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No reduction for cleric tied to bombings
Nov 2 2005 10:04PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Abu Bakar Bashir, the alleged spiritual head of an al-Qaida-linked terror group, will not have his prison sentence reduced to mark the end of Ramadan, his supporters said Thursday.
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Peru claims Fujimori seeking re-election
Nov 2 2005 7:19PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Peruvian ex-president Alberto Fujimori is attempting to forge a three-group political alliance, the Peruvian Embassy in Tokyo said Wednesday, as part of his effort to win re-election to lead the South American nation.
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China tightens monitoring for bird flu
Nov 2 2005 5:28PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China ordered tighter monitoring for bird flu and more aggressive vaccine research Wednesday while a U.S. envoy urged caution in banning poultry imports, saying excessive steps could discourage nations from reporting outbreaks.
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Asian quake death toll jumps past 73,000
Nov 2 2005 4:20PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's official earthquake death toll jumped by 16,000, and officials warned Wednesday that it is likely to rise further as relief supplies fail to reach thousands of victims stranded in remote parts of the Himalayas.
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Slow word of al-Qaida escape draws ire
Nov 2 2005 4:11PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Prison doors and cells have been fortified at the U.S. military jail in Afghanistan, a U.S. official said Wednesday as details emerged of an unprecedented breakout by a suspected al-Qaida leader and three others who picked locks and evaded a mine field.
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Details emerge of al-Qaida figure's escape
Nov 2 2005 1:25PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Prison doors and cells have been fortified at the U.S. military jail in Afghanistan, a U.S. official said Wednesday as details emerged of a breakout by a suspected al-Qaida leader and three others who picked locks and evaded a mine field.
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Death toll in Asian quake jumps to 73,276
Nov 2 2005 12:51PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's official earthquake death toll jumped by 16,000, and the country's top relief official warned Wednesday that it is likely to rise. The announcement, which puts the official toll at 73,000, brings the central government figures closer to the number reported by local officials, who say the Oct. 8 quake killed at least 79,000 people in Pakistan.
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Japan closer to resuming U.S. beef imports
Nov 2 2005 10:20AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's Food Safety Commission approved a report on mad cow disease Wednesday, bringing the country one step closer to the resumption of U.S. beef imports.
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Suspected Taliban kill 5 police officers
Nov 2 2005 7:22AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Militants ambushed police on a southern Afghan mountain and killed five officers, officials said, while a statement issued Wednesday, purportedly by Taliban commander Mullah Omar, urged the insurgents not to end their armed struggle.
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Report: China dissident freed from asylum
Nov 2 2005 12:23AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese dissident committed to a psychiatric hospital after displaying a banner in Tiananmen Square commemorating the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations has been freed after 13 years, a human rights group said Wednesday.
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