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South Korea enforces sanctions on North
Oct 26 2006 10:38PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea made its first concrete move Thursday to enforce U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea for its nuclear test, saying it will ban officials from the communist country who fall under a U.N. travel restriction and control financial transactions between the rivals.
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France, China express N. Korea concern
Oct 26 2006 4:56PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The presidents of France and China pledged Thursday to work toward a peaceful resolution of the North Korean and Iranian nuclear disputes, expressing "grave concern" about Pyongyang's nuclear test in a joint statement.
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Dozens of Afghanis killed in NATO strike
Oct 26 2006 3:34PM (CT)
LAY KUNDI, Afghanistan (AP) - Dozens of civilians were killed in a NATO military strike against suspected Taliban militants, Afghan officials said Thursday. Villagers fled the southern region by car and donkey, and hundreds attended a funeral for some 20 people buried in a mass grave.
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Malaysian PM rejects corruption claims
Oct 26 2006 12:38PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's prime minister on Thursday hit back at months of allegations of nepotism and corruption by his predecessor, calling them "doses of venom," and deepening a political feud that has gripped the Southeast Asian country.
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Law protecting Indian women takes effect
Oct 26 2006 7:59AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Men who beat, threaten or yell at their wives or live-in girlfriends could be jailed and fined under a law that took effect Thursday and specifically targets the often-tolerated problem of domestic violence in India.
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2 killed in East Timor unrest
Oct 26 2006 5:10AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - Two men were shot to death in overnight gang battles in East Timor's capital, witnesses and residents said Thursday, as foreign peacekeepers reopened the international airport that had been closed amid escalating unrest.
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Report: China students clash with police
Oct 26 2006 3:54AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - As many as 10,000 college students fought with Chinese police in four days of protests over their academic status, damaging cars and buildings and leaving at least 20 people injured, a foreign monitoring group said Thursday.
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S. Korea: North can make 7 nuclear bombs
Oct 26 2006 3:20AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea estimates North Korea has enough plutonium to make as many as seven nuclear bombs, according to a Defense Ministry report disclosed Thursday.
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25 killed in India bus accident
Oct 26 2006 1:50AM (CT)
GAUHATI, India (AP) - A crowded bus veered off a steep mountain road and plunged into a river, killing at least 25 people, officials said Thursday.
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Think tank: Flight of NKoreans may grow
Oct 26 2006 1:10AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - An international think tank warned Thursday that growing numbers of North Koreans could flee their homeland as conditions in the communist nation worsen amid further isolation in the wake of its nuclear test.
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