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Wild elephant kills man in Indonesia
Nov 2 2006 7:53PM (CT)
PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AP) - Wild elephants trampled a man to death and destroyed several houses and parts of palm oil plantations on Indonesia's Sumatra island, officials said Wednesday.
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Nepal court orders probe of goddess
Nov 2 2006 6:17PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's supreme court has ordered the government to investigate possible children's rights violations in a local tradition of worshipping a virgin girl as a living goddess, an official said on Thursday.
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Car bomb kills 2 policemen in Pakistan
Nov 2 2006 5:50PM (CT)
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A car bomb exploded near the police chief's headquarters in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Thursday, killing two policemen and wounding four other people, officials said. The suspected bomber also died in the blast.
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Thai PM apologizes for previous tactics
Nov 2 2006 5:40PM (CT)
PATTANI, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's interim prime minister publicly apologized Thursday for the former government's hard-line policies against an Islamic insurgency, promising an investigation into allegations of human rights abuses by the administration deposed in a recent coup.
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Video shows pricey Myanmar wedding
Nov 2 2006 3:52PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A video of an extravagant wedding for the daughter of Myanmar's military leader has raised questions about the lifestyles of members of the ruling junta in the impoverished country.
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Mahathir said not immune from punishment
Nov 2 2006 3:33PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's prime minister said Thursday that his predecessor, Mahathir Mohamad, is not immune from punishment by their political party for carrying on a relentless campaign of criticism against the government.
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Afghan farmers likely to match harvest
Nov 2 2006 3:31PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan farmers now planting opium poppies will probably reap a harvest comparable to this year's record crop, in part because insurgents are preventing effective counter-narcotics work, officials said Thursday.
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U.S. set to discuss North Korea finances
Nov 2 2006 9:21AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The main U.S. envoy to South Korea said Thursday that Washington will seek to resolve financial restrictions on North Korea that have hindered nuclear talks, after Pyongyang agreed to return to the negotiations following its nuclear test.
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3 journalists are hurt in Afghanistan
Nov 2 2006 7:46AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Three National Geographic TV crew members were hurt in southern Afghanistan last weekend in a roadside bomb blast that killed one U.S. soldier and injured eight, a military official said Thursday.
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India army to probe soldiers' shootings
Nov 2 2006 6:20AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's army chief has ordered an investigation into a string of recent incidents of soldiers fatally shooting their colleagues in India's insurgency-wracked portion of Kashmir, where years of heavy fighting are taking their toll on stressed, isolated troops, officials said Thursday.
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