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U.S.: Airstrike kills Taliban commander
Dec 23 2006 11:21PM (CT)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A U.S. airstrike near the Pakistan border killed the Taliban's southern military commander, a U.S. military spokesman said Saturday, calling him the highest-ranking Taliban ever slain by American forces.
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Asia floods kill 20, displace 170,000
Dec 23 2006 11:19PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Heavy rains in parts of Malaysia and Indonesia unleashed floods that killed at least 20 people and forced 170,000 others to abandon their homes.
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U.N. denounces Myanmar rights violations
Dec 23 2006 10:19PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution denouncing human rights violations in Myanmar, particularly atrocities in a campaign to suppress an insurgency among the Karen ethnic minority.
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U.S. senator urges India on nuke pact
Dec 23 2006 9:44PM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A prominent U.S. senator met with India's prime minister Saturday in an effort to allay concerns that a new joint nuclear pact could put New Delhi at odds with Iran.
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Community rebuilds 2 years after tsunami
Dec 23 2006 1:46PM (CT)
PERALIYA, Sri Lanka (AP) - At nightfall, quiet descends quickly on the narrow street that runs through the center of this seaside village. On unpaved side roads, many windows remain dark. In house after newly built house scattered across Peraliya, no one is around to turn on the lights.
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N. Korea decries sanctions as talks end
Dec 23 2006 8:52AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The North Korean army's chief of staff vowed Saturday to take strong countermeasures against U.S. sanctions, official media said a day after international disarmament talks on the North's nuclear arms program ended without any breakthrough.
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Malaysia floods kill 7, displace 90,000
Dec 23 2006 6:17AM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Seven people have died and more than 90,000 have been displaced during the last week as the country recorded heavy rainfall, officials said Saturday.
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U.S. exercises in Philippines canceled
Dec 23 2006 3:40AM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The cancellation of a large-scale U.S. military exercise due to a dispute over the custody of a U.S. Marine convicted of rape will set back Philippine efforts to modernize its armed forces, the Philippine government said Saturday.
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Roadside bomb kills 5 Afghan police
Dec 23 2006 3:34AM (CT)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - A roadside bomb exploded next to a police patrol in southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing five policemen, an official said.
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Moderate earthquake hits Andaman islands
Dec 23 2006 12:39AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A moderate earthquake struck off India's Andaman islands early Saturday, but no casualties or damage were reported, the India Meteorological Department said.
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