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Musharraf frees foes, seeks Saudi help
Nov 20 2007 5:06PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf freed thousands of opponents from jails Tuesday in a sign he is rolling back a wave of repression under emergency rule and flew to Saudi Arabia to talk about the future of an exiled rival, Nawaz Sharif.
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Musharraf frees foes, seeks Saudi help
Nov 20 2007 5:06PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf freed thousands of opponents from jails Tuesday in a sign he is rolling back a wave of repression under emergency rule and flew to Saudi Arabia to talk about the future of an exiled rival, Nawaz Sharif.
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Musharraf frees foes, seeks Saudi help
Nov 20 2007 5:06PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf freed thousands of opponents from jails Tuesday in a sign he is rolling back a wave of repression under emergency rule and flew to Saudi Arabia to talk about the future of an exiled rival, Nawaz Sharif.
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Musharraf frees foes, seeks Saudi help
Nov 20 2007 5:06PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf freed thousands of opponents from jails Tuesday in a sign he is rolling back a wave of repression under emergency rule and flew to Saudi Arabia to talk about the future of an exiled rival, Nawaz Sharif.
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Musharraf frees foes, seeks Saudi help
Nov 20 2007 5:06PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf freed thousands of opponents from jails Tuesday in a sign he is rolling back a wave of repression under emergency rule and flew to Saudi Arabia to talk about the future of an exiled rival, Nawaz Sharif.
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Musharraf frees foes, seeks Saudi help
Nov 20 2007 5:06PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf freed thousands of opponents from jails Tuesday in a sign he is rolling back a wave of repression under emergency rule and flew to Saudi Arabia to talk about the future of an exiled rival, Nawaz Sharif.
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After the cyclone, a village struggles
Nov 20 2007 4:21PM (CT)
PADMA, Bangladesh (AP) - In the days since a devastating cyclone struck impoverished Bangladesh, this village has grappled with impossible questions.
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After the cyclone, a village struggles
Nov 20 2007 4:21PM (CT)
PADMA, Bangladesh (AP) - In the days since a devastating cyclone struck impoverished Bangladesh, this village has grappled with impossible questions.
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After the cyclone, a village struggles
Nov 20 2007 4:21PM (CT)
PADMA, Bangladesh (AP) - In the days since a devastating cyclone struck impoverished Bangladesh, this village has grappled with impossible questions.
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After the cyclone, a village struggles
Nov 20 2007 4:21PM (CT)
PADMA, Bangladesh (AP) - In the days since a devastating cyclone struck impoverished Bangladesh, this village has grappled with impossible questions.
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After the cyclone, a village struggles
Nov 20 2007 4:21PM (CT)
PADMA, Bangladesh (AP) - In the days since a devastating cyclone struck impoverished Bangladesh, this village has grappled with impossible questions.
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Imprisoned China journalist wins prize
Nov 20 2007 3:05PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Imprisoned Chinese journalist Li Changqing has been awarded the World Association of Newspapers' annual press freedom prize, the Paris-based organization said Tuesday.
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US urged to spend more on Afghan aid
Nov 20 2007 1:46PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. spending on aid work in Afghanistan is only a fraction of what the American military spends, and too much of the aid money pays the high salaries of expatriate employees, an international aid agency said Tuesday.
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Southeast Asian leaders adopt charter
Nov 20 2007 11:09AM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Southeast Asian leaders adopted a landmark charter Tuesday but their vision to create an EU-style bloc faced hurdles because of concerns over Myanmar, whose military rulers have defied international calls to restore democracy.
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Southeast Asian leaders adopt charter
Nov 20 2007 11:09AM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Southeast Asian leaders adopted a landmark charter Tuesday but their vision to create an EU-style bloc faced hurdles because of concerns over Myanmar, whose military rulers have defied international calls to restore democracy.
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Southeast Asian leaders adopt charter
Nov 20 2007 11:09AM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Southeast Asian leaders adopted a landmark charter Tuesday but their vision to create an EU-style bloc faced hurdles because of concerns over Myanmar, whose military rulers have defied international calls to restore democracy.
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Report: Dalai Lama may appoint successor
Nov 20 2007 10:10AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The Dalai Lama says he may appoint a successor or rely on an election before his death in a break with tradition, a Japanese newspaper reported Tuesday, following recent orders that China must approve Tibet's spiritual leaders.
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Tibetan gets 8 years for anti-China act
Nov 20 2007 8:10AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced a Tibetan nomad to eight years in prison for seeking Tibetan independence after he urged a crowd to proclaim loyalty to the Dalai Lama, a state news agency said.
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Khmer Rouge tribunal holds 1st hearing
Nov 20 2007 6:29AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - The head of the Khmer Rouge's largest and most notorious torture center appeared in court Tuesday in the first public session of the long-delayed U.N.-backed tribunal probing the regime's reign of terror in the 1970s.
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Khmer Rouge tribunal holds 1st hearing
Nov 20 2007 6:29AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - The head of the Khmer Rouge's largest and most notorious torture center appeared in court Tuesday in the first public session of the long-delayed U.N.-backed tribunal probing the regime's reign of terror in the 1970s.
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Khmer Rouge tribunal holds 1st hearing
Nov 20 2007 6:29AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - The head of the Khmer Rouge's largest and most notorious torture center appeared in court Tuesday in the first public session of the long-delayed U.N.-backed tribunal probing the regime's reign of terror in the 1970s.
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Khmer Rouge tribunal holds 1st hearing
Nov 20 2007 6:29AM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - The head of the Khmer Rouge's largest and most notorious torture center appeared in court Tuesday in the first public session of the long-delayed U.N.-backed tribunal probing the regime's reign of terror in the 1970s.
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China blasts US security report
Nov 20 2007 12:04AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Beijing on Monday attacked a U.S. congressional panel's warning about Chinese spying, calling it "brazen interference" in China's internal affairs.
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