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S. Korea won't back Bush on inspections
Nov 17 2006 11:05PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - President Bush, trying to stiffen global resolve to confront North Korea, failed to win South Korea's support Saturday for a tough inspection program to intercept ships suspected of carrying supplies for Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and missiles.
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Supporters back Pakistan rape amendments
Nov 17 2006 10:36PM (CT)
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Supporters of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf rallied Friday to back amendments to the country's rape laws that drop the death penalty for extramarital sex and revise a clause on making victims produce four witnesses to prove rape cases.
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Admiral downplays China sub incident
Nov 17 2006 7:07PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - An incident where a Chinese submarine surfaced close to a U.S. carrier group was not threatening but highlighted the need for more communication and transparency between the two militaries, a top U.S. naval commander said Friday.
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U.N. panel approves N. Korea resolution
Nov 17 2006 7:01PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A key U.N. committee approved a resolution Friday criticizing North Korea's public executions, use of torture, and other grave human rights violations that Pyongyang immediately rejected as a "political plot" fabricated by the United States and its supporters.
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1 killed, 30 injured in Thailand attacks
Nov 17 2006 6:55PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Three bomb blasts Friday killed one person and wounded at least 30 others in southern Thailand, which continues to be wracked by a Muslim insurgency despite the new government's efforts to promote reconciliation.
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Briton leaves Pakistan after clemency
Nov 17 2006 6:53PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A British man on Pakistan's death row for 18 years was freed Friday and returned home following an act of clemency by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf that was hailed by human rights groups.
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Rice: U.S. concerned about rising China
Nov 17 2006 5:56PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The United States has some concerns about a rising China, including a military expansion that may be excessive, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday.
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Analysis: Bush echoes familiar refrain
Nov 17 2006 5:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's words on Iraq sounded familiar: "We'll succeed unless we quit." It's where he said them that might give pause: in the capital of Vietnam, a country the U.S. did quit _ and which now is being hailed as an economic marvel.
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Pakistan frets about war spilling over
Nov 17 2006 4:30PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - The airstrike on an Islamic school and a series of revenge attacks against security forces in Pakistan's tribal regions have heightened concerns that the war in Afghanistan may be spreading over the border.
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Blix: N. Korea will perfect nuclear bomb
Nov 17 2006 2:16PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix said Friday that North Korea would one day master nuclear weapons technology despite its apparently less-than-successful atomic test, and he warned that the world must avoid striking a quick disarmament deal that lacks effective verification measures.
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South Korean leads restroom revolution
Nov 17 2006 2:16PM (CT)
SUWON, South Korea (AP) - Sim Jae-duck was born in a bathroom, which could explain why he is so interested in keeping them clean.
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Rice hopes Sudan will OK Darfur force
Nov 17 2006 1:06PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday a proposed compromise peacekeeping force in war-torn Darfur is a chance for Sudan's ostracized leaders to "make right with the international system."
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Afghan floods kill 15, scores missing
Nov 17 2006 11:33AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Flash floods in a remote province in northwestern Afghanistan have killed at least 15 people, left scores missing and stranded thousands more, government officials said Friday. NATO forces pledged to send aid.
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Tajik border guard kills Uzbek guard
Nov 17 2006 11:22AM (CT)
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) - A Tajik border guard shot and killed an Uzbek guard in the latest in a series of violent incidents amid tense relations between the Central Asian neighbors, officials said Friday.
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Japan Ed minister seeks to stop bullying
Nov 17 2006 10:20AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The education minister urged Japanese children to stop bullying their classmates, a news report said Friday, following a series of student suicides that shocked the public.
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Pro-democracy leader's doctor visits
Nov 17 2006 10:16AM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - The personal physician of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has visited her for the first time in nearly three months, her party spokesman said Friday.
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Navy to deploy Aegis destroyer in Japan
Nov 17 2006 10:07AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The U.S. Navy said Friday that it will deploy its guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell at Japan's Yokosuka naval base, taking over from frigate USS Gary as the navy moves to replace some of its aging fleet.
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Vietnamese greet Bush with indifference
Nov 17 2006 9:23AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Tran Van Lac poured tea Friday for six men on low stools, including a police officer who was part of the large security presence waiting for President Bush outside Hanoi's Sheraton hotel.
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Suicide bomber blast in Pakistan hurts 2
Nov 17 2006 8:18AM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber wounded two policemen Friday in northwestern Pakistan in the latest attack targeting security forces since last month's deadly army air raid on a religious school.
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Briton granted clemency in Pakistan
Nov 17 2006 2:49AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A British man on death row for 18 years in Pakistan was freed Friday, two days after President Gen. Pervez Musharraf granted him clemency, officials said.
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