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Afghan, int'l troops enter Taliban town
Dec 10 2007 11:22PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of Taliban fighters fled in trucks and motorbikes Monday as Afghan and international troops fought their way into the only important town controlled by the hard-line Islamic movement.
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Afghan, int'l troops enter Taliban town
Dec 10 2007 11:22PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of Taliban fighters fled in trucks and motorbikes Monday as Afghan and international troops fought their way into the only important town controlled by the hard-line Islamic movement.
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Afghan, int'l troops enter Taliban town
Dec 10 2007 11:22PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Hundreds of Taliban fighters fled in trucks and motorbikes Monday as Afghan and international troops fought their way into the only important town controlled by the hard-line Islamic movement.
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Cargo trains begin service in Koreas
Dec 10 2007 11:13PM (CT)
DORASAN STATION, South Korea (AP) - The first cargo train providing regular service across the border between the two Koreas in more than a half-century left Tuesday for the North. The 12-car train carrying construction materials will cross through the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula on its journey to the North Korean border city of Kaesong, where the two Koreas operate a joint industrial zone. It was to cross back later Tuesday.
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Cargo trains begin service in Koreas
Dec 10 2007 11:13PM (CT)
DORASAN STATION, South Korea (AP) - The first cargo train providing regular service across the border between the two Koreas in more than a half-century left Tuesday for the North. The 12-car train carrying construction materials will cross through the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula on its journey to the North Korean border city of Kaesong, where the two Koreas operate a joint industrial zone. It was to cross back later Tuesday.
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Cargo trains begin service in Koreas
Dec 10 2007 11:13PM (CT)
DORASAN STATION, South Korea (AP) - The first cargo train providing regular service across the border between the two Koreas in more than a half-century left Tuesday for the North. The 12-car train carrying construction materials will cross through the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula on its journey to the North Korean border city of Kaesong, where the two Koreas operate a joint industrial zone. It was to cross back later Tuesday.
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Report: Development harming Tibet
Dec 10 2007 9:58PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - China's push to develop Tibet is leaving Tibetans behind and threatening the fragile environment of the plateau, the source of rivers that serve hundreds of millions of people in Asia, Tibet's government-in-exile said in a report released Monday.
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Report: Development harming Tibet
Dec 10 2007 9:58PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - China's push to develop Tibet is leaving Tibetans behind and threatening the fragile environment of the plateau, the source of rivers that serve hundreds of millions of people in Asia, Tibet's government-in-exile said in a report released Monday.
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Report: Development harming Tibet
Dec 10 2007 9:58PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - China's push to develop Tibet is leaving Tibetans behind and threatening the fragile environment of the plateau, the source of rivers that serve hundreds of millions of people in Asia, Tibet's government-in-exile said in a report released Monday.
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Report: Development harming Tibet
Dec 10 2007 9:58PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - China's push to develop Tibet is leaving Tibetans behind and threatening the fragile environment of the plateau, the source of rivers that serve hundreds of millions of people in Asia, Tibet's government-in-exile said in a report released Monday.
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Indonesia begins plan to save orangutans
Dec 10 2007 6:01PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia has begun a 10-year program to save endangered orangutans from extinction by protecting tropical jungle habitat from logging, mining and palm oil plantations, its president said Monday.
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Saving tigers needs more global money
Dec 10 2007 5:54PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Saving the world's remaining tigers will require as much as $500 million a year, but average annual international funding only comes to $5 million, a conservation group said Monday. Most of this was given to non-governmental organizations, while governments of 12 countries with tiger populations were expected to come up with funding themselves, S. C. Dey, secretary-general of Global Tiger Forum, told reporters.
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Indian eatery boasts graveyard seating
Dec 10 2007 4:05PM (CT)
AHMADABAD, India (AP) - In India, death is a part of life _ and, at one restaurant in western India, a part of lunch. The bustling New Lucky Restaurant in Ahmadabad is famous for its milky tea, its buttery rolls, and the graves between the tables.
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Taiwan leader won't declare independence
Dec 10 2007 3:07PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's president pledged Monday he will not declare formal independence for the self-ruled island before his term ends, but he added that a contentious referendum on U.N. membership that has angered Beijing and concerned Washington was out of his hands.
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Taiwan leader won't declare independence
Dec 10 2007 3:07PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's president pledged Monday he will not declare formal independence for the self-ruled island before his term ends, but he added that a contentious referendum on U.N. membership that has angered Beijing and concerned Washington was out of his hands.
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Taiwan leader won't declare independence
Dec 10 2007 3:07PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's president pledged Monday he will not declare formal independence for the self-ruled island before his term ends, but he added that a contentious referendum on U.N. membership that has angered Beijing and concerned Washington was out of his hands.
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US opposes climate text at UN conference
Dec 10 2007 1:18PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - In a largely symbolic duel over numbers, the United States on Monday resisted efforts at the U.N. climate conference to suggest that upcoming negotiations consider a specific range of targets for sharp cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions.
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US opposes climate text at UN conference
Dec 10 2007 1:18PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - In a largely symbolic duel over numbers, the United States on Monday resisted efforts at the U.N. climate conference to suggest that upcoming negotiations consider a specific range of targets for sharp cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions.
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US opposes climate text at UN conference
Dec 10 2007 1:18PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - In a largely symbolic duel over numbers, the United States on Monday resisted efforts at the U.N. climate conference to suggest that upcoming negotiations consider a specific range of targets for sharp cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions.
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US opposes climate text at UN conference
Dec 10 2007 1:18PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - In a largely symbolic duel over numbers, the United States on Monday resisted efforts at the U.N. climate conference to suggest that upcoming negotiations consider a specific range of targets for sharp cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Pakistan election campaign heats up
Dec 10 2007 9:17AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's election campaign began in earnest Monday, a day after former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif dropped threats to boycott the balloting to protest President Pervez Musharraf's imposition of a state of emergency.
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Pakistan election campaign heats up
Dec 10 2007 9:17AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's election campaign began in earnest Monday, a day after former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif dropped threats to boycott the balloting to protest President Pervez Musharraf's imposition of a state of emergency.
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Pakistan election campaign heats up
Dec 10 2007 9:17AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's election campaign began in earnest Monday, a day after former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif dropped threats to boycott the balloting to protest President Pervez Musharraf's imposition of a state of emergency.
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Koreas to hold high-level military talks
Dec 10 2007 8:19AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The two Koreas will hold high-level military talks this week to discuss a joint fishing zone and other projects aimed at improving ties between the rivals, the South's Defense Ministry said Monday.
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Pakistan suicide blast wounds 5 children
Dec 10 2007 6:06AM (CT)
KAMRA, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide car bomber struck near a bus carrying children of Pakistani air force employees to school at a northern army base Monday, the military said. At least five children were wounded.
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Report: Trapped China miners ate belt
Dec 10 2007 5:00AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Miners trapped for nearly a week in a collapsed mine in northern China ate a leather belt and paper to stay alive, state media reported Monday.
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UN head: patience running out on Myanmar
Dec 10 2007 2:06AM (CT)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned Myanmar the international community was running out of patience with its authoritarian regime, saying Monday the junta must embrace democracy and stop inflicting suffering on its own people.
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Manila maintains ban on street carolers
Dec 10 2007 1:23AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - At the risk of being called the Grinch, Manila administrators said Monday they are banning Christmas carolers from the Philippine capital's streets because they disrupt traffic.
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Bloomberg seeks less info control in China
Dec 10 2007 1:19AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China has to strengthen protection of intellectual property rights or risk stifling a growing spirit for innovation, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday.
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