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HK race cast as referendum on democracy
Dec 1 2007 9:28PM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Two outspoken political veterans faced off Sunday in one of Hong Kong's most keenly watched legislative elections since Britain returned the territory to China in 1997, a race some are calling a referendum on the pace of democratic reforms.
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Explosions kill 3 Afghans, 4 Taliban
Dec 1 2007 7:32PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A roadside bomb hit a civilian vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, leaving three people dead, while a mine explosion killed four suspected Taliban fighters at a wedding party, officials said.
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24 rebels, 3 troops killed in Sri Lanka
Dec 1 2007 4:19PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Government troops fought a series of gunbattles with separatist Tamil Tiger rebels across Sri Lanka's northern front lines Saturday, leaving 24 guerrillas and three soldiers dead and dozens of combatants injured, the military said.
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Pakistan's Bhutto launches campaign
Dec 1 2007 2:46PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ventured into Pakistan's conservative Pashtun heartland Saturday to launch her election campaign, urging resistance against militancy in a main base of pro-Taliban insurgents.
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Pakistan's Bhutto launches campaign
Dec 1 2007 2:46PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ventured into Pakistan's conservative Pashtun heartland Saturday to launch her election campaign, urging resistance against militancy in a main base of pro-Taliban insurgents.
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Pakistan's Bhutto launches campaign
Dec 1 2007 2:46PM (CT)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ventured into Pakistan's conservative Pashtun heartland Saturday to launch her election campaign, urging resistance against militancy in a main base of pro-Taliban insurgents.
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Pakistan's Sharif says he's no extremist
Dec 1 2007 2:30PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Soon after he returned from eight years in exile, Nawaz Sharif reminded his followers that he was the prime minister who made Pakistan a nuclear power.
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Pakistan's Sharif says he's no extremist
Dec 1 2007 2:30PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Soon after he returned from eight years in exile, Nawaz Sharif reminded his followers that he was the prime minister who made Pakistan a nuclear power.
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Pakistan's Sharif says he's no extremist
Dec 1 2007 2:30PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Soon after he returned from eight years in exile, Nawaz Sharif reminded his followers that he was the prime minister who made Pakistan a nuclear power.
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High-speed train to Tibet carries troops
Dec 1 2007 6:39AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's high-speed, high-altitude railway to Tibet carried troops to the region for the first time, state media has reported, in a development likely to fuel concerns about the railway's impact on the restive Himalayan area.
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India offers to help rebuild Bangladesh
Dec 1 2007 6:12AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - India waived a ban on rice exports to Bangladesh and offered to help rebuild 10 villages worst hit by a recent cyclone that devastated crops and property, Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Saturday during a visit to the country.
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China-Japan talks to bolster relations
Dec 1 2007 5:14AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China and Japan began talks on trade and economic issues Saturday that are intended to bolster the recent warming of their long-uneasy relations.
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China-Japan talks to bolster relations
Dec 1 2007 5:14AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China and Japan began talks on trade and economic issues Saturday that are intended to bolster the recent warming of their long-uneasy relations.
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China-Japan talks to bolster relations
Dec 1 2007 5:14AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China and Japan began talks on trade and economic issues Saturday that are intended to bolster the recent warming of their long-uneasy relations.
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China-Japan talks to bolster relations
Dec 1 2007 5:14AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China and Japan began talks on trade and economic issues Saturday that are intended to bolster the recent warming of their long-uneasy relations.
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Obstacles loom in NKorea nuclear talks
Dec 1 2007 3:36AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Even as the Bush administration marks unprecedented progress in North Korean nuclear disarmament talks, two looming impediments could undermine years of delicate negotiations.
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