu pushes modern military
Oct 15 2007 2:37AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's sprawling military will speed up its modernization during the next five years, increasingly adopting high-tech battle systems and upgrading training, Chinese President Hu Jintao said Monday.
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China's Hu pushes modern military
Oct 15 2007 2:37AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's sprawling military will speed up its modernization during the next five years, increasingly adopting high-tech battle systems and upgrading training, Chinese President Hu Jintao said Monday.
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6 killed in India cinema bombing
Oct 15 2007 2:06AM (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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