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China says tainted water now safe to drink
Nov 28 2005 11:58PM (CT)
HARBIN, China (AP) - Water tainted by a toxic chemical spill upstream from this northern Chinese city was declared safe for drinking on Tuesday, five days after supplies to 3.8 million people were shut down. But residents remained wary about taking the first sip.
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Kashmir winter claims first quake survivor
Nov 28 2005 10:23PM (CT)
BAGH, Pakistan (AP) - Subfreezing temperatures and the first snowfall in Kashmir claimed the life of an infant Monday _ the first reported victim of what officials fear will be a new disaster for millions of Pakistanis left homeless by an earthquake.
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Myanmar extends arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi
Nov 28 2005 10:06PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military government has extended the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy leader who has spent much of the last 16 years in detention, her political party said Monday.
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Kin demand access to China mine blast site
Nov 28 2005 9:50PM (CT)
QITAIHE, China (AP) - Anxious relatives demanded to be allowed into a coal mine Monday after an explosion killed at least 138 miners and left 11 others missing, adding to a soaring death toll in China's mines despite a safety crackdown.
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North Korean capital appears brighter
Nov 28 2005 1:43PM (CT)
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - As dusk falls in North Korea's capital, lights beam from high-rises, apartments and shops, while street lamps cast an orange glow over scant traffic _ a surprising sight in an energy-starved country known for being shrouded in blackness at night.
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Afghan government: U.S. 'very lenient'
Nov 28 2005 11:39AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's government said Monday the U.S. military has been "very lenient" in punishing American soldiers for burning the bodies of two Taliban rebels in an incident caught on camera.
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N.Korea seeks compensation on nuke project
Nov 28 2005 7:22AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Monday demanded compensation from the United States over a scuttled project to build two nuclear reactors in the communist nation under a 1994 agreement.
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