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Some Kashmir quake survivors burned books
Dec 11 2005 11:03PM (CT)
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - When night fell after the Oct. 8 quake, many survivors burned broken furniture to stay warm. Some, however, stormed the shattered state-run Khursheed National Library, pulling out books and newspapers to make bonfires.
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China detains commander in protest deaths
Dec 11 2005 9:49PM (CT)
DONGZHOU, China (AP) - China's government Sunday announced the detention of a commander whose forces opened fire on villagers protesting land seizures, trying to defuse anger over what could be the deadliest use of force since the killings around Tiananmen Square in 1989.
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Firecracker ignites Pakistan bus; 40 die
Dec 11 2005 9:37PM (CT)
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - A firecracker thrown by a celebrant at a wedding set fire to a bus filled with guests on Sunday, killing at least 40 people in eastern Pakistan, police said.
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Al-Qaida leader praises Taliban attacks
Dec 11 2005 10:18AM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri has praised Taliban leader Mullah Omar for winning back control of large regions of Afghanistan and urged Muslims to wage holy war against the West, according to a tape that surfaced on Sunday.
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Thousands protest against WTO in Hong Kong
Dec 11 2005 7:09AM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - About 4,000 anti-globalization activists _ some carrying a giant spider and others wheeling statues of emaciated people _ marched Sunday in the first mass protest against the World Trade Organization's summit in Hong Kong.
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Suicide bombing in Kandahar wounds three
Dec 11 2005 5:13AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber set off explosives near a U.S. and Afghan military convoy in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar on Sunday, killing himself and wounding three civilians, police said.
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China says toxin levels in river falling
Dec 11 2005 1:28AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The concentration of toxins from a chemical spill in a northern Chinese river has fallen sharply as the slick flows toward a Russian border city, the government said Sunday.
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