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Sri Lankan military kills 45 Tamils
Nov 8 2006 11:33PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Government forces bombarding rebels with artillery hit a school where scores of civilians had taken refuge Wednesday from the fighting, killing at least 45 Tamils and wounding 125 in Sri Lanka, a senior rebel official said.
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Thai PM again visits troubled south
Nov 8 2006 7:22PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailad (AP) - Thailand's prime minister traveled to the country's troubled south on Wednesday for the second time in less than a week, continuing his reconciliation efforts with the region's Muslim majority to bring an end to a bloody insurgency.
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15 suspected Afghan insurgents killed
Nov 8 2006 5:34PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO-led troops aided by military aircraft killed 15 suspected insurgents in eastern Afghanistan after the militants opened fire on the Western patrol, wounding one soldier, an official said Wednesday.
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China issues 'one dog' policy in Beijing
Nov 8 2006 5:04PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - It's the year of the dog in China, but it's not a good year for man's best friend: an effort to stamp out rabies has prompted authorities to limit families in Beijing to only one dog.
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Nepal rebels agree to join government
Nov 8 2006 4:42PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's prime minister praised an agreement with communist rebels as a victory for the country, saying he was confident a decade-long insurgency was nearing its end.
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Troops killed in Pakistan suicide attack
Nov 8 2006 12:29PM (CT)
DARGAI, Pakistan (AP) - In the deadliest suicide attack on the Pakistani military, a man with explosives strapped to his body ran up to soldiers doing calisthenics Wednesday and blew himself up, killing at least 42 troops and wounding 20.
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Explosive powder found on Chinese ship
Nov 8 2006 10:20AM (CT)
BATAM, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian troops found detonators and 63 tons of explosive powder on a Chinese ship anchored off Batam island after it broke down in the Malacca Strait, a local police chief said.
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Japan halts beef from 1 U.S. meatpacker
Nov 8 2006 8:24AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan said Wednesday it has halted beef imports from one U.S. meatpacking plant after finding a shipment with improper documentation, a development that may test the public's concern about the safety of American beef imports.
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World sees Dems' win as a Bush rejection
Nov 8 2006 6:36AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Democratic gains in Congress were seen around the world Wednesday as a rejection of the U.S. war in Iraq that led some observers to expect a reassessment of the American course there.
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Taiwan's ruling party supports president
Nov 8 2006 4:23AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's ruling party said Wednesday that it would not support efforts to recall President Chen Shui-bian, whose grip on power has been threatened by mounting corruption scandals.
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