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Japanese sub, civilian vessel collide
Nov 20 2006 11:29PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese submarine collided with a civilian cargo ship during exercises in waters off southern Japan Tuesday, defense officials said. There were no immediate reports of any injuries.
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School leaders blamed in China stampede
Nov 20 2006 11:26PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's education minister has blamed school officials in eastern China for a stampede on a stairwell that killed six children and called for a nationwide safety check of schools, state media said Tuesday.
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Bush weighs next step on troops in Iraq
Nov 20 2006 10:36PM (CT)
BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) - President Bush said Monday he isn't ready to decide between rival calls to increase or scale back U.S. troops in Iraq. Unruffled by street protests against his policy, he said they were a healthy sign of democracy in this Muslim nation.
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Korean Air to buy 25 jets from Boeing
Nov 20 2006 9:58PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's flag carrier Korean Air said Tuesday it will buy 25 passenger jets from Boeing Co. for around $5.5 billion, the largest aviation deal in the nation's history.
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Bomb kills 8, injures 60 on India train
Nov 20 2006 4:44PM (CT)
CALCUTTA, India (AP) - A bomb exploded and tore through two cars of a passenger train Monday in a remote area of eastern India, killing at least eight people and wounding about 60 others, officials and Indian media said.
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Experts: Nepal king may face charges
Nov 20 2006 2:56PM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A government commission blamed King Gyanendra on Monday for a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters that left 19 people dead earlier this year, and Nepal's prime minister hinted that criminal charges were possible.
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Rescuers find camp of 4 missing climbers
Nov 20 2006 12:42PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Rescuers searching for four missing French mountain climbers found their camp in an area of the Nepalese Himalayas that was recently hit by an avalanche, the French Foreign Ministry said Monday.
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Afghan flood death toll climbs to 120
Nov 20 2006 12:16PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Heavy rain again battered remote villages in western Afghanistan already devastated by flooding, as the death toll rose to 120, officials said Monday.
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Blair vows commitment to Afghanistan
Nov 20 2006 7:39AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged his nation's commitment in Afghanistan "for as long as it takes," telling British soldiers fighting the resurgent Taliban that success would help establish global security.
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China criticizes U.S. list of violators
Nov 20 2006 7:20AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China assailed the United States on Monday for listing it as a country that violates religious freedoms. The State Department list released last week included China among Myanmar, North Korea, Eritrea, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Sudan as places where people cannot practice their faiths freely.
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Lima mayor Luis castaneda re-elected
Nov 20 2006 12:54AM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Lima's mayor was returned to office Sunday in nationwide regional elections expected to give major gains to independents as Peruvians shun traditional political parties.
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