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U.N. relief helicopters could be grounded
Oct 28 2005 9:55PM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - U.N. helicopters ferrying supplies to South Asia's earthquake survivors will be grounded within a week and relief operations scaled back unless aid agencies receive more funding and donors make good on pledges worth millions of dollars, officials said Friday.
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Envoy laments West's approach with Myanmar
Oct 28 2005 9:22PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The outgoing U.N. envoy for Myanmar said Friday he is pessimistic that a longtime diplomatic standoff with the military junta will get any better if the West continues its tough approach.
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Japan party OKs draft of constitution
Oct 28 2005 1:45PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The ruling party on Friday approved its final draft of a proposed revision of Japan's pacifist constitution that would drop a clause outlawing war and give the military a greater role in international security, officials said.
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Report: Kim to return to nuclear talks
Oct 28 2005 12:31PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il promised Friday to take part in the next round of nuclear talks in November, Chinese state TV reported, as China's president made a rare personal visit to Pyongyang to lobby for progress in disarmament efforts.
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Makeshift tent schools appear in Pakistan
Oct 28 2005 12:06PM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Second-grader Tahir Noor Zaman stood in the sunshine with dozens of other young survivors of Pakistan's earthquake, waiting for class to start. He and the other boys will be studying in a makeshift tent of white cloth and bamboo erected in the middle of a dusty soccer field.
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Makeshift tent schools appear in Pakistan
Oct 28 2005 12:04PM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Second-grader Tahir Noor Zaman stood in the sunshine with dozens of other young survivors of Pakistan's earthquake, waiting for class to start. He and the other boys will be studying in a makeshift tent of white cloth and bamboo erected in the middle of a dusty soccer field.
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Rescue suspended at Philippine gold mine
Oct 28 2005 11:46AM (CT)
MOUNT DIWATA, Philippines (AP) - Toxic fumes forced rescuers on Friday to abandon an effort to find up to 50 miners inside the tunnel of a gold mine that collapsed following an explosion.
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Cambodia king set to mark 1st anniversary
Oct 28 2005 11:05AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - When he ascended to the Cambodian throne a year ago, his father, Norodom Sihanouk, promised he would be a calming influence on a fractious, troubled land _ a mild-mannered former ballet teacher who would be "a neutral and impartial person who is not engaged in politics."
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Koizumi urged to stop visiting war shrine
Oct 28 2005 9:33AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - South Korea's foreign minister on Friday urged Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to stop visiting a controversial war shrine, saying his visits are damaging the future of East Asia.
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Indonesia: Inmates may have sentences cut
Oct 28 2005 8:20AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian officials said Friday that all prisoners, including a reputed leader of the militant group suspected in bombings on the island of Bali, may have their sentences reduced as part of celebrations marking the end of Ramadan.
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General strike shuts down Nepal capital
Oct 28 2005 7:18AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A general strike shut down schools, businesses and transportation in the capital Friday in a protest of new laws restricting the media for criticizing Nepal's king.
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Japan welcomes deal on U.S. nuke carrier
Oct 28 2005 5:10AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Basing a U.S. nuclear-powered warship in Japanese waters for the first time will boost stability in East Asia, Japan's government said Friday, hailing an agreement even as it drew protests from the community that will host the aircraft carrier.
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Philippine court sentences militants
Oct 28 2005 1:57AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine court on Friday sentenced to death an Indonesian and two Filipino Muslim militants for their roles in the bombing of a Manila bus.
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Japanese leader to reshuffle Cabinet
Oct 28 2005 1:04AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi plans to reshuffle his Cabinet next week, a ruling party official said Friday.
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U.S. to reduce troops in Okinawa, Japan
Oct 28 2005 12:35AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The United States plans to reduce the number of American troops in Okinawa and the rest of Japan, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Schieffer said Friday.
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