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China marks end of Japan rule over Taiwan
Oct 24 2005 10:45PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China on Tuesday marked the 60th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule over Taiwan in festivities meant to affirm the mainland's claim to the self-ruled island.
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U.S. Army MASH unit rolls into Pakistan
Oct 24 2005 9:24PM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Trucks carrying more than 100 American soldiers and the U.S. Army's only remaining MASH unit trundled into this quake-ravaged city Monday on a mission Washington hopes will help generate goodwill among Pakistanis.
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Search off for Nepal mountain climbers
Oct 24 2005 8:51PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - More than a dozen climbers from France and Nepal were swept away in an avalanche on a Himalayan mountain and believed killed, an official said Monday.
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Kashmir family holds tight to their land
Oct 24 2005 6:44PM (CT)
MUNNASA, Pakistan (AP) - For generations, their lives have been defined by uphill and downhill; by sunrise and sunset; by the swollen udder of the water buffalo demanding to be milked or the lengthening hours of sunshine that mean it's time to plant the corn.
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U.N. condemns alleged burning of Taliban
Oct 24 2005 3:14PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Any abuses by U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan are "totally unacceptable," the United Nations said Monday after allegations emerged that American troops had burned the remains of Taliban fighters, then used the scene for propaganda purposes.
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Japan delays U.S. beef ban clearance
Oct 24 2005 11:02AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese government panel on mad cow disease delayed a decision Monday on whether to recommend easing a two-year-old ban on U.S. beef imports, despite preparing a draft report concluding the risk from American beef is very low.
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Explosion at coal mine in China kills 15
Oct 24 2005 9:35AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - An explosion at a coal mine in southern China killed 15 miners and injured three, China's official news agency said Monday.
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U.N. criticizes Afghan editor's jailing
Oct 24 2005 8:42AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The United Nations on Monday criticized a two-year jail sentence given to the editor of a women's magazine for publishing articles deemed anti-Islamic, while a friend expressed concern for his safety in prison.
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Afghan's Karzai visits quake-hit Pakistan
Oct 24 2005 6:31AM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai brought medical aid Monday for Pakistani victims of the massive earthquake that killed tens of thousands, as relief workers pulled more bodies from the rubble.
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Malaysia to promote modern view of Islam
Oct 24 2005 1:43AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The United States' new public relations chief wrapped up a tour Monday of Southeast Asia after securing a pledge from Malaysia to spread its progressive version of Islam to help fight terrorism and foster peace in Iraq.
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