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Chinese court overturns man's verdict
Oct 31 2006 11:54PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese court, citing inadequate evidence, overturned the guilty verdict of a blind activist who was sentenced to more than four years in prison after documenting claims of forced abortions, his lawyer said Wednesday.
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China makes major shift on executions
Oct 31 2006 10:52PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China, believed to carry out more court-ordered executions than all other nations combined, took a step forward in improving human rights Tuesday by enacting legislation that requires approval from the country's highest court before putting anyone to death.
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N. Korea agrees to rejoin nuclear talks
Oct 31 2006 4:45PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The U.S. and Chinese governments announced Tuesday that North Korea agreed to rejoin six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, a surprise diplomatic breakthrough that comes only three weeks after the communist regime conducted its first known atomic test.
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Afghanistan bomb kills 3 NATO soldiers
Oct 31 2006 4:17PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A roadside bomb ripped through a NATO vehicle on Tuesday, killing three soldiers on patrol in a mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan.
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Pro-Taliban tribesmen condemn air raid
Oct 31 2006 3:20PM (CT)
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) - Thousands of pro-Taliban tribesmen denounced Pakistan's air raid on a seminary that killed 80 people, accusing the U.S. of involvement in the attack and vowing Tuesday to send waves of suicide bombers to retaliate.
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China defends dealings with Africa
Oct 31 2006 2:33PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Billboards of elephants, giraffes and sweeping African savannas are covering Beijing high-rises. Police have had holidays canceled to help ease gridlock in the capital. Conference centers are being carpeted with grass.
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Analysis: N. Korea, U.S. both flexible
Oct 31 2006 2:00PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The United States and North Korea took a step back from the nuclear brink after both sides showed they could be willing to bend under the calm guidance of Beijing.
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Pope names Brazil cardinal to key post
Oct 31 2006 12:59PM (CT)
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday named Cardinal Claudio Hummes, who heads Brazil's largest Roman Catholic diocese, to head the Vatican office in charge of priests around the world.
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China approves money laundering law
Oct 31 2006 12:56PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's top legislature approved a law Tuesday strengthening the country's ability to combat money laundering.
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About 20 die in China mine explosion
Oct 31 2006 9:19AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Gas exploded Tuesday in a coal mine in northwest China's Gansu province, killing about 20 miners, state media reported in the latest mining disaster to hit the country.
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Convictions overturned in Pakistan bombing
Oct 31 2006 6:31AM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - An appeals court on Tuesday overturned the convictions of four terror suspects in a 2002 car bombing outside the U.S. Consulate in Karachi that killed 14 Pakistanis, lawyers said.
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Japan OKs extension of Afghan mission
Oct 31 2006 2:41AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Cabinet approved a six-month extension of the country's naval mission to support U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan, the top government spokesman said Tuesday.
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Starving elephants kill Indonesia farmer
Oct 31 2006 1:32AM (CT)
PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AP) - Starving wild elephants trampled a farmer to death and destroyed several houses in a rampage in a village on Indonesia's Sumatra island, witnesses said Tuesday.
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Detained American in Cambodia kills self
Oct 31 2006 1:08AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodian police said an American police officer accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl killed himself Tuesday while in custody in the capital. Local and U.S. authorities said the death was under investigation.
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