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N. Korea blames U.S. for stalled nuke talks
Dec 14 2005 11:54PM (CT)
JEJU, South Korea (AP) - North Korea is blaming the United States for holding up the resumption of international negotiations on Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament, a South Korean spokesman said Thursday at the second day of high-level talks between the two Koreas.
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U.N., N. Korea disagree on food programs
Dec 14 2005 11:01PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The U.N. World Food Program chief said Thursday he failed to reach an agreement in talks this week with North Korean officials on extending the agency's feeding programs in the impoverished communist country.
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Police arrest suspects in bombing case
Dec 14 2005 5:21PM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Security forces arrested the suspected military commander and the alleged accountant of a banned Islamic group blamed for a wave of deadly bombings in Bangladesh, claiming a breakthrough Wednesday in their fight against the militants.
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China seeks calm while letting public vent
Dec 14 2005 5:01PM (CT)
SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Increasingly violent protests throughout China over land, taxes and other disputes are forcing the government to strike a difficult balance, trying to maintain order while letting the public vent frustrations to prevent a larger explosion, analysts say.
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Japan architect admits substandard work
Dec 14 2005 4:19PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - An architect at the center of a major construction scandal admitted Wednesday to covering up potentially catastrophic defects in buildings across Japan, but accused profit-hungry developers of pressuring him to cut corners.
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Myanmar's 'invisible woman' still a symbol
Dec 14 2005 2:43PM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Cut off from the outside world, Myanmar's most famous citizen spends her days reading, listening to the radio and meditating. The only visitor allowed into her rundown, two-story villa is a doctor. Her political party has been decimated by arrests and harassment.
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Land-mine donkey one of two Afghan attacks
Dec 14 2005 9:05AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up near a major shrine in a northern Afghanistan city Wednesday, and a donkey carrying a land mine exploded near a foreign aid agency's car in a separate incident, police said.
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Malaysian police defend strip-searches
Dec 14 2005 7:39AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's deputy police chief on Wednesday defended the practice of making detainees strip and perform squats, following a public outcry over the alleged mistreatment of a woman who was secretly filmed naked in custody.
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