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U.S. promises to back Dutch in Afghanistan
Nov 30 2005 9:53PM (CT)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The United States promised Wednesday that Dutch troops deploying to Afghanistan would receive military support, hoping to avert a reversal of the Netherlands' agreement to send 1,100 peacekeepers.
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Clinton: World will back tsunami-hit Aceh
Nov 30 2005 6:31PM (CT)
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - Former President Clinton promised survivors of last year's devastating tsunami on Wednesday that the international community will stand by them long after the tragedy fades from the media spotlight.
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Japanese PM backs constitutional changes
Nov 30 2005 4:01PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday that Japan's pacifist constitution should be changed so the country can legally maintain an armed military force and beef up its national security.
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Toxins make second China city cut water
Nov 30 2005 3:39PM (CT)
YILAN, China (AP) - Another town on a poisoned Chinese river shut down its water system Wednesday after Communist Party members went door-to-door giving out bottled water in an effort to show that China's leaders can protect the public from the latest environmental disaster.
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Death toll rises in China coal mine blast
Nov 30 2005 1:59PM (CT)
QITAIHE, China (AP) - Zhang Xianzhe came from a mining family. At 23, he already had spent seven years doing grimy, backbreaking digging in the tunnels of the Dongfeng Coal Mine for the equivalent of $120 a month.
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8 reported dead in Pakistan quake zone
Nov 30 2005 12:22PM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - More than 700 people _ many suffering from pneumonia and hypothermia _ were treated at hospitals Wednesday as winter descends on Pakistani Kashmir and the millions who lost their homes in last month's earthquake.
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People may get cash for hearing jet noise
Nov 30 2005 8:55AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A Tokyo appeals court ordered the Japanese government Wednesday to pay more than $27 million in compensation to residents affected by noise from a U.S. air base, raising the amount awarded by a lower court.
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Bangladesh attackers sought after blasts
Nov 30 2005 4:29AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh police on Wednesday hunted members of a militant group accused in suicide bomb attacks at courthouses in two cities that killed 10 people and injured 66. Police arrested seven suspects allegedly assigned to carry out similar attacks.
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Envoy: Japan, China must resolve disputes
Nov 30 2005 12:04AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan and China must resolve their differences in the interest of regional stability, the U.S. ambassador to Tokyo said Wednesday, adding that Washington's role as a mediator was limited.
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