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Officials hail U.S.-India nuke fuel deal
Dec 8 2006 11:09PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Officials hailed a U.S.-India civilian nuclear cooperation deal approved by the U.S. House of Representatives Friday as the symbol of a broad shift in relations between the two countries. But the deal also highlights some of the limits of the emerging strategic partnership between India and the United States, who have sought to overcome decades of mutual mistrust.
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N. Korea talks could begin within a week
Dec 8 2006 9:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States says stalled international talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program could resume in China within the next week.
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China proposes resuming N. Korea talks
Dec 8 2006 8:52PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - China has proposed resuming six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program on Dec. 16, a South Korean news agency reported Saturday.
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China banks open to foreign competition
Dec 8 2006 4:29PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - China's banking industry officially opens to full foreign competition on Monday, a landmark for the country's financial sector and a day of reckoning for the country's mostly state-owned banks.
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Indonesians pin high hopes on elections
Dec 8 2006 1:42PM (CT)
DAYAH TANOH, Indonesia (AP) - Before last year's peace deal, Cek Bi used to lie awake at night listening to gunfire rattling through her village. Now, she hopes Monday's elections will make the truce between the government and rebels in Indonesia's Aceh province permanent.
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Karzai: Attacks wearing thin on Afghans
Dec 8 2006 11:21AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Afghan public is losing patience with attacks launched from Pakistan, President Hamid Karzai told Pakistan's foreign minister.
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Indonesia truth commission ruled illegal
Dec 8 2006 10:25AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The Constitutional Court has ruled Indonesia's much-criticized truth and reconciliation commission to be illegal, casting doubt on whether victims of former dictator Suharto will ever see justice.
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2 Asian summits postponed by storm
Dec 8 2006 8:11AM (CT)
CEBU, Philippines (AP) - An approaching storm has forced the postponement of two Asian summits scheduled for next week, a top Philippine official said Friday.
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Group: Journalists jailed more in China
Dec 8 2006 2:33AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China, which jails more journalists than any other nation, is challenging the view that information on the Internet is impossible to control, and the implications for press freedom could be far-reaching, a New York-based rights group said.
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Indian officials welcome nuclear deal
Dec 8 2006 1:59AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India on Friday welcomed American lawmakers' endorsement of a plan that allows the United States to ship civilian nuclear fuel and technology to India, news reports said.
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