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Pakistan sets election under US pressure
Nov 8 2007 11:56PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf yielded to pressure from the United States on Thursday and said Pakistan will hold elections by mid-February. But he showed no sign of ending a political crack down, placing opposition leader Benazir Bhutto under house arrest and detaining thousands ahead of a major protest.
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China coal mine gas leak kills 32
Nov 8 2007 9:18PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A gas leak killed 32 coal miners Thursday in southwest China, while three others were missing and presumed dead, a government safety official said.
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NKorea thanks US over piracy standoff
Nov 8 2007 6:13PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea expressed rare gratitude Thursday for U.S. help in ending a high-seas standoff with Somali pirates, a sign of warming ties between the longtime foes fostered by progress on Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament.
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Myanmar junta, Suu Kyi edge toward talks
Nov 8 2007 4:06PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Trading goodwill gestures, Myanmar's junta agreed to let detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meet with members of her party Friday for the first time in more than three years, while she said she was prepared for a dialogue with the country's military rulers.
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Myanmar junta, Suu Kyi edge toward talks
Nov 8 2007 4:06PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Trading goodwill gestures, Myanmar's junta agreed to let detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meet with members of her party Friday for the first time in more than three years, while she said she was prepared for a dialogue with the country's military rulers.
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Myanmar junta, Suu Kyi edge toward talks
Nov 8 2007 4:06PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Trading goodwill gestures, Myanmar's junta agreed to let detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meet with members of her party Friday for the first time in more than three years, while she said she was prepared for a dialogue with the country's military rulers.
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Myanmar junta, Suu Kyi edge toward talks
Nov 8 2007 4:06PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Trading goodwill gestures, Myanmar's junta agreed to let detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meet with members of her party Friday for the first time in more than three years, while she said she was prepared for a dialogue with the country's military rulers.
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Myanmar junta, Suu Kyi edge toward talks
Nov 8 2007 4:06PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Trading goodwill gestures, Myanmar's junta agreed to let detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meet with members of her party Friday for the first time in more than three years, while she said she was prepared for a dialogue with the country's military rulers.
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Lawyers: Pakistan political conscience
Nov 8 2007 1:53PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Thousands of black-suited lawyers facing police batons and tear gas to protest the declaration of emergency rule have become Pakistan's political conscience.
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Lawyers: Pakistan political conscience
Nov 8 2007 1:53PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Thousands of black-suited lawyers facing police batons and tear gas to protest the declaration of emergency rule have become Pakistan's political conscience.
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Lawyers: Pakistan political conscience
Nov 8 2007 1:53PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Thousands of black-suited lawyers facing police batons and tear gas to protest the declaration of emergency rule have become Pakistan's political conscience.
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Lawyers: Pakistan political conscience
Nov 8 2007 1:53PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Thousands of black-suited lawyers facing police batons and tear gas to protest the declaration of emergency rule have become Pakistan's political conscience.
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Afghans bury MPs after suicide attack
Nov 8 2007 1:31PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of weeping relatives rushed toward the grave of Afghanistan's leading opposition spokesman, who was buried Thursday along with four other legislators killed in the country's deadliest suicide attack since the Taliban's ouster.
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Afghans bury MPs after suicide attack
Nov 8 2007 1:31PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of weeping relatives rushed toward the grave of Afghanistan's leading opposition spokesman, who was buried Thursday along with four other legislators killed in the country's deadliest suicide attack since the Taliban's ouster.
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Afghans bury MPs after suicide attack
Nov 8 2007 1:31PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of weeping relatives rushed toward the grave of Afghanistan's leading opposition spokesman, who was buried Thursday along with four other legislators killed in the country's deadliest suicide attack since the Taliban's ouster.
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Afghans bury MPs after suicide attack
Nov 8 2007 1:31PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of weeping relatives rushed toward the grave of Afghanistan's leading opposition spokesman, who was buried Thursday along with four other legislators killed in the country's deadliest suicide attack since the Taliban's ouster.
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Afghans bury MPs after suicide attack
Nov 8 2007 1:31PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of weeping relatives rushed toward the grave of Afghanistan's leading opposition spokesman, who was buried Thursday along with four other legislators killed in the country's deadliest suicide attack since the Taliban's ouster.
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Afghans bury MPs after suicide attack
Nov 8 2007 1:31PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of weeping relatives rushed toward the grave of Afghanistan's leading opposition spokesman, who was buried Thursday along with four other legislators killed in the country's deadliest suicide attack since the Taliban's ouster.
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Beijing denies ban on Bibles at Olympics
Nov 8 2007 1:24PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Beijing Olympic organizers angrily disputed allegations of religious intolerance Thursday, saying Bibles and other religious items for personal use will be welcome at next summer's games _ except for the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement.
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Gates to discuss security in Japan visit
Nov 8 2007 11:43AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan should play a role in global security reflecting its stature as a major democracy at a time when North Korea still is viewed as a threat in the region, Defense Secretary Robert Gates asserted Thursday.
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Gates to discuss security in Japan visit
Nov 8 2007 11:43AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan should play a role in global security reflecting its stature as a major democracy at a time when North Korea still is viewed as a threat in the region, Defense Secretary Robert Gates asserted Thursday.
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