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Kyrgyzstan choosing new parliament
Dec 15 2007 11:09PM (CT)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Kyrgyz voters began casting ballots for a new parliament Sunday in an election that many fear could cause further political turmoil in this poor nation in strategic Central Asia.
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Kyrgyzstan choosing new parliament
Dec 15 2007 11:09PM (CT)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Kyrgyz voters began casting ballots for a new parliament Sunday in an election that many fear could cause further political turmoil in this poor nation in strategic Central Asia.
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Kyrgyzstan choosing new parliament
Dec 15 2007 11:09PM (CT)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Kyrgyz voters began casting ballots for a new parliament Sunday in an election that many fear could cause further political turmoil in this poor nation in strategic Central Asia.
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Kyrgyzstan choosing new parliament
Dec 15 2007 11:09PM (CT)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Kyrgyz voters began casting ballots for a new parliament Sunday in an election that many fear could cause further political turmoil in this poor nation in strategic Central Asia.
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Kyrgyzstan choosing new parliament
Dec 15 2007 11:09PM (CT)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Kyrgyz voters began casting ballots for a new parliament Sunday in an election that many fear could cause further political turmoil in this poor nation in strategic Central Asia.
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Kyrgyzstan choosing new parliament
Dec 15 2007 11:09PM (CT)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Kyrgyz voters began casting ballots for a new parliament Sunday in an election that many fear could cause further political turmoil in this poor nation in strategic Central Asia.
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State of emergency lifted in Pakistan
Dec 15 2007 10:56PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency Saturday, telling a skeptical nation the crackdown was to save Pakistan from a conspiracy rather than ensure his own political survival.
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State of emergency lifted in Pakistan
Dec 15 2007 10:56PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency Saturday, telling a skeptical nation the crackdown was to save Pakistan from a conspiracy rather than ensure his own political survival.
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State of emergency lifted in Pakistan
Dec 15 2007 10:56PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency Saturday, telling a skeptical nation the crackdown was to save Pakistan from a conspiracy rather than ensure his own political survival.
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State of emergency lifted in Pakistan
Dec 15 2007 10:56PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency Saturday, telling a skeptical nation the crackdown was to save Pakistan from a conspiracy rather than ensure his own political survival.
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State of emergency lifted in Pakistan
Dec 15 2007 10:56PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency Saturday, telling a skeptical nation the crackdown was to save Pakistan from a conspiracy rather than ensure his own political survival.
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State of emergency lifted in Pakistan
Dec 15 2007 10:56PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency Saturday, telling a skeptical nation the crackdown was to save Pakistan from a conspiracy rather than ensure his own political survival.
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State of emergency lifted in Pakistan
Dec 15 2007 10:56PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency Saturday, telling a skeptical nation the crackdown was to save Pakistan from a conspiracy rather than ensure his own political survival.
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State of emergency lifted in Pakistan
Dec 15 2007 10:56PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency Saturday, telling a skeptical nation the crackdown was to save Pakistan from a conspiracy rather than ensure his own political survival.
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State of emergency lifted in Pakistan
Dec 15 2007 10:56PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency Saturday, telling a skeptical nation the crackdown was to save Pakistan from a conspiracy rather than ensure his own political survival.
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State of emergency lifted in Pakistan
Dec 15 2007 10:56PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf lifted a six-week-old state of emergency Saturday, telling a skeptical nation the crackdown was to save Pakistan from a conspiracy rather than ensure his own political survival.
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Azerbaijan: Western secrets sent to Iran
Dec 15 2007 10:41PM (CT)
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - Azerbaijan's security agency said Saturday that 15 people convicted this week of treason had passed information on U.S., British and Israeli activities in the ex-Soviet republic to Iranian intelligence.
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Compromise reached at Bali climate talks
Dec 15 2007 9:28PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Two weeks of international climate talks marked by bitter disagreements and angry accusations culminated Saturday in a last-minute U.S. compromise and an agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009. Now comes the hard part.
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Compromise reached at Bali climate talks
Dec 15 2007 9:28PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Two weeks of international climate talks marked by bitter disagreements and angry accusations culminated Saturday in a last-minute U.S. compromise and an agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009. Now comes the hard part.
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Compromise reached at Bali climate talks
Dec 15 2007 9:28PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Two weeks of international climate talks marked by bitter disagreements and angry accusations culminated Saturday in a last-minute U.S. compromise and an agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009. Now comes the hard part.
