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Schwarzenegger in Shanghai on China visit
Nov 16 2005 11:58PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger toured China's largest steel plant Thursday morning, praising its use of California technologies to reduce wastewater pollution.
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Security tight as Sri Lankan voting begins
Nov 16 2005 11:48PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Security forces guarded polling sites across Sri Lanka Thursday as Sri Lankans voted for a president to shape peace efforts in a country bloodied by civil war and devastated by a tsunami.
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Bush, S. Korean president united on nukes
Nov 16 2005 11:46PM (CT)
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - In a show of unity, President Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun declared Thursday that a nuclear-armed North Korea "will not be tolerated" and agreed the problem should be resolved through peaceful diplomacy.
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U.S. serviceman gets suspended sentence
Nov 16 2005 11:28PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court on Thursday convicted a U.S. Air Force serviceman of molesting a 10-year-old Japanese girl on the southern island of Okinawa earlier this year, sentencing him to a suspended prison term, a court spokesman said.
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Car bomb blast in Kashmir kills four
Nov 16 2005 11:13PM (CT)
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - A car bomb exploded in Kashmir's main city Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring more than 100 in a strike that could set back India's efforts for peace in the insurgency-wracked Himalayan region.
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Masked man threatens attacks against U.S
Nov 16 2005 10:59PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A video found in the hide-out of one of Asia's most wanted militants shows a masked man threatening attacks against the United States, Britain and Australia.
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Pacific Rim execs discuss investments
Nov 16 2005 10:53PM (CT)
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - Pacific Rim business leaders discussed investment opportunities and obstacles in their vast region Thursday against the backdrop of the rising threat of a possible global flu pandemic and worries over stalled global trade talks.
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North Korea expels European aid groups
Nov 16 2005 8:53PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - North Korea has ordered non-governmental European aid groups to leave the country after the European Union submitted a U.N. resolution criticizing Pyongyang's human rights record, aid workers said Wednesday.
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Musharraf appeals for $5.2B in quake aid
Nov 16 2005 3:14PM (CT)
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's president appealed Wednesday for more than $5 billion in aid to rebuild the earthquake-ravaged north, but said his country will fend for itself if the world doesn't deliver.
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'Love motels' abound near APEC summit
Nov 16 2005 1:52PM (CT)
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - Round beds and red lights are among the amenities on offer to guests attending a regional summit in this port city.
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APEC highlights differences between Koreas
Nov 16 2005 12:17PM (CT)
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - The offers South Korea a chance to showcase its humming economy, high-tech innovations and vibrant democracy. It also highlights the gulf with its poor, isolated neighbor: North Korea.
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Official: Al-Qaida boosts Afghan activity
Nov 16 2005 10:38AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network has increased its activities in Afghanistan, smuggling in explosives, high-tech weapons and millions of dollars in cash for a resurgent terror campaign, the defense minister said Wednesday.
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Suicide car bomber kills three Afghans
Nov 16 2005 6:33AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber rammed a car laden with explosives into a convoy carrying Westerners in the main southern city of Kandahar on Wednesday, killing three Afghan civilians and wounding four others, officials said.
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U.S. troops in Asia undergo transformation
Nov 16 2005 6:20AM (CT)
YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's military power hasn't suddenly changed. It claims to have nukes and its million-man army is ready to roll. China, meanwhile, is emerging as the new Asian military leader, and terrorism is flaring up all over the region.
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Rice: Myanmar one of world's worst regimes
Nov 16 2005 3:36AM (CT)
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday the military junta in Myanmar is "one of the worst regimes in the world" for its record on human rights and free speech.
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Rice: N. Korea nuclear intentions unclear
Nov 16 2005 3:33AM (CT)
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says North Korea has not followed through on promises to drop its nuclear weapons program and needs to bring "a different attitude" to the next round of international talks.
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