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At least 3 die in India temple stampede
Nov 3 2006 11:35PM (CT)
BHUBANESHWAR, India (AP) - A stampede at a Hindu temple in eastern India on Saturday left at least three dead and 25 injured, three of them seriously, a temple official said.
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China pledges to double aid to Africa
Nov 3 2006 11:25PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's president pledged billions of dollars in aid to Africa as he and dozens of African leaders opened a conference Saturday aimed at strengthening Beijing's ties to the continent amid its search for new oil sources and export markets.
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Taiwanese president's wife indicted
Nov 3 2006 10:52PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - President Chen Shui-bian suffered the biggest blow of his administration Friday when prosecutors indicted his wife for corruption and said they have enough evidence to charge him, too _ an announcement that could quickly end his fragile leadership.
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N. Korea wants Japan out of nuke talks
Nov 3 2006 10:48PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Saturday it wants Japan out of six-party disarmament talks, calling officials in Tokyo "political imbeciles" for saying they will not accept Pyongyang as a nuclear power.
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Thousands protest airstrike in Pakistan
Nov 3 2006 9:33PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Thousands of angry tribesmen and Islamists protested Friday across Pakistan against an airstrike that killed 80 people at a religious school near the Afghan border this week, as state TV aired video footage purportedly showing militants in training there before the attack.
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Italian journalist freed in Afghanistan
Nov 3 2006 5:23PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An Italian photographer kidnapped in Afghanistan was freed Friday in good health and said he was kept in chains and never saw daylight during his three weeks in captivity.
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Sultan elected as Malaysia's next king
Nov 3 2006 5:16PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A sultan in northeastern Malaysia was elected the country's next constitutional monarch on Friday under a unique system where traditional state rulers take turns on the throne for five years.
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Indonesia charges 3 in beheadings
Nov 3 2006 1:48PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Three Muslim men have been charged in the beheadings of three Christian girls in an Indonesian province fraught with sectarian tension, and the suspects could face death sentences if convicted, lawyers said Friday.
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N. Korea says progress depends on U.S.
Nov 3 2006 10:07AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's No. 2 leader said Friday that any progress at revived talks on the communist nation's nuclear program will depend on the United States, according to a news report, an indication that any breakthrough at the negotiations could be difficult.
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N.Korea: Progress at talks depends on U.S.
Nov 3 2006 4:53AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's No. 2 leader said Friday that any progress at revived talks on the communist nation's nuclear program will depend on the United States.
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