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N.Korea storms leave 7,300 homeless
Nov 6 2006 10:58PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Heavy weather that battered North Korea's eastern coast in late October left more than 7,300 people homeless, an international aid group said Tuesday, but no deaths were reported due to a successfully functioning early warning system.
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U.S., S. Korea prepare for nuke talks
Nov 6 2006 10:36PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Two senior U.S. diplomats met South Korean officials Tuesday to prepare for nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea and discuss enforcing sanctions against the communist regime for its atomic weapons test.
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Vietnam puts 3 U.S. citizens on trial
Nov 6 2006 9:57PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Three U.S. citizens are among seven people who will go on trial in Vietnam this week over an alleged attempt to take over state radio stations to call for an uprising against the communist government, a court official said Tuesday.
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Thousands rally against Pakistan attack
Nov 6 2006 4:56PM (CT)
KHAR, Pakistan (AP) - Chanting "Death to America," thousands rallied Monday in a lawless tribal area near the Pakistan-Afghan border to condemn a deadly airstrike last week on a religious school.
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Nepal, rebels finalize deal on weapons
Nov 6 2006 4:10PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's government and communist rebel leaders finalized an agreement Monday to lock up the guerrillas' weapons _ a major step in ending a decade-old insurgency, officials said.
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Taliban support on rise in Afghanistan
Nov 6 2006 2:42PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - For Ata Mohammad, who lost 19 members of his family during a fight between NATO and Taliban militants, the choices ahead are bleak.
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Imelda Marcos to launch gems collection
Nov 6 2006 1:56PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Imelda Marcos _ notorious for her extensive shoe collection and eye-popping jewels accrued under her husband's dictatorship _ is launching a jewelry collection using castoffs from her wardrobe and, she claims, flea market finds.
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Taiwan's opposition wants president out
Nov 6 2006 11:07AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwanese opposition leaders urged ruling party lawmakers to dump President Chen Shui-bian and began a new campaign Monday to recall him a day after Chen promised to resign if his wife is convicted of embezzling public money.
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Musharraf to Muslims: Change West's view
Nov 6 2006 7:18AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The Muslim world must correct Western misperceptions created by "semiliterate clerics" about Islam as a religion that fosters militant extremism, Pakistan's president said Monday.
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Suspected Taliban abduct 4 aid workers
Nov 6 2006 7:15AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suspected Taliban militants kidnapped four Afghan aid workers in eastern Afghanistan, while U.S.-led and Afghan troops detained six suspected extremists Monday, including one described as a "known al-Qaida terrorist," officials said.
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SKorea cloning scientist seeks court aid
Nov 6 2006 1:39AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A former South Korean university professor who was fired for allegedly falsifying stem cell research data filed a lawsuit Monday seeking reinstatement, a court official and his lawyer said.
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Orangutans forced to flee Indonesia fires
Nov 6 2006 12:51AM (CT)
MANTANGAI, Indonesia (AP) - Dozens of endangered orangutans have been driven from their dwindling jungle habitat in Borneo by months of land-clearing fires that have shrouded parts of the region in a choking haze, conservationists said Monday.
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U.S.-led troops detain 6 in Afghanistan
Nov 6 2006 12:43AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S.-led and Afghan troops detained six suspected extremists, including Saudi and Pakistani nationals, in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, a U.S. military statement said.
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Orangutangs treated after Indonesia fires
Nov 6 2006 12:42AM (CT)
MANTANGAI, Indonesia (AP) - Dozens of endangered orangutans have been driven from their dwindling jungle habitat in Borneo by months of land-clearing fires that have shrouded parts of the region in a choking haze, conservationists said Monday.
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