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N. Korea apparently preparing nuke test
Oct 17 2006 10:19PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Satellite images indicate North Korea appears to be getting ready for a second nuclear test, officials said Tuesday, as the defiant communist regime held huge rallies and proclaimed that U.N. sanctions amount to a declaration of war.
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Defector: Sanctions won't hurt N. Korea
Oct 17 2006 9:27PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The man once considered the mentor of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said Tuesday that the reclusive country's nuclear weapons program cannot be stopped unless the strongman is ousted.
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Afghan leader: Taliban chief in Pakistan
Oct 17 2006 1:52PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai told The Associated Press that Mullah Omar, the supreme Taliban leader who headed the repressive Islamist regime ousted by U.S.-led forces five years ago, is hiding in the southeastern Pakistani city of Quetta.
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British troops leave Afghan district
Oct 17 2006 12:35PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - British troops pulled out of a once restive district in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday after reaching an agreement with tribal elders for Afghan forces to take over security duties.
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Pakistan, India to resume peace talks
Oct 17 2006 7:25AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Top Foreign Ministry officials from Pakistan and India will resume the South Asian rivals' peace process next month that was put on hold after the July commuter rail bombings on Mumbai that killed more than 200 people, officials said Tuesday.
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Thai Cabinet may ease gathering ban
Oct 17 2006 7:11AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's interim Cabinet has agreed to ease restrictions on political gatherings but will maintain martial law for the time being, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka fighter jets pound rebel bases
Oct 17 2006 5:48AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan fighter jets pounded two suspected Tamil Tiger bases and a camp on Tuesday, a day after a rebel suicide bomber attacked a military convoy, killing at least 95 sailors.
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NKorea: Sanctions are declaration of war
Oct 17 2006 1:51AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Tuesday the United Nations effectively declared war on the country when it imposed sanctions for the North's nuclear test.
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Nations discuss second nuke test reports
Oct 17 2006 12:21AM (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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