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21 die in fire at Pakistan wedding party
Dec 16 2006 11:49PM (CT)
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) - A fire erupted in a wedding tent in eastern Pakistan, triggering a stampede and the collapse of a wall that killed 21 women and children, police said Sunday.
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McCain: Afghanistan needs NATO troops
Dec 16 2006 4:54PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Sen. John McCain on Saturday urged the United States' reluctant NATO partners to allow their troops to engage in combat operations against the resurgent Taliban, especially in Afghanistan's rebellious south.
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Bhutan king to hand over reins to son
Dec 16 2006 12:49PM (CT)
GAUHATI, India (AP) - Bhutan's king abdicated Saturday and announced plans to hand power to his Western-educated son, who is expected to usher in a parliamentary democracy for the isolated Himalayan kingdom in coming years.
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3,000 Tamils flee to escape fighting
Dec 16 2006 12:12PM (CT)
PETHALAI, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sloshing through eastern Sri Lanka's flooded jungles, about 3,000 ethnic Tamils crossed Saturday into government-held areas to escape violence that is pushing the country closer to an all-out war between separatist rebels and the government.
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7 Afghans return home after imprisonment
Dec 16 2006 9:49AM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Seven Afghan men on Saturday arrived in their home country _ weary, angry and proclaiming their innocence _ after years of imprisonment in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Bangladeshis looking to army for order
Dec 16 2006 4:56AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - In the week since Bangladesh's president sent soldiers onto the streets to quell violent political protests, there's been an unexpected turn in public sentiment _ a growing number of people are clamoring for them to stay.
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U.S. envoy to discuss nukes with N.Korea
Dec 16 2006 3:47AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The chief U.S. envoy to six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program said Saturday he plans to hold several bilateral meetings with his North Korean counterpart before the full discussions begin Monday.
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Nepal, rebels OK deal on constitution
Dec 16 2006 12:34AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's ruling parties and communist rebels reached an agreement on an interim constitution Saturday, a crucial development in the country's peace process.
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