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Compromise reached at Bali climate talks
Dec 15 2007 9:28PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Two weeks of international climate talks marked by bitter disagreements and angry accusations culminated Saturday in a last-minute U.S. compromise and an agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009. Now comes the hard part.
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Compromise reached at Bali climate talks
Dec 15 2007 9:28PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Two weeks of international climate talks marked by bitter disagreements and angry accusations culminated Saturday in a last-minute U.S. compromise and an agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009. Now comes the hard part.
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Compromise reached at Bali climate talks
Dec 15 2007 9:28PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Two weeks of international climate talks marked by bitter disagreements and angry accusations culminated Saturday in a last-minute U.S. compromise and an agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009. Now comes the hard part.
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Compromise reached at Bali climate talks
Dec 15 2007 9:28PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Two weeks of international climate talks marked by bitter disagreements and angry accusations culminated Saturday in a last-minute U.S. compromise and an agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009. Now comes the hard part.
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Compromise reached at Bali climate talks
Dec 15 2007 9:28PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Two weeks of international climate talks marked by bitter disagreements and angry accusations culminated Saturday in a last-minute U.S. compromise and an agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009. Now comes the hard part.
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Compromise reached at Bali climate talks
Dec 15 2007 9:28PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Two weeks of international climate talks marked by bitter disagreements and angry accusations culminated Saturday in a last-minute U.S. compromise and an agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009. Now comes the hard part.
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Plane plot suspect escapes in Pakistan
Dec 15 2007 7:01PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A British suspect in an alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jetliners escaped from police custody in Pakistan on Saturday, officials said. Rashid Rauf fled after appearing before a judge at a court in the capital, Islamabad, said Khalid Pervez, a city police official.
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Musharraf tightens grip on nuclear arms
Dec 15 2007 5:17PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf has tightened his control over Pakistan's nuclear weapons, anchoring in law a commission responsible for overseeing the nuclear arsenal and preventing further proliferation.
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Musharraf tightens grip on nuclear arms
Dec 15 2007 5:17PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf has tightened his control over Pakistan's nuclear weapons, anchoring in law a commission responsible for overseeing the nuclear arsenal and preventing further proliferation.
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Musharraf tightens grip on nuclear arms
Dec 15 2007 5:17PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Pervez Musharraf has tightened his control over Pakistan's nuclear weapons, anchoring in law a commission responsible for overseeing the nuclear arsenal and preventing further proliferation.
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Japanese monks stage fashion show
Dec 15 2007 2:47PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese monks and nuns hit the catwalk in Tokyo on Saturday in a bid to spread Buddhism among younger people in this rapidly aging society.
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Japanese monks stage fashion show
Dec 15 2007 2:47PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese monks and nuns hit the catwalk in Tokyo on Saturday in a bid to spread Buddhism among younger people in this rapidly aging society.
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Japanese monks stage fashion show
Dec 15 2007 2:47PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese monks and nuns hit the catwalk in Tokyo on Saturday in a bid to spread Buddhism among younger people in this rapidly aging society.
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SKorea to be more critical on NKorea aid
Dec 15 2007 2:40PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - One of North Korea's worst fears is about to come true: The liberal South Korean government that has pampered Pyongyang with aid while shying from criticism of its rights abuses is about to be swept from office.
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SKorea to be more critical on NKorea aid
Dec 15 2007 2:40PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - One of North Korea's worst fears is about to come true: The liberal South Korean government that has pampered Pyongyang with aid while shying from criticism of its rights abuses is about to be swept from office.
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SKorea to be more critical on NKorea aid
Dec 15 2007 2:40PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - One of North Korea's worst fears is about to come true: The liberal South Korean government that has pampered Pyongyang with aid while shying from criticism of its rights abuses is about to be swept from office.
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Troops patrol former Taliban town
Dec 15 2007 2:32PM (CT)
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (AP) - A week ago the Taliban controlled this southern town and its dozens of heroin-processing labs. Today, hundreds of Afghan and British troops patrol the streets as engineers build new military outposts, attempting to fortify the town before a possible Taliban counterattack.
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Troops patrol former Taliban town
Dec 15 2007 2:32PM (CT)
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (AP) - A week ago the Taliban controlled this southern town and its dozens of heroin-processing labs. Today, hundreds of Afghan and British troops patrol the streets as engineers build new military outposts, attempting to fortify the town before a possible Taliban counterattack.
