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30 Philippine officers face trial
Nov 19 2006 11:49PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Thirty Philippine officers suspected in an alleged February coup plot to topple the president will face a court-martial, the military chief said Monday.
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Bush opens stock exchange in Vietnam
Nov 19 2006 11:45PM (CT)
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) - President Bush paid tribute to new symbols of capitalism in this struggling communist country Monday and offered encouragement for Vietnam's battle against bird flu and other public health challenges.
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Trains kill 2 elephants in India
Nov 19 2006 11:02PM (CT)
CALCUTTA, India (AP) - Trains have killed two elephants in separate collisions over the past week in India, officials said Sunday.
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Nepal rebels head to camps in peace deal
Nov 19 2006 11:01PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Thousands of communist rebel fighters were heading toward camp sites where they are to be confined under U.N. supervision as part of a peace deal, a rebel negotiator said Monday.
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Afghanistan's neighbors discuss trade
Nov 19 2006 7:38PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Afghanistan's neighbors and donor countries met Sunday to discuss ways to boost trade, economic growth and stability in the war-ravaged country.
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APEC leaders speak out on N. Korea nukes
Nov 19 2006 6:55PM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - They would not put it in writing, but the Pacific Rim's often-divergent leaders joined together Sunday to say they worry about North Korea's nuclear weapons program and to urge the reclusive country to resume disarmament negotiations.
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Orthodox chief urges Turks on pope visit
Nov 19 2006 5:30PM (CT)
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians cautioned Turks in an interview published Sunday against creating "unpleasant incidents" during Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming trip to Turkey _ his first to a Muslim country.
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Afghan army to strike Taliban in winter
Nov 19 2006 1:57PM (CT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The U.S.-backed Afghan army will step up counter-Taliban offensives this winter, which could see heavy fighting during a period traditionally used by Afghan fighters for rest and resupply, a U.S. general said here Sunday.
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Blair: Moderate policies defeat terror
Nov 19 2006 12:32PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday that brokering an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal would help diminish the anger fueling Islamic militants in places outside the Middle East, such as Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Airliner makes Tokyo emergency landing
Nov 19 2006 10:08AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - An Air Canada flight en route to Vancouver from the Shanghai made an emergency landing at Tokyo's Narita airport Sunday after hitting turbulence, and four flight attendants were injured, the airline said.
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India test-fires nuclear-capable missile
Nov 19 2006 9:58AM (CT)
BHUBANESHWAR, India (AP) - India successfully test-fired a medium-range nuclear-capable missile on Sunday, days after its rival Pakistan launched a similar missile.
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Protests escalate ahead of Bush's visit
Nov 19 2006 7:20AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Thousands wound through the streets of Indonesia's capital and gathered at a grand mosque Sunday to protest President Bush's upcoming visit to the world's most populous Muslim nation, some chanting "War criminal" and "You are a terrorist!"
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Russia issues warning on Iran, N. Korea
Nov 19 2006 6:27AM (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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Blair, Musharraf commit to terror fight
Nov 19 2006 6:24AM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - The British and Pakistani leaders committed Sunday to a fight against terrorism for years to come, pledging to fund moderate Islamic schools and provide more job opportunities to erode extremists' base of support, while vowing to stamp out Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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U.S. journalist released in China
Nov 19 2006 6:04AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - A U.S. photojournalist said Sunday he was assaulted by police and briefly detained as he tried to cover a land dispute in a southern Chinese village, where residents protesting the arrest of an anti-corruption activist held officials hostage for more than a week.
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Group urges China to detail transplants
Nov 19 2006 5:52AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A human rights group urged China on Sunday to disclose details surrounding the removal of body organs from executed prisoners for transplants, after health officials recently acknowledged the practice.
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Russia signs key trade deal with U.S.
Nov 19 2006 5:14AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Russia and the United States signed a key trade agreement Sunday, removing the last major obstacle in Moscow's 13-year journey to join the World Trade Organization.
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Pakistani killed for alleged U.S. spying
Nov 19 2006 5:07AM (CT)
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) - Militants beheaded an Islamic school teacher, accusing him of spying for the U.S. in a northwestern Pakistani tribal region, a government official said Sunday.
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Elephant that killed 12 people captured
Nov 19 2006 4:55AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepalese hunters have captured a wild elephant that trampled to death at least 12 people and injured several others in the country's southeast, officials said Sunday.
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Elephant that killed 12 people captured
Nov 19 2006 4:55AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepalese hunters have captured a wild elephant that trampled to death at least 12 people and injured several others in the country's southeast, officials said Sunday.
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Afghan flood death toll reaches 55
Nov 19 2006 4:18AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Afghan government on Sunday called for urgent humanitarian assistance for remote, flood-hit villages in western Afghanistan, as the death toll climbed to 55. More than 100 people were missing.
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Thai officials seize pangolins at border
Nov 19 2006 2:46AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Anti-wildlife trafficking officials at the Thai-Laos border Sunday seized 260 pangolins they said were bound for China, where they would be eaten.
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