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Australian troops home from Iraq in 2008
Nov 29 2007 11:57PM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Australia's new leader said Friday that he would pull his country's combat troops out of Iraq by mid-2008 _ making good on an election promise that is likely to disappoint the U.S. government.
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34 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes
Nov 29 2007 8:37PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Joint Afghan and foreign forces attacked two Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan and called in airstrikes, killing 30 militants, officials said Thursday. Two Danish soldiers died in violence elsewhere in the south.
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34 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes
Nov 29 2007 8:37PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Joint Afghan and foreign forces attacked two Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan and called in airstrikes, killing 30 militants, officials said Thursday. Two Danish soldiers died in violence elsewhere in the south.
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34 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes
Nov 29 2007 8:37PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Joint Afghan and foreign forces attacked two Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan and called in airstrikes, killing 30 militants, officials said Thursday. Two Danish soldiers died in violence elsewhere in the south.
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Campaigner: Viagra used to bribe voters
Nov 29 2007 5:06PM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Vote-buying is an old practice in Thai politics, but one candidate for December's Thai election has reportedly come up with a new tactic _ handing out Viagra instead of cash.
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Musharraf pledges to end emergency rule
Nov 29 2007 5:03PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pervez Musharraf, newly sworn in as a civilian president and minus his trademark general's uniform, promised Thursday to lift the state of emergency by Dec. 16 and restore Pakistan's constitution ahead of parliamentary elections.
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Musharraf pledges to end emergency rule
Nov 29 2007 5:03PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pervez Musharraf, newly sworn in as a civilian president and minus his trademark general's uniform, promised Thursday to lift the state of emergency by Dec. 16 and restore Pakistan's constitution ahead of parliamentary elections.
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Musharraf pledges to end emergency rule
Nov 29 2007 5:03PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pervez Musharraf, newly sworn in as a civilian president and minus his trademark general's uniform, promised Thursday to lift the state of emergency by Dec. 16 and restore Pakistan's constitution ahead of parliamentary elections.
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Musharraf pledges to end emergency rule
Nov 29 2007 5:03PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pervez Musharraf, newly sworn in as a civilian president and minus his trademark general's uniform, promised Thursday to lift the state of emergency by Dec. 16 and restore Pakistan's constitution ahead of parliamentary elections.
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Musharraf pledges to end emergency rule
Nov 29 2007 5:03PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pervez Musharraf, newly sworn in as a civilian president and minus his trademark general's uniform, promised Thursday to lift the state of emergency by Dec. 16 and restore Pakistan's constitution ahead of parliamentary elections.
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Musharraf pledges to end emergency rule
Nov 29 2007 5:03PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pervez Musharraf, newly sworn in as a civilian president and minus his trademark general's uniform, promised Thursday to lift the state of emergency by Dec. 16 and restore Pakistan's constitution ahead of parliamentary elections.
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Musharraf pledges to end emergency rule
Nov 29 2007 5:03PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pervez Musharraf, newly sworn in as a civilian president and minus his trademark general's uniform, promised Thursday to lift the state of emergency by Dec. 16 and restore Pakistan's constitution ahead of parliamentary elections.
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Arroyo quashes latest challenge
Nov 29 2007 3:55PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A group of disaffected military officers took over a swank hotel Thursday, demanded the president quit, then quickly gave up when it became clear the public wouldn't transform their protest into another round of Philippine "people power."
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Arroyo quashes latest challenge
Nov 29 2007 3:55PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A group of disaffected military officers took over a swank hotel Thursday, demanded the president quit, then quickly gave up when it became clear the public wouldn't transform their protest into another round of Philippine "people power."
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Arroyo quashes latest challenge
Nov 29 2007 3:55PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A group of disaffected military officers took over a swank hotel Thursday, demanded the president quit, then quickly gave up when it became clear the public wouldn't transform their protest into another round of Philippine "people power."
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Arroyo quashes latest challenge
Nov 29 2007 3:55PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A group of disaffected military officers took over a swank hotel Thursday, demanded the president quit, then quickly gave up when it became clear the public wouldn't transform their protest into another round of Philippine "people power."
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Sex now the main cause of HIV in China
Nov 29 2007 2:07PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Sex has overtaken drug use as the main cause of HIV infections in China, leading to worries the disease may spread outside of high-risk groups into the general population, according to experts and a report released Thursday.
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Sex now the main cause of HIV in China
Nov 29 2007 2:07PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Sex has overtaken drug use as the main cause of HIV infections in China, leading to worries the disease may spread outside of high-risk groups into the general population, according to experts and a report released Thursday.
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Sex now the main cause of HIV in China
Nov 29 2007 2:07PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Sex has overtaken drug use as the main cause of HIV infections in China, leading to worries the disease may spread outside of high-risk groups into the general population, according to experts and a report released Thursday.
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China: Navy spat not a misunderstanding
Nov 29 2007 2:05PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China hinted Thursday that Congress' honoring of the Dalai Lama and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan led it to cancel a U.S. Navy visit to Hong Kong, an incident that could open a new rift in military relations that had warmed in recent years.
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China reports 7 detained in Tibet riots
Nov 29 2007 12:21PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Rioters in Chinese-ruled Tibet destroyed shops and government offices following a dispute between Buddhist monks and a local shopkeeper, the government's news agency reported.
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Koreas agree on arrangements for trains
Nov 29 2007 6:51AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The top defense officials from North and South Korea agreed Thursday on security arrangements for the first-ever regular train service across their heavily fortified border.
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US: NKorea to submit draft of nuke program
Nov 29 2007 1:29AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea is finalizing a declaration of its nuclear programs to meet a commitment to reveal everything about its decades-old pursuit of atomic bombs, the main U.S. negotiator at international arms talks said Thursday.
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11 civilians die in Pakistan fighting
Nov 29 2007 1:27AM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A shell aimed at Islamic militants in northern Pakistan killed 11 civilians, while a roadside bomb killed five soldiers in another troubled region near the Afghan border, officials said Thursday.
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