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20 Taliban killed in new operation
Oct 30 2007 11:52PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - An operation in southern Afghanistan involving 200 Afghan police working alongside Western troops killed 20 Taliban fighters, officials said Tuesday.
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Myanmar OKs new N. Korean ambassador
Oct 30 2007 10:36PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - (AP) _ Myanmar endorsed the appointment of the first North Korean ambassador to the country after a 24-year diplomatic rupture, officials said Tuesday.
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Indonesia court endorses death penalty
Oct 30 2007 10:22PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A top Indonesian court ruled Tuesday that sentencing drug offenders to death does not violate the constitution, dismissing a case lodged by three Australians awaiting execution for smuggling heroin.
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Myanmar releases detainees
Oct 30 2007 9:47PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military government freed seven members of Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party Tuesday who had been held for more than a month following the junta's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests, the party said.
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Japan fighter jet crashes, two hurt
Oct 30 2007 9:26PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese fighter jet crashed an instant after takeoff and went up in flames Wednesday at an airport in central Japan, leaving the two pilots with minor injuries, an official for aircraft's manufacturer said.
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Group: Myanmar targets kids for military
Oct 30 2007 9:05PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Myanmar's military government, already under criticism for abuses, is recruiting children as young as 10 into its armed forces, a U.S. rights group charged in a report released Wednesday.
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Bomb blast near Musharraf's HQ kills 7
Oct 30 2007 7:12PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A bomber blew himself up about a quarter-mile from President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's office Tuesday, killing seven people and deepening Pakistan's insecurity ahead of crucial elections.
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Bomb blast near Musharraf's HQ kills 7
Oct 30 2007 7:12PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A bomber blew himself up about a quarter-mile from President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's office Tuesday, killing seven people and deepening Pakistan's insecurity ahead of crucial elections.
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Bomb blast near Musharraf's HQ kills 7
Oct 30 2007 7:12PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A bomber blew himself up about a quarter-mile from President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's office Tuesday, killing seven people and deepening Pakistan's insecurity ahead of crucial elections.
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Bomb blast near Musharraf's HQ kills 7
Oct 30 2007 7:12PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A bomber blew himself up about a quarter-mile from President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's office Tuesday, killing seven people and deepening Pakistan's insecurity ahead of crucial elections.
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NKorea agrees on aid in nuclear deal
Oct 30 2007 1:49PM (CT)
PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) - North Korea agreed Tuesday to accept half of the economic aid it has been promised for disabling its nuclear reactor in energy-related equipment and other materials, a South Korean official said.
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NKorea agrees on aid in nuclear deal
Oct 30 2007 1:49PM (CT)
PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) - North Korea agreed Tuesday to accept half of the economic aid it has been promised for disabling its nuclear reactor in energy-related equipment and other materials, a South Korean official said.
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Khun Sa, ex-drug lord, guerrilla, dies
Oct 30 2007 12:34PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Khun Sa, a drug lord once described by the U.S. government as the world's largest producer of heroin, has died, an associate and a Myanmar official said Tuesday. He was 74.
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Blacklisted tycoon is key Myanmar player
Oct 30 2007 12:24PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - On the streets of Yangon, it is often said Myanmar is ruled not only by a gun-wielding junta but by a businessman named Tay Za, who is thought to have a finger in every lucrative pie and is now a target of U.S. sanctions.
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Blacklisted tycoon is key Myanmar player
Oct 30 2007 12:24PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - On the streets of Yangon, it is often said Myanmar is ruled not only by a gun-wielding junta but by a businessman named Tay Za, who is thought to have a finger in every lucrative pie and is now a target of U.S. sanctions.
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Cambodia PM severs ties to gay daughter
Oct 30 2007 10:50AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodian's prime minister said Tuesday he was severing ties with his adopted daughter, who is a lesbian, but appealed to people not to discriminate against gays.
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Thailand partially lifts martial law
Oct 30 2007 9:16AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's military-installed government Tuesday lifted martial law in more than half of the 400 districts where it remained after being imposed during a coup last year, a government spokesman said.
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India says activists hyping child labor
Oct 30 2007 5:15AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's trade minister insisted Tuesday that activists were hyping accusations of child labor in the country, taking a defensive stand following a report that Gap Inc. had sold clothes made by children in a New Delhi sweatshop.
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India says activists hyping child labor
Oct 30 2007 5:15AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's trade minister insisted Tuesday that activists were hyping accusations of child labor in the country, taking a defensive stand following a report that Gap Inc. had sold clothes made by children in a New Delhi sweatshop.
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