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North Korea disablement to begin Monday
Nov 2 2007 10:19PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A team of U.S. experts will begin disabling North Korea's nuclear facilities on Monday, the U.S. envoy said Saturday, marking a major concrete step by the communist country in scaling back its atomic program.
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2 soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Nov 2 2007 8:08PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A U.S.-led coalition soldier and an Afghan soldier were killed Friday in clashes with insurgents in southern Afghanistan, a coalition statement said.
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India's wild tiger population drops
Nov 2 2007 4:22PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - The Indian government wants to recruit retired soldiers to patrol tiger sanctuaries in the hopes of saving the last of the cats after an official report confirmed a drastic drop in wild tiger numbers.
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Arrests made in Asian child sex cases
Nov 2 2007 2:49PM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - A German man caught in bed with a 14-year-old Cambodian girl has been arrested in one of several new suspected pedophile cases in Southeast Asia, police said Friday.
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Arrests made in Asian child sex cases
Nov 2 2007 2:49PM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - A German man caught in bed with a 14-year-old Cambodian girl has been arrested in one of several new suspected pedophile cases in Southeast Asia, police said Friday.
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Arrests made in Asian child sex cases
Nov 2 2007 2:49PM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - A German man caught in bed with a 14-year-old Cambodian girl has been arrested in one of several new suspected pedophile cases in Southeast Asia, police said Friday.
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China's Yangtze can be saved: Scientists
Nov 2 2007 1:57PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - Chinese and Swiss scientists said Friday the Yangtze River is less polluted than expected, but only because the vast amounts of water dilute farm and industrial waste that still pose a serious threat to animals and plants.
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Myanmar junta seeks exit of UN official
Nov 2 2007 1:35PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Myanmar's military government ordered the expulsion of the top U.N. diplomat in the country on Friday in response to the envoy's criticism of the regime.
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Sri Lankan airstrike kills Tamil leader
Nov 2 2007 12:41PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan fighter jets bombed a secret rebel communications center early Friday, killing the Tamil Tigers' political chief and five others in a strike certain to deal a sharp blow to the guerrillas' morale.
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Sri Lankan airstrike kills Tamil leader
Nov 2 2007 12:41PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan fighter jets bombed a secret rebel communications center early Friday, killing the Tamil Tigers' political chief and five others in a strike certain to deal a sharp blow to the guerrillas' morale.
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Pakistani troops surrender
Nov 2 2007 12:35PM (CT)
SWAT, Pakistan (AP) - Islamic militants paraded 48 men on Friday described as government troops who surrendered during fighting _ an embarrassment to President Gen. Pervez Musharraf as he struggles to regain control of a mountainous region from Taliban and al-Qaida-linked extremists.
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Pakistani troops surrender
Nov 2 2007 12:35PM (CT)
SWAT, Pakistan (AP) - Islamic militants paraded 48 men on Friday described as government troops who surrendered during fighting _ an embarrassment to President Gen. Pervez Musharraf as he struggles to regain control of a mountainous region from Taliban and al-Qaida-linked extremists.
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Pakistani troops surrender
Nov 2 2007 12:35PM (CT)
SWAT, Pakistan (AP) - Islamic militants paraded 48 men on Friday described as government troops who surrendered during fighting _ an embarrassment to President Gen. Pervez Musharraf as he struggles to regain control of a mountainous region from Taliban and al-Qaida-linked extremists.
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Pakistani troops surrender
Nov 2 2007 12:35PM (CT)
SWAT, Pakistan (AP) - Islamic militants paraded 48 men on Friday described as government troops who surrendered during fighting _ an embarrassment to President Gen. Pervez Musharraf as he struggles to regain control of a mountainous region from Taliban and al-Qaida-linked extremists.
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Fried chicken shop to debut in NKorea
Nov 2 2007 9:11AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean businessman plans to begin a fried chicken delivery service in North Korea, believed to be the first foreign-run restaurant in a country that struggles to feed its own people.
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Asian shares slide after Dow's plunge
Nov 2 2007 3:23AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Markets across Asia slumped Friday, tracking losses on Wall Street overnight as investors worried about a possible end to U.S. interest rate cuts and a slowing American economy _ a vital market for Asia exporters.
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Asian shares slide after Dow's plunge
Nov 2 2007 3:23AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Markets across Asia slumped Friday, tracking losses on Wall Street overnight as investors worried about a possible end to U.S. interest rate cuts and a slowing American economy _ a vital market for Asia exporters.
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Indonesian volcano activity peaks
Nov 2 2007 12:57AM (CT)
MOUNT KELUD, Indonesia (AP) - Hundreds of deep tremors shook one of Indonesia's deadliest volcanos Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands of people because the mountain could erupt at any time, a government official said.
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