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Russia issues warning on Iran, N. Korea
Nov 18 2006 11:27PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The world must be firm but also very cautious when dealing with the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, Russia's foreign minister said Saturday during an Asian-Pacific summit in Vietnam.
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Reports: Police rescue Chinese officials
Nov 18 2006 10:49PM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Police on Saturday rescued eight officials taken hostage by residents angry over the detention of a local activist in a restive southern Chinese village, media reports said in the latest sign of growing tensions between the government and the rural poor.
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2 earthquakes hit Indonesia's Aceh
Nov 18 2006 10:36PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Two moderate earthquakes within two minutes on Saturday rocked Aceh on the northwestern tip of Indonesia's Sumatra island, prompting panicked residents to flee their homes.
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Bush seeks China's help with N. Korea
Nov 18 2006 10:29PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Lobbying world leaders, President Bush sought China's support Sunday for pressuring long-defiant North Korea to prove it is serious about dismantling its nuclear weapons program.
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Afghan women commit suicide by fire
Nov 18 2006 6:04PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Blood dripped down the 16-year-old girl's face after another beating by her drug addict husband. Worn down by life's pain, she ran to the kitchen, doused herself with gas from a lamp and struck a match.
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Religious restrictions ease in Vietnam
Nov 18 2006 3:43PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - They file into St. Anthony's Catholic Church to pray and take communion in the early morning darkness, before the city rumbles with motorbikes and commerce.
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Canadian Brig. Gen: NATO troops hampered
Nov 18 2006 1:05PM (CT)
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AP) - The NATO-led force in Afghanistan would be more effective if member countries lifted restrictions that prevent their troops from fighting insurgents in the country's restive south, a senior Canadian officer said Saturday.
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Indonesia warns of Bush terror threat
Nov 18 2006 12:49PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian police warned Saturday that the threat of an attack by al-Qaida-linked militants has increased sharply ahead of President Bush's visit there.
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At least 23 killed in Sri Lanka violence
Nov 18 2006 5:07AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A sea battle, a bomb blast and gunfire killed at least 23 people in war-torn Sri Lanka Saturday, government officials said, a day after the rebels denounced a government call to disarm as a joke.
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Relief teams arrive after Afghan flood
Nov 18 2006 4:34AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Relief teams traveling by donkey arrived Saturday in a mountainous province of western Afghanistan where flash floods have killed at least 53 people and left dozens missing.
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