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Chinese court rejects reporter's appeal
Nov 23 2006 11:31PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese court on Friday rejected an appeal by a Hong Kong reporter jailed by mainland China on spying charges in one of the highest profile media prosecutions in recent years.
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Japan halts S. Korean poultry imports
Nov 23 2006 11:28PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan has temporarily suspended South Korean poultry imports due to a suspected bird flu outbreak that has killed around 6,000 chickens, the top government spokesman said Friday.
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German troops requested in Afghan south
Nov 23 2006 9:49PM (CT)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Thursday he was counting on Germany to operate in any volatile part of Afghanistan in case of need, not just in the more peaceful northern sector.
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S. Korea stops some U.S. beef shipments
Nov 23 2006 9:23PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea said Friday it would suspend beef imports from a U.S. slaughterhouse after a bone was found in a shipment, a violation of a mad cow disease agreement.
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Lack of land stymies earthquake victims
Nov 23 2006 6:45PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - More than half the survivors still living in refugee camps since last year's killer South Asian earthquake can't go home because they don't have land to return to, according to a new U.N.-backed survey that underlines one of the last hurdles facing recovery efforts.
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NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan
Nov 23 2006 4:05PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An insurgent rocket attack killed one NATO soldier and injured another while they were on patrol in central Afghanistan on Thursday, the Western alliance said.
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Tibetan activist sets himself afire
Nov 23 2006 1:08PM (CT)
MUMBAI, India (AP) - A Tibetan independence activist set himself on fire Thursday outside the hotel where Chinese President Hu Jintao was courting Indian business leaders eager to boost trade between Asia's emerging giants.
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Pakistan Senate OKs rape law amendments
Nov 23 2006 1:03PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Senate overcame opposition from hardline Muslim lawmakers and amended its rape law on Thursday to make it easier to prosecute sexual assault cases.
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Bomb kills 3 near India train station
Nov 23 2006 12:42PM (CT)
GAUHATI, India (AP) - A bomb explosion near a train station in India's northeast Thursday killed three members of one family and injured nine others, police said.
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China, Pakistan to sign economic accords
Nov 23 2006 8:40AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao received a red carpet welcome to Pakistan on Thursday on a trip aimed at expanding economic ties with Beijing's longtime ally, including signing a free trade agreement between the two countries, a Pakistan diplomat said.
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2 killed, 10 wounded in India bomb blast
Nov 23 2006 7:38AM (CT)
GAUHATI, India (AP) - A bomb explosion near a train station in India's northeast Thursday killed two people and left 10 others wounded, police said.
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U.S. airmen celebrate holiday in Korea
Nov 23 2006 5:35AM (CT)
OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AP) - U.S. airmen chowed down on their Thanksgiving turkey and mashed potatoes in mess halls here on Thursday, thousands of miles from the traditional family gatherings on the other side of the Pacific.
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Taliban train suicide bombers to attack
Nov 23 2006 3:33AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - The recruits arrive in the remote camps eager for revenge or redemption. They leave ready to sacrifice their lives to inflict chaos and death on Western troops and the Afghan government they support.
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China plans expansion of road, rails
Nov 23 2006 3:18AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China plans to spend about $250 billion extending the country's expressways to deal with a surge in car ownership over the next three decades, state media said Thursday.
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Homeless woman dies in series of attacks
Nov 23 2006 1:55AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A series of apparent gang attacks against homeless people in central Japan left an elderly woman dead and several other people wounded, an official and news reports said Thursday.
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