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Indonesia overturns terror conviction
Dec 21 2006 11:56PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia overturned a terror conviction Thursday against the militant Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who served 2 1/2 years for conspiracy in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed more than 200 people.
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U.S.: NKorea not serious in nuke talks
Dec 21 2006 10:22PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - The U.S. envoy to talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program said Friday that there were no signs of a breakthrough and accused the communist state of not being serious about the negotiations.
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Indian court extends bail for actor
Dec 21 2006 9:44PM (CT)
MUMBAI, India (AP) - A court extended the bail of an Indian actor by almost a month Thursday while he awaits sentencing for illegal arms possession in connection with the 1993 Mumbai bombings that killed 257 people.
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After Niyazov dies, nation at crossroads
Dec 21 2006 2:26PM (CT)
MOSCOW (AP) - He was, by his own decree, the "Father Of All Turkmen," and his death Thursday leaves an energy-rich, strategically situated swath of Central Asia without an heir apparent _ and potentially at the heart of a global tussle between Russia, China and the United States.
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Indian leader frets about U.S. nuke deal
Dec 21 2006 12:44PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's prime minister told President Bush on Thursday that his country is worried about details of a landmark nuclear pact with the United States, under which the U.S. agreed to supply the Indian power industry with fuel and technology.
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Vietnam spends Christmas with Santa more
Dec 21 2006 12:25PM (CT)
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) - Like most Vietnamese, Nguyen Ngoc Binh is a Buddhist. But when Christmas comes, he wraps a pillow around his belly, dons a red suit and covers his face with a bushy white beard.
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Bangladesh police clash with protesters
Dec 21 2006 7:38AM (CT)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Riot police dispersed thousands of protesters Thursday who smashed vehicles during a general strike to force electoral reforms before next month's elections.
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