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Troops patrol former Taliban town
Dec 15 2007 2:32PM (CT)
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (AP) - A week ago the Taliban controlled this southern town and its dozens of heroin-processing labs. Today, hundreds of Afghan and British troops patrol the streets as engineers build new military outposts, attempting to fortify the town before a possible Taliban counterattack.
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Troops patrol former Taliban town
Dec 15 2007 2:32PM (CT)
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (AP) - A week ago the Taliban controlled this southern town and its dozens of heroin-processing labs. Today, hundreds of Afghan and British troops patrol the streets as engineers build new military outposts, attempting to fortify the town before a possible Taliban counterattack.
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Troops patrol former Taliban town
Dec 15 2007 2:32PM (CT)
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (AP) - A week ago the Taliban controlled this southern town and its dozens of heroin-processing labs. Today, hundreds of Afghan and British troops patrol the streets as engineers build new military outposts, attempting to fortify the town before a possible Taliban counterattack.
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Troops patrol former Taliban town
Dec 15 2007 2:32PM (CT)
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (AP) - A week ago the Taliban controlled this southern town and its dozens of heroin-processing labs. Today, hundreds of Afghan and British troops patrol the streets as engineers build new military outposts, attempting to fortify the town before a possible Taliban counterattack.
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Troops patrol former Taliban town
Dec 15 2007 2:32PM (CT)
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (AP) - A week ago the Taliban controlled this southern town and its dozens of heroin-processing labs. Today, hundreds of Afghan and British troops patrol the streets as engineers build new military outposts, attempting to fortify the town before a possible Taliban counterattack.
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Troops patrol former Taliban town
Dec 15 2007 2:32PM (CT)
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (AP) - A week ago the Taliban controlled this southern town and its dozens of heroin-processing labs. Today, hundreds of Afghan and British troops patrol the streets as engineers build new military outposts, attempting to fortify the town before a possible Taliban counterattack.
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Troops patrol former Taliban town
Dec 15 2007 2:32PM (CT)
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (AP) - A week ago the Taliban controlled this southern town and its dozens of heroin-processing labs. Today, hundreds of Afghan and British troops patrol the streets as engineers build new military outposts, attempting to fortify the town before a possible Taliban counterattack.
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Troops patrol former Taliban town
Dec 15 2007 2:32PM (CT)
MUSA QALA, Afghanistan (AP) - A week ago the Taliban controlled this southern town and its dozens of heroin-processing labs. Today, hundreds of Afghan and British troops patrol the streets as engineers build new military outposts, attempting to fortify the town before a possible Taliban counterattack.
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New 'Great Game' for Central Asia riches
Dec 15 2007 2:28PM (CT)
KHORGOS, Kazakhstan (AP) - The driver of the 18-wheel tractor-trailer from China idling at the Kazakhstan-China border said apples were the cargo he brought to Almaty, Kazakhstan's booming commercial center.
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New 'Great Game' for Central Asia riches
Dec 15 2007 2:28PM (CT)
KHORGOS, Kazakhstan (AP) - The driver of the 18-wheel tractor-trailer from China idling at the Kazakhstan-China border said apples were the cargo he brought to Almaty, Kazakhstan's booming commercial center.
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New 'Great Game' for Central Asia riches
Dec 15 2007 2:28PM (CT)
KHORGOS, Kazakhstan (AP) - The driver of the 18-wheel tractor-trailer from China idling at the Kazakhstan-China border said apples were the cargo he brought to Almaty, Kazakhstan's booming commercial center.
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New 'Great Game' for Central Asia riches
Dec 15 2007 2:28PM (CT)
KHORGOS, Kazakhstan (AP) - The driver of the 18-wheel tractor-trailer from China idling at the Kazakhstan-China border said apples were the cargo he brought to Almaty, Kazakhstan's booming commercial center.
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New 'Great Game' for Central Asia riches
Dec 15 2007 2:28PM (CT)
KHORGOS, Kazakhstan (AP) - The driver of the 18-wheel tractor-trailer from China idling at the Kazakhstan-China border said apples were the cargo he brought to Almaty, Kazakhstan's booming commercial center.
