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Storm, mudslides kill 208 in Philippines
Dec 1 2006 10:50PM (CT)
GUINOBATAN, Philippines (AP) - The ash and boulders had been building up since an eruption in July, high on the slopes of the Mayon volcano. Typhoon Durian's blasts of wind and drenching rain raked it all down in a deadly black wall of debris. For nearly three hours Thursday afternoon, mudslides ripped through Mayon's gullies, uprooting trees, flattening houses and engulfing people. Entire hamlets were swamped in Mayon, on northern Luzon island.
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Security Council welcomes Nepal pact
Dec 1 2006 8:50PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The Security Council on Friday warmly welcomed the peace agreement between Nepal's government and communist rebels, and endorsed a mission to pave the way for U.N. help in implementing the historic accord and preparing for elections.
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Indian Ocean tsunami detection coming
Dec 1 2006 4:41PM (CT)
CAPE PANWA, Thailand (AP) - A Thai ship set sail Friday to deploy the Indian Ocean's first high-tech tsunami detection and warning device, a step toward preventing a repeat of the catastrophic loss in the 2004 tsunami.
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Clinton tours tsunami-devastated hamlet
Dec 1 2006 4:34PM (CT)
THAZANGUDA, India (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton toured a rebuilt school and new homes Friday in a southern Indian coastal village that was devastated by the deadly tsunami in 2004, and he declared the hamlet a model of reconstruction.
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Alligator soup raises eyebrows in China
Dec 1 2006 3:40PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Even in anything-edible-goes-in-the-pot China, the Huifu Fine-food Restaurant is drawing attention with special menu offerings that include alligator kebabs and soup _ complete with the endangered species' head and tail.
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Parties urged to end Bangladesh deadlock
Dec 1 2006 2:44PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - A U.N. envoy said Friday that political parties need to come together to end the political gridlock in Bangladesh over elections slated for January.
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Bomber strikes outside Pakistan building
Dec 1 2006 1:21PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber struck outside a military facility in this northwestern Pakistan city Friday, killing himself but causing no other casualties, police said.
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Japan to pay compensation to war orphans
Dec 1 2006 12:37PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A court Friday ordered the government to pay millions of dollars in compensation to dozens of Japanese who, as children, were stranded in China at the close of World War II.
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Sri Lanka defense chief dodges attack
Dec 1 2006 10:56AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A suicide bomber targeted a convoy carrying Sri Lanka's defense secretary in the capital Friday, killing himself and two soldiers, the military said. The defense secretary, who is also the president's brother, was unharmed.
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China court rules against NYT researcher
Dec 1 2006 7:54AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese courts on Friday ruled against a blind activist and a researcher for The New York Times in two cases that have attracted international attention as examples of government retribution against dissent.
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Pakistan leader signs amended rape law
Dec 1 2006 7:34AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Despite nationwide protests by hard-liners, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Friday signed into law an amendment to the country's controversial rape statute to make it easier to prosecute sexual assault cases.
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Flights suspended at Shanghai airport
Dec 1 2006 6:32AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - China suspended flights at Shanghai's international airport for at least several hours Friday "to control air traffic volume," the city government said, refusing to elaborate.
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Suicide bomber wounds 14 in Sri Lanka
Dec 1 2006 1:25AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A suicide bomber targeted a convoy of vehicles carrying Sri Lanka's defense secretary and other security officials in the capital Friday, wounding at least 14 people, the military and a hospital official said.
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