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Strong earthquake kills 2 in Taiwan
Dec 26 2006 11:47PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A powerful earthquake jolted Taiwan late Tuesday, killing two people whose home collapsed and prompting a tsunami alert on the second anniversary of the waves and quake that killed 230,000 in south Asia.
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South Korea: U.S. made North an offer
Dec 26 2006 10:16PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The United States offered to remove North Korea from Washington's list of states sponsoring terrorism if the communist regime dismantles its atomic weapons program, South Korea's main nuclear envoy said Tuesday.
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Indonesian minister predicts safer 2007
Dec 26 2006 6:40PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The number of terror attacks in Indonesia was down this year compared with 2005 and they claimed far fewer casualties, a government minister said Tuesday, predicting that security will continue to improve next year due to anti-terror operations.
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Corruption blamed in China's pollution
Dec 26 2006 6:12PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China's top environmental official is blaming corruption for frustrating environmental protection efforts and worsening the country's already severely polluted air and waterways, state media reported Tuesday.
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Asia remembers 230,000 killed in tsunami
Dec 26 2006 3:55PM (CT)
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Sirens blared and thousands of people fled the coast Tuesday as Indonesia held its largest-ever tsunami drill. Others across Asia prayed at mass graves, chimed temple bells and lit candles two years after devastating waves claimed 230,000 lives.
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Fears of tsunami ease after Taiwan quake
Dec 26 2006 12:59PM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A powerful earthquake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, briefly prompting fears of a tsunami on the second anniversary of the quake and deadly waves that killed thousands in south Asia.
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Pakistan to use mines to stop militants
Dec 26 2006 12:53PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan said Tuesday it will plant land mines and build a fence on parts of its long, rugged frontier with Afghanistan to meet criticism it does too little to stop Taliban and al-Qaida guerrillas from crossing the border.
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Tsunami danger over following earthquake
Dec 26 2006 9:36AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A powerful earthquake struck off southwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, prompting fears of a potentially destructive tsunami on the second anniversary of the quake and deadly waves that killed thousands in south Asia.
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U.S. wants to place more radar in Japan
Dec 26 2006 6:05AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - The U.S. military wants to deploy additional high-powered radar in Japan amid regional tension over North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programs, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
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Indonesia frees activist murder suspect
Dec 26 2006 5:52AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The only suspect in the poisoning death of Indonesia's most prominent human rights activist was freed from prison after receiving a month's reduction in his sentence as part of Christmas celebrations, a prison official said Tuesday.
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China, Japan scholars discuss history
Dec 26 2006 4:56AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese and Japanese history scholars met Tuesday for the first in a series of government-mandated study groups aimed at smoothing over differences between the Asian powers on historical issues.
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East Timor PM sends bin Laden message
Dec 26 2006 4:39AM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - East Timor's prime minister urged Osama bin Laden to "extend his love" to Christians and Europeans and give up violence in a Christmas message broadcast around the world by the British Broadcasting Corp.
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Ban says nuke talks require patience
Dec 26 2006 3:25AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The next U.N. secretary-general expressed regret Tuesday about the lack of progress in recent international talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
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Missing Buddha boy reappears in Nