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Britain warns of Philippines terrorism
Dec 6 2006 9:16PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The British government warned Wednesday that terrorists may be in the final stages of planning attacks in the central Philippines, where Asian leaders are meeting next week.
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Civilian killed at Kyrgyzstan air base
Dec 6 2006 6:52PM (CT)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - A U.S. serviceman fatally shot a civilian at the U.S. air base in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday "in response to a threat," the military said.
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Bangladesh activists seek voting reforms
Dec 6 2006 2:56PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Thousands of activists rallied in Bangladesh's capital Wednesday, demanding authorities update a disputed list of voters and reform the country's election commission ahead of next month's balloting.
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Suicide bomber kills 7 in Afghanistan
Dec 6 2006 2:52PM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up next to security contractors in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two Americans and five Afghans. It was the sixth suicide attack in the Kandahar region in nine days.
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Drug addiction on rise with Afghan kids
Dec 6 2006 1:31PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Farida's son inherited her drug addiction in the womb, and drank her opium-laced breast milk. And when he cried and fussed, she calmed him with specks of opium diluted in tea.
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Tropical storm death toll up in Vietnam
Dec 6 2006 11:29AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam's death toll from Tropical Storm Durian rose to 59 on Wednesday as authorities began cleaning up the country's south coast where more than 120,000 houses were destroyed, officials said.
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U.S., S. Korea reach cost-sharing deal
Dec 6 2006 10:19AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The United States and South Korea reached agreement on sharing costs for the deployment of U.S. troops on the Korean peninsula, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
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Thailand buries unknown tsunami victims
Dec 6 2006 10:11AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Authorities on Wednesday began burying Thailand's last 110 unidentified victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a little more than two weeks ahead of the second anniversary of the disaster.
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Admirers swarm Bill Clinton in Hanoi
Dec 6 2006 8:09AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Former President Clinton was swarmed for autographs, handshakes and photographs on the streets of Hanoi Wednesday by throngs of admirers whose warm welcome contrasted sharply with the restrained reception given President Bush last month.
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Croc blamed in Indonesia disappearances
Dec 6 2006 7:15AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Villagers found two human hands, a leg and a pair of shorts inside a half-ton crocodile they trapped and killed in eastern Indonesia, a conservationist said Wednesday.
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Muslim distillery to unveil new product
Dec 6 2006 6:08AM (CT)
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) - The dusty, traffic-choked streets of this sprawling Pakistani metropolis are a world away from the crisp mountain streams and heather-covered glens normally associated with single-malt whiskeys.
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6 kids die of possible food poisoning
Dec 6 2006 5:10AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Six children died of possible food poisoning at a boarding school in northern China, a news report said Wednesday.
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2 Americans, 4 Afghans killed in bombing
Dec 6 2006 4:50AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a compound for security contractors in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two Americans and four Afghans, a company official and witnesses said.
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Flights resume at Afghan airport
Dec 6 2006 2:44AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Airliners were taking off from Kabul's airport in an unusual spiral pattern Tuesday after a three-day shutdown of commercial flights.
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