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New 'Great Game' for Central Asia riches
Dec 15 2007 2:28PM (CT)
KHORGOS, Kazakhstan (AP) - The driver of the 18-wheel tractor-trailer from China idling at the Kazakhstan-China border said apples were the cargo he brought to Almaty, Kazakhstan's booming commercial center.
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5 die in blast near Kabul police offices
Dec 15 2007 1:24PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A rocket landed in a crowd of civilians near Kabul's police headquarters Saturday, and a truck full of rockets smuggled into the city under a pile of hay exploded nearby moments later, officials said. At least five people were killed and 24 wounded.
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5 die in blast near Kabul police offices
Dec 15 2007 1:24PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A rocket landed in a crowd of civilians near Kabul's police headquarters Saturday, and a truck full of rockets smuggled into the city under a pile of hay exploded nearby moments later, officials said. At least five people were killed and 24 wounded.
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5 die in blast near Kabul police offices
Dec 15 2007 1:24PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A rocket landed in a crowd of civilians near Kabul's police headquarters Saturday, and a truck full of rockets smuggled into the city under a pile of hay exploded nearby moments later, officials said. At least five people were killed and 24 wounded.
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5 die in blast near Kabul police offices
Dec 15 2007 1:24PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A rocket landed in a crowd of civilians near Kabul's police headquarters Saturday, and a truck full of rockets smuggled into the city under a pile of hay exploded nearby moments later, officials said. At least five people were killed and 24 wounded.
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6 Pakistanis infected with H5N1 bird flu
Dec 15 2007 1:21PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Six people caught the deadly strain of bird flu in northern Pakistan last month and at least one person with the disease has died, the government said Saturday.
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Girl born with 8 limbs leaves hospital
Dec 15 2007 9:41AM (CT)
BANGALORE, India (AP) - A 2-year-old girl who was born with four arms and four legs left a hospital in southern India on Saturday, little more than a month after surgeons successfully removed her extra limbs.
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Girl born with 8 limbs leaves hospital
Dec 15 2007 9:41AM (CT)
BANGALORE, India (AP) - A 2-year-old girl who was born with four arms and four legs left a hospital in southern India on Saturday, little more than a month after surgeons successfully removed her extra limbs.
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Girl born with 8 limbs leaves hospital
Dec 15 2007 9:41AM (CT)
BANGALORE, India (AP) - A 2-year-old girl who was born with four arms and four legs left a hospital in southern India on Saturday, little more than a month after surgeons successfully removed her extra limbs.
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Girl born with 8 limbs leaves hospital
Dec 15 2007 9:41AM (CT)
BANGALORE, India (AP) - A 2-year-old girl who was born with four arms and four legs left a hospital in southern India on Saturday, little more than a month after surgeons successfully removed her extra limbs.
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Strong quake shakes eastern Indonesia
Dec 15 2007 6:49AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A strong earthquake shook eastern Indonesia on Saturday, sending panicked residents running out of their homes.
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A look at the Bali climate change plan
Dec 15 2007 5:35AM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Key points of the final decision at the U.N. climate change conference setting an agenda for talks on a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol at the end of 2012:
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Myanmar reports 1st human bird flu case
Dec 15 2007 4:36AM (CT)
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - The World Health Organization has confirmed Myanmar's first human case of bird flu and praised the secretive country for its quick and open handling of the infection.
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Bird flu flares again in Asia
Dec 15 2007 3:31AM (CT)
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Bird flu has resurfaced in parts of Asia, with human deaths reported in Indonesia and China and fresh outbreaks plaguing other countries during the winter months when the virus typically flares.
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31 rebels, 1 soldier killed in Sri Lanka
Dec 15 2007 3:12AM (CT)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Clashes between Sri Lankan soldiers and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in the country's embattled north left 31 guerrillas and one soldier dead, the military said Saturday.
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Bali climate plan leads to Washington
Dec 15 2007 2:27AM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - The "Bali Roadmap" for new climate negotiations leads to one address and one date: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and Jan. 20, 2009.
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Manager arrested over China mine deaths
Dec 15 2007 2:15AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Police detained a senior official of a coal mine who had been in hiding since an explosion killed 105 miners in one of China's worst underground accidents in years, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday.
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Pakistan suicide attack kills 5
Dec 15 2007 1:45AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber on a bicycle killed at least two soldiers and three civilians Saturday at a checkpoint near the gate of an army school in northwest Pakistan, the army spokesman said.
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