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Two dead in attack in Afghanistan
Dec 4 2005 10:53PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - An attacker blew himself up in a failed assault on coalition forces Sunday in volatile southern Afghanistan, while two U.S. helicopters made emergency landings during combat operations, officials said.
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Sri Lanka military blames rebels in attack
Dec 4 2005 10:42PM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - The Sri Lankan military blamed the Tamil Tiger rebels for attacks that killed seven soldiers Sunday, the most serious violence since the two sides signed an uneasy truce three years ago.
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Indonesians ask why Muslims turn to bombs
Dec 4 2005 10:38PM (CT)
PAMARICAN, Indonesia (AP) - Aip Hidayat was a devout Muslim but showed no signs of fanaticism. He did not force his younger sister to wear a head scarf, chastise friends for skipping prayers or get into fiery debates about the U.S. war in Iraq. Yet the 21-year-old became the seventh person to carry out a suicide bombing in Indonesia, something many said was inconceivable just a few years ago.
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U.S. missile, al-Qaida death may be linked
Dec 4 2005 10:23PM (CT)
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) - Shrapnel that appeared to be from an American-made missile was found Sunday at the house where Pakistan said a top al-Qaida operative was killed in an explosion, although President Bush's national security adviser declined to confirm the death.
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Myanmar to resume drafting constitution
Dec 4 2005 9:50PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military junta reopened a key national constitutional convention Monday, calling on its citizens to support the meetings it considers a step toward democracy in the politically isolated Southeast Asian nation.
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Chinese spill prompts safety pledges
Dec 4 2005 9:38PM (CT)
JIAMUSI, China (AP) - A new disaster. An outcry that officials failed to warn China's public until it was almost too late. Another promise that next time, the government will do better. China's leaders say they will punish those responsible for a toxic spill in a major river. But there is no sign that they want to change what prompted the angriest criticism _ a culture of secrecy that they consider not just a key political weapon but a legitimate way to deal with the Chinese public.
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Tens of thousands march in Hong Kong
Dec 4 2005 8:07PM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Pressure mounted for Hong Kong and Beijing leaders to respond to calls for full democracy in this Chinese territory as tens of thousands of protesters marched Sunday, demanding the right to choose their leaders.
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Bomber kills one, self in Afghanistan
Dec 4 2005 11:49AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide attack near a convoy of U.S.-led coalition forces killed the assailant and a civilian Sunday in volatile southern Afghanistan, where two U.S. helicopters made emergency landings during combat operations against insurgents, officials said.
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Israeli aircraft fire on Gaza rocket lab
Dec 4 2005 9:35AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli aircraft fired missiles at an abandoned building and a rocket launching ground in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday in the first aerial attack on Gaza in more than a month, the military said.
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U.S. helicopters make emergency landings
Dec 4 2005 7:13AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Two U.S. helicopters made emergency landings during combat operations in Afghanistan on Sunday, injuring five American troops and an Afghan soldier, the U.S. military said.
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Suicide bomber in Kandahar kills civilian
Dec 4 2005 7:09AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated explosives Sunday on a street in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing himself and a civilian and wounding two passers-by, a police official said.
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Measles outbreak in quake zone kills boy
Dec 4 2005 5:27AM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A measles outbreak in a tent camp for earthquake survivors in Pakistani Kashmir has killed a 10-month-old boy, underscoring the need to immunize children quickly, officials said Sunday.
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Land mine kills six Sri Lankan soldiers
Dec 4 2005 4:17AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A land mine killed six Sri Lankan soldiers and wounded three on Sunday in a northern area that is home to most of the country's Tamil minority, the defense ministry said.
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