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Powerful quake rattles western Indonesia
Nov 30 2006 11:55PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A powerful earthquake shook buildings and panicked residents across a large swath of western Indonesia on Friday, officials and witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
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Powerful typhoon kills 55 in Philippines
Nov 30 2006 11:18PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Typhoon Durian tore through the eastern Philippines on Thursday with winds of up to 139 mph, killing at least 55 people and cutting off power to thousands of homes, officials said.
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Japan envoy says nuke talks possible
Nov 30 2006 11:08PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - North Korea won't unilaterally abandon its atomic weapons program, the communist nation's nuclear envoy said Thursday, speaking after two days of meetings with his U.S. counterpart failed to produce a date on restarting six-nation disarmament talks.
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Hong Kong cardinal criticizes ordination
Nov 30 2006 11:06PM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen on Friday lashed out at China's latest ordination of a bishop without papal approval _ the third known case this year _ accusing Beijing of reneging on a promise to the Vatican to stop the practice.
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China rejects Times researcher, activist
Nov 30 2006 11:03PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese courts on Friday rejected the appeal of a New York Times researcher and upheld the four-year prison term of a blind activist, according to parties connected with the cases.
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28 charged in India July train bombings
Nov 30 2006 4:23PM (CT)
MUMBAI, India (AP) - Formal charges were brought against 28 people for suspected involvement in the July 11 train bombings in Mumbai that killed more than 200 people.
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Wife of 2002 bombings suspect deported
Nov 30 2006 1:53PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Indonesian wife of one of Southeast Asia's most wanted terror suspects was deported from the Philippines on Thursday under heavy security.
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Junta: Detained leader is in good health
Nov 30 2006 12:08PM (CT)
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military junta said detained pro-democracy leader Aung Suu Kyi is in good health and is regularly seeing a doctor, denying a U.N. contention that she is being denied access to medical care.
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Bishop ordained without Vatican approval
Nov 30 2006 11:44AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China ordained a new bishop in its state-approved church Thursday without Vatican approval, a move that could further strain relations between Beijing and Roman Catholic authorities.
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IAEA chief urges ban on nuclear tests
Nov 30 2006 9:25AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - North Korea's testing of a nuclear device last month illustrates the need for a world ban on such tests, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Thursday.
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Pakistan registers 525,000 Afghans
Nov 30 2006 9:07AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan has registered 525,000 Afghans on its soil as part of a new campaign to address the problems of war refugees, illegal immigrants and Taliban infiltrators, the government said Thursday.
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S.Korean lawmakers seek troop withdrawal
Nov 30 2006 2:54AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's ruling party said Thursday that it wouldn't back government plans to extend the country's deployment in Iraq for another year without an agreement for the eventual withdrawal of all South Korean forces.
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U.N. rushes to send food to poor Afghans
Nov 30 2006 2:25AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The World Food Program said Thursday that it is racing against time to deliver food to some 600,000 needy Afghans in villages that will soon be cut off by heavy winter snow.
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Japan capable of making nuclear weapon
Nov 30 2006 2:16AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan has the technological know-how to produce a nuclear weapon but has no immediate plans to do so, the foreign minister said Thursday, several weeks after communist North Korea carried out a nuclear test.
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Group: Thousands flee attacks in Myanmar
Nov 30 2006 1:11AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Army attacks against a rebellious minority have forced thousands of civilians to flee their homes in Myanmar, with many trekking as far as the Thai border for food and shelter, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
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