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Bangladesh to hold elections in January
Nov 27 2006 11:01PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh will hold general elections on Jan. 21, the election commission said Monday, as thousands of protesters rallied in the capital to demand that the commissioners resign.
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N. Korea nuke envoy arrives in Beijing
Nov 27 2006 10:34PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - North Korea's nuclear envoy flew into Beijing on Tuesday as his counterparts from the United States, China, South Korea and Japan gathered to hammer out plans to restart talks on dismantling the reclusive nation's nuclear weapons program.
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Hu, Bush discuss bilateral relations
Nov 27 2006 3:23PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese leader Hu Jintao spoke with President Bush on Monday on bilateral relations and "other issues of common concern," state media said.
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Rebel leader calls for independent state
Nov 27 2006 2:16PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Calling a four-year-old cease-fire "defunct," the rebel leader of the Tamil Tigers said he has no choice but to push for an independent Tamil state on Sri Lankan soil.
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2 Canadian troops killed in Afghanistan
Nov 27 2006 1:44PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber attacked a Canadian armored vehicle Monday, killing two soldiers a day before NATO leaders gather in Europe for a summit that will focus on the strengthening Taliban insurgency.
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Ex-Thai gov't blamed in suspects' deaths
Nov 27 2006 11:52AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - The powerful army commander who led a coup in September said Monday the government of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had executed suspected Islamic insurgents expelled to Thailand from Malaysia.
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China's Hu speaks with Bush
Nov 27 2006 10:47AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese leader Hu Jintao spoke with U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday to discuss bilateral relations and "other issues of common concern," state media said.
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Students blamed for India mosque attack
Nov 27 2006 9:47AM (CT)
MUMBAI, India (AP) - A banned Indian Islamic students' group was behind a deadly attack on a mosque in western India two months ago that killed 31 people and wounded more than 100 on a Muslim festival day, a police official said Monday.
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India carries out anti-missile test
Nov 27 2006 9:37AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India on Monday carried out its first successful test interception of a ballistic missile, using a second missile to destroy the incoming rocket, the Defense Ministry said.
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Myanmar orders Red Cross to shut offices
Nov 27 2006 9:11AM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The military regime in Myanmar has ordered the International Red Cross to close five key field offices in the country, the humanitarian organization said Monday.
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Thais move toward lifting martial law
Nov 27 2006 9:06AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Thailand's military chiefs have agreed that martial law imposed after their coup in September can be lifted in parts of the country, army commander Gen. Sondhi Boonayaratkalin said Monday.
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No verdict in Chinese activist's retrial
Nov 27 2006 8:10AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The retrial of a blind Chinese activist who was sentenced to more than four years in prison after documenting claims of forced abortions concluded Monday with no verdict in a case that has drawn heavy criticism from human rights advocates.
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Construction begins on $3.7B China dam
Nov 27 2006 12:54AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Construction has begun on a $3.7 billion dam in southwestern China that will displace from 88,000 to about 150,000 people, local media reported Monday.
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