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24 China coal miners killed in gas blast
Nov 26 2006 11:06PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - An explosion triggered by a gas buildup in a coal mine in northern China killed 24 miners, the official Xinhua News Agency said Monday.
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Suicide bomber kills 15 in Afghanistan
Nov 26 2006 4:07PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A Pakistani suicide bomber detonated himself in a crowded restaurant Sunday, killing 15 people and wounding 24, including an Afghan special forces commander and a district chief, the provincial governor said.
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Afghanistan's fledgling army joins fight
Nov 26 2006 2:00PM (CT)
PANJWAYI, Afghanistan (AP) - Bandoliers draped over their chests and rocket-propelled grenades slung on their backs, Afghan soldiers venture slowly out of their base of mud huts and green tents for a patrol with Canadian troops through this restive southern town.
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Witness in Chinese activist trial held
Nov 26 2006 11:27AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - A witness who claimed he was coerced into testifying against a blind Chinese activist has been taken away by local police on the eve of a retrial of the case, the activist's lawyer said Sunday.
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15 Afghans killed in suicide bomb attack
Nov 26 2006 7:42AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a restaurant in southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 15 people and wounding 24 _ including an Afghan special forces commander and a district chief who were apparently targeted for the attack.
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19 missing in Philippine ferry sinking
Nov 26 2006 7:33AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Rescue teams mounted a search Sunday for 19 people, including a town mayor and a group of students, who were missing after their ferry sank in the southern Philippines amid big waves, officials said. Fourteen bodies had been recovered.
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Taliban says it released 2 reporters
Nov 26 2006 3:46AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The Taliban has released two Pakistani journalists who were detained for several days in southern Afghanistan after entering Taliban-controlled territory without permission, a purported spokesman for the Islamic militia said Sunday.
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10 drown after Pakistan van crash
Nov 26 2006 3:27AM (CT)
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) - A passenger van veered off the road and plunged into a canal in eastern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 10 people, police said.
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No sign of interim parliament in Nepal
Nov 26 2006 1:58AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's ruling parties have missed a Sunday deadline to form an interim parliament with Maoist rebels, the latest in a series of delays that have prompted a Maoist leader to question the government's commitment to a landmark peace accord.
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South Korea begins slaughtering poultry
Nov 26 2006 1:22AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean quarantine officials on Sunday began slaughtering more than 200,000 poultry after an outbreak of the virulent H5N1 form of bird flu at a chicken farm, the agriculture ministry said.
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