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Iraq war shadows Bush visit to Vietnam
Nov 16 2006 11:32PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - President Bush opened a visit Friday to the wartime capital of this once-divided country, a trip that is stirring inevitable comparisons between the unpopular war in Iraq and the divisive conflict fought and lost in Vietnam more than three decades ago.
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Bomb in northwestern Pakistan kills 1
Nov 16 2006 11:30PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A bomb exploded near a police post at a busy crossroads on the outskirts of the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar early Friday, killing a civilian man and wounding two policemen, police said.
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Nepal, rebels postpone signing accord
Nov 16 2006 9:57PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's government and communist rebels postponed the signing of a formal peace accord that had been scheduled for Thursday, officials said.
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Patriotism bill approved in Japan
Nov 16 2006 5:41PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Parliament's lower house approved legislation Thursday requiring schools to instill patriotism in Japan's children.
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France inspecting North Korean ship
Nov 16 2006 5:21PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - French customs agents were combing through a North Korean ship and its cargo of cement on Thursday, the first declared inspection under U.N. sanctions imposed following the communist nation's internationally condemned nuclear test.
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South Korea to back resolution on North
Nov 16 2006 3:50PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea said Thursday it will reverse its long-standing refusal to join international efforts criticizing North Korea's human rights record and vote in favor of a U.N. resolution against the communist regime's alleged abuses.
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Rice cautious about North Korea talks
Nov 16 2006 2:46PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - New disarmament talks with North Korea should wait until it is clear the North is ready to deal, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday.
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Bamboo boosting India rat population
Nov 16 2006 2:43PM (CT)
GAUHATI, India (AP) - A rare flowering of wild bamboo plants has caused the rat population to explode in northeastern India, raising fears of famine as the rodents rampage through rice paddies, officials said Thursday.
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Coal mine explosion kills 47 in China
Nov 16 2006 12:51PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - All 47 miners trapped after an explosion in a northern Chinese coal mine were confirmed dead after rescuers found the last body Thursday, a news agency said.
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Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile
Nov 16 2006 12:39PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan said it successfully test-fired a new version of its nuclear-capable medium-range missile Thursday, a show of power a day after peace talks with India that were criticized by domestic hard-liners.
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Thailand plans tsunami detection devices
Nov 16 2006 8:18AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thai and U.S. experts will install the Indian Ocean's first state-of-the-art deep-water tsunami detection buoy next month, two years after massive waves killed at least 216,000 people around the region largely without warning, a top official said Thursday.
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Bill Clinton cites aid for tsunami victims
Nov 16 2006 8:18AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Former President Clinton, the top U.N. envoy for the Indian Ocean tsunami recovery effort, said there has been significant progress in reconstructing devastated communities but many people still have no homes and finishing the job will take years.
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Philippine tsunami alert triggers panic
Nov 16 2006 4:37AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A tsunami alert raised in the Philippines after an 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Japan sent thousands of residents fleeing to higher ground because of rumors and miscommunication, officials said Thursday.
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