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Bangladesh leaders delay power transfer
Oct 27 2006 11:07PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh's government delayed giving up power Saturday because the head of the caretaker government that is supposed to lead the country through a general election is ill, an official said.
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Movement reportedly seen at N.Korea site
Oct 27 2006 10:33PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean military officials have observed activities at the North's suspected nuclear test site that may be preparations for a second test, news reports said Saturday.
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Roadside blast kills 14 in Afghanistan
Oct 27 2006 6:03PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A roadside blast struck a pickup truck in southern Afghanistan Friday, killing 14 villagers who were traveling to a provincial capital for holiday celebrations, an official said.
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Indian, U.S. navies conduct exercises
Oct 27 2006 4:53PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Indian and U.S. destroyers, frigates and submarines conducted joint naval exercises off India's western coast Friday, officials said.
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Former Malaysia PM says family harassed
Oct 27 2006 1:35PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's outspoken former prime minister says his relatives are being harassed and intimidated by his hand-picked successor as their bitter, personal feud reached new levels this week.
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Japan, U.S. agree on return of airspace
Oct 27 2006 7:58AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The United States agreed Friday on a plan to return 40 percent of the airspace over a U.S. Air Force base in Tokyo to Japanese control, officials said.
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4 Chinese judges charged with bribery
Oct 27 2006 4:35AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Four Chinese judges have been charged with taking bribes to fix cases, a news report said Friday, following a warning by President Hu Jintao that corruption is threatening China's well-being.
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Some N.Koreans scoff at U.N. sanctions
Oct 27 2006 4:14AM (CT)
DIAMOND MOUNTAIN, North Korea (AP) - An oasis of consumerism framed by snowcapped North Korean peaks, this idyllic mountain resort in the world's most tightly controlled nation has come under criticism from the U.S. in the wake of the North's nuclear test.
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Roadside blast kills 14 in Afghanistan
Oct 27 2006 2:59AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A blast ripped through a vehicle in southern Afghanistan Friday, killing 14 people as they traveled to a provincial capital for holiday celebrations, an official said.
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S.Korea displays military strength
Oct 27 2006 12:27AM (CT)
POHANG, South Korea (AP) - Explosives blew sand and rocks high into the air and dozens of helicopters provided aerial cover as South Korea's military landed on a southeastern beach Friday in its largest-ever landing exercise.
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