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China blames 'instigators' for killings
Dec 10 2005 10:39PM (CT)
DONGZHOU, China (AP) - China on Saturday blamed a deadly confrontation between authorities and demonstrators in a village near Hong Kong on "a few instigators" who organized an attack on a wind power plant, prompting police to open fire.
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Pakistan survivor said to recant charges
Dec 10 2005 9:04PM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - An 18-year-old earthquake survivor who accused a hospital doctor of raping her withdrew the allegation on Saturday, police said.
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New Afghan parliament members gather
Dec 10 2005 8:18PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Members of Afghanistan's first parliament in more than 30 years gathered in the capital to start a week of orientation ahead of the legislature's inauguration later this month.
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N. Korea slams U.S. envoy over comments
Dec 10 2005 7:36PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea denounced the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea for calling the communist nation a "criminal regime," saying Saturday his remark was tantamount to a declaration of war.
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Pakistan's Supreme Court extends kite ban
Dec 10 2005 6:52PM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Supreme Court has extended a ban on making, selling and flying kites that it imposed two months ago after ruling the sport had become increasingly deadly, an official said Saturday.
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Earthquake survivors prepare for winter
Dec 10 2005 8:19AM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Earthquake survivors are digging graves before the ground freezes in anticipation of the deaths that the long Himalayan winter may bring, the aid agency Oxfam said.
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U.S., China discuss military exchanges
Dec 10 2005 4:57AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Senior American and Chinese defense officials have concluded two days of talks in Beijing on enhancing military cooperation, Chinese media said Saturday.
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7 police, 5 rebels killed in Afghanistan
Dec 10 2005 1:49AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban insurgents attacked a district government headquarters in volatile southern Afghanistan early Saturday, setting off a battle that left at least seven officers and five rebels dead.
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Japan edgy after spate of child-killings
Dec 10 2005 12:14AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Armed policemen patrol streets on the way to school, education officials draw up safety maps and young students carry alarms to call for help in an emergency.
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