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Japan fleet sets off to hunt humpbacks
Nov 17 2007 11:35PM (CT)
SHIMONOSEKI, Japan (AP) - Japanese whalers set off into the South Pacific on Sunday with orders to kill humpback whales for the first time in decades. The hunt is certain to inflame tensions in the standoff between anti-whaling forces and Japan.
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US envoy: Pakistan must end emergency
Nov 17 2007 11:26PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Washington's No. 2 diplomat delivered a blunt message to Pakistan's military ruler, telling him that emergency rule must be lifted and his opponents freed ahead of elections.
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US envoy: Pakistan must end emergency
Nov 17 2007 11:26PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Washington's No. 2 diplomat delivered a blunt message to Pakistan's military ruler, telling him that emergency rule must be lifted and his opponents freed ahead of elections.
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US envoy: Pakistan must end emergency
Nov 17 2007 11:26PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Washington's No. 2 diplomat delivered a blunt message to Pakistan's military ruler, telling him that emergency rule must be lifted and his opponents freed ahead of elections.
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US envoy: Pakistan must end emergency
Nov 17 2007 11:26PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Washington's No. 2 diplomat delivered a blunt message to Pakistan's military ruler, telling him that emergency rule must be lifted and his opponents freed ahead of elections.
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Japanese whalers chafe under curbs
Nov 17 2007 10:24PM (CT)
WADA, Japan (AP) - A whale's bleeding carcass bobbed in the surf, a steel harpoon jutting from its side. Then butchers at this Japanese fishing village went to work, turning a motorized winch to haul the beast ashore.
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Japanese whalers chafe under curbs
Nov 17 2007 10:24PM (CT)
WADA, Japan (AP) - A whale's bleeding carcass bobbed in the surf, a steel harpoon jutting from its side. Then butchers at this Japanese fishing village went to work, turning a motorized winch to haul the beast ashore.
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Japanese whalers chafe under curbs
Nov 17 2007 10:24PM (CT)
WADA, Japan (AP) - A whale's bleeding carcass bobbed in the surf, a steel harpoon jutting from its side. Then butchers at this Japanese fishing village went to work, turning a motorized winch to haul the beast ashore.
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Bangladeshi cyclone kills at least 1,723
Nov 17 2007 8:16PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of survivors were stuck Saturday behind roads blocked by fallen trees, iron roofs and thick sludge as rescue workers fought to reach towns along Bangladesh's coast that were ravaged by a powerful cyclone that killed at least 1,723 people.
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Bangladeshi cyclone kills at least 1,723
Nov 17 2007 8:16PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of survivors were stuck Saturday behind roads blocked by fallen trees, iron roofs and thick sludge as rescue workers fought to reach towns along Bangladesh's coast that were ravaged by a powerful cyclone that killed at least 1,723 people.
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Bangladeshi cyclone kills at least 1,723
Nov 17 2007 8:16PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of survivors were stuck Saturday behind roads blocked by fallen trees, iron roofs and thick sludge as rescue workers fought to reach towns along Bangladesh's coast that were ravaged by a powerful cyclone that killed at least 1,723 people.
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Bangladeshi cyclone kills at least 1,723
Nov 17 2007 8:16PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of survivors were stuck Saturday behind roads blocked by fallen trees, iron roofs and thick sludge as rescue workers fought to reach towns along Bangladesh's coast that were ravaged by a powerful cyclone that killed at least 1,723 people.
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Bangladeshi cyclone kills at least 1,723
Nov 17 2007 8:16PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of survivors were stuck Saturday behind roads blocked by fallen trees, iron roofs and thick sludge as rescue workers fought to reach towns along Bangladesh's coast that were ravaged by a powerful cyclone that killed at least 1,723 people.
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Bangladeshi cyclone kills at least 1,723
Nov 17 2007 8:16PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of survivors were stuck Saturday behind roads blocked by fallen trees, iron roofs and thick sludge as rescue workers fought to reach towns along Bangladesh's coast that were ravaged by a powerful cyclone that killed at least 1,723 people.
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Bangladeshi cyclone kills at least 1,723
Nov 17 2007 8:16PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of survivors were stuck Saturday behind roads blocked by fallen trees, iron roofs and thick sludge as rescue workers fought to reach towns along Bangladesh's coast that were ravaged by a powerful cyclone that killed at least 1,723 people.
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Gunfire hit most of Afghan bomb victims
Nov 17 2007 3:57PM (CT)
BAGHLANI-JADID, Afghanistan (AP) - Up to two-thirds of the 77 people killed and 100 wounded in a suicide bombing last week were hit by bullets from visiting lawmakers' panicked bodyguards, who fired on a crowd of mostly schoolchildren for up to five minutes, a preliminary U.N. report says.
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Gunfire hit most of Afghan bomb victims
Nov 17 2007 3:57PM (CT)
BAGHLANI-JADID, Afghanistan (AP) - Up to two-thirds of the 77 people killed and 100 wounded in a suicide bombing last week were hit by bullets from visiting lawmakers' panicked bodyguards, who fired on a crowd of mostly schoolchildren for up to five minutes, a preliminary U.N. report says.
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Gunfire hit most of Afghan bomb victims
Nov 17 2007 3:57PM (CT)
BAGHLANI-JADID, Afghanistan (AP) - Up to two-thirds of the 77 people killed and 100 wounded in a suicide bombing last week were hit by bullets from visiting lawmakers' panicked bodyguards, who fired on a crowd of mostly schoolchildren for up to five minutes, a preliminary U.N. report says.
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Gunfire hit most of Afghan bomb victims
Nov 17 2007 3:57PM (CT)
BAGHLANI-JADID, Afghanistan (AP) - Up to two-thirds of the 77 people killed and 100 wounded in a suicide bombing last week were hit by bullets from visiting lawmakers' panicked bodyguards, who fired on a crowd of mostly schoolchildren for up to five minutes, a preliminary U.N. report says.
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Gunfire hit most of Afghan bomb victims
Nov 17 2007 3:57PM (CT)
BAGHLANI-JADID, Afghanistan (AP) - Up to two-thirds of the 77 people killed and 100 wounded in a suicide bombing last week were hit by bullets from visiting lawmakers' panicked bodyguards, who fired on a crowd of mostly schoolchildren for up to five minutes, a preliminary U.N. report says.
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Gunfire hit most of Afghan bomb victims
Nov 17 2007 3:57PM (CT)
BAGHLANI-JADID, Afghanistan (AP) - Up to two-thirds of the 77 people killed and 100 wounded in a suicide bombing last week were hit by bullets from visiting lawmakers' panicked bodyguards, who fired on a crowd of mostly schoolchildren for up to five minutes, a preliminary U.N. report says.
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Eating a whale has its attractions
Nov 17 2007 1:32PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Breaded, deep-fried or raw, whale is considered a tasty staple in some parts of Japan, no matter what the world and its animal-lovers may think.
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2 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Nov 17 2007 11:56AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A series of clashes in southern Afghanistan left 43 suspected Taliban militants dead, while a roadside bomb killed two NATO soldiers, officials said Saturday.
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2 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Nov 17 2007 11:56AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A series of clashes in southern Afghanistan left 43 suspected Taliban militants dead, while a roadside bomb killed two NATO soldiers, officials said Saturday.
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2 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Nov 17 2007 11:56AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A series of clashes in southern Afghanistan left 43 suspected Taliban militants dead, while a roadside bomb killed two NATO soldiers, officials said Saturday.
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Pakistan army masses for assault
Nov 17 2007 10:20AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Some 15,000 Pakistani troops have massed for a major assault on Islamic militants in a scenic northern valley, whose fall has raised concern about Pakistan's ability to withstand rising extremism, the army said Saturday.
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China calls for quick reforms in Myanmar
Nov 17 2007 7:49AM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - China called on Myanmar to speed up democratic reforms, state media reported Saturday _ an unusual move for Beijing, which has traditionally refrained from criticizing the military regime.
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China calls for quick reforms in Myanmar
Nov 17 2007 7:49AM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - China called on Myanmar to speed up democratic reforms, state media reported Saturday _ an unusual move for Beijing, which has traditionally refrained from criticizing the military regime.
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Indian opposition relents on nuke deal
Nov 17 2007 4:54AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - The communist parties that support India's ruling coalition have backed off their strong opposition to a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, clearing the way for the pact to go forward after months of high-stakes political gamesmanship.
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