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Nations discuss second nuke test reports
Oct 16 2006 10:25PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea and Japan warily monitored unconfirmed reports Tuesday of possible preparations by North Korea for a second nuclear test.
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Indonesian woman dies of bird flu
Oct 16 2006 9:12PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A 27-year-old woman was killed by bird flu _ Indonesia's third death from the virus in as many days _ bringing the nation's toll to 55, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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China boosts N. Korea border inspections
Oct 16 2006 5:57PM (CT)
DANDONG, China (AP) - Customs officials examined trucks at the North Korean border Monday as China complied with new U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang for its nuclear test. But China's U.N. ambassador indicated its inspectors will not board ships to search for suspicious equipment or material.
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8 Pakistanis freed from U.S. detention
Oct 16 2006 3:14PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Eight Pakistanis released from U.S. detention facilities in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, returned home Monday, a Cabinet minister said.
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Tamil rebels kill 93 in Sri Lanka attack
Oct 16 2006 1:28PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Tamil rebels rammed a truck packed with explosives into a convoy of military buses Monday, killing at least 93 sailors in one of the deadliest insurgent attacks since the 2002 cease-fire.
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China erects fence along N. Korea border
Oct 16 2006 7:43AM (CT)
HUSHAN, China (AP) - China has been building a massive barbed wire and concrete fence along parts of its border with North Korea in the most visible sign of Beijing's strained ties with its once-cozy communist neighbor.
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Suicide bombers strike in Afghan cities
Oct 16 2006 6:33AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Suicide bombers struck in Afghanistan's two main cities Monday, killing three civilians and wounding six. Elsewhere, seven suspected militants died in fighting with coalition and NATO forces, officials said.
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Indonesia dumping sludge from mud flow
Oct 16 2006 3:52AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia began dumping mud surging from a gas exploration site in central Indonesia into the sea on Monday, hoping to minimize destruction from the disaster that has submerged entire villages and displaced thousands.
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Suicide car bomber wounds child in Kabul
Oct 16 2006 3:12AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital Monday, slightly injuring a child, police and witnesses said.
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Christian priest killed in Indonesia
Oct 16 2006 12:05AM (CT)
PALU, Indonesia (AP) - An unidentified gunman killed a Christian priest Monday in central Indonesia, where religious tensions have been mounting since the executions last month of three Roman Catholic militants.
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