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Typhoon weakens as it heads to Vietnam
Oct 30 2006 10:07PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Typhoon Cimaron headed toward eastern Vietnam on Tuesday after leaving at least 15 dead in landslides and flooding in the northern Philippines, officials said.
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Militants blame U.S. for Pakistan strike
Oct 30 2006 6:57PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani helicopter gunships on Monday destroyed a religious school the military said was fronting as an al-Qaida training camp, killing 80 people in the country's deadliest military operation targeting suspected terrorists.
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Dalai Lama arrives in Japan for visit
Oct 30 2006 5:28PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The Dalai Lama arrived in Japan on Monday on a two-week visit to engage in religious activities, an official said.
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China to give Great Wall high-tech check
Oct 30 2006 5:23PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China plans to use satellites and other high technology to check the length of the Great Wall and find ways to better protect the country's most famous landmark, a government agency said Monday.
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Thai queen speaks against dirty dancing
Oct 30 2006 4:17PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's queen thinks sexually explicit dancing and Buddhism do not mix and cautioned against lascivious behavior during Buddhist events in Thailand, media reported Monday.
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Charles cancels Peshawar travel plans
Oct 30 2006 3:45PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Prince Charles canceled plans to travel to the border city of Peshawar during a trip to Pakistan following a military attack on a suspected terror camp that killed 80 people, a British diplomat said.
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NATO: 55 insurgents die in Afghanistan
Oct 30 2006 1:29PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO troops fought a six-hour battle with insurgents in southern Afghanistan Monday in a firefight that left 55 militants and one NATO soldier dead, the Western alliance said.
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Son of former Indonesian dictator freed
Oct 30 2006 10:23AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The youngest son of former dictator Suharto was paroled from prison Monday after serving less than a third of his 15-year sentence for ordering the assassination of a Supreme Court judge.
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More N. Korea nuke tests said expected
Oct 30 2006 7:00AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The top U.S. general in South Korea said Monday that more nuclear tests can be expected by North Korea as it develops its atomic weapons program, and stressed that U.S. and South Korean forces could deter any aggression.
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3 NATO soldiers wounded in Afghanistan
Oct 30 2006 5:29AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A clash between insurgents and NATO-led troops in eastern Afghanistan left three soldiers wounded, an alliance spokesman said Monday.
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General expects more N. Korea nuke tests
Oct 30 2006 4:56AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The top U.S. general in South Korea said Monday that more nuclear tests by North Korea could be expected as the communist nation continues work on its atomic weapons program.
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Academic exchanges harder with N. Korea
Oct 30 2006 12:16AM (CT)
JEJU, South Korea (AP) - Fostering academic ties with isolated North Korea, already a challenge, is likely to get even harder after the country's nuclear test, scholars at an international conference said Sunday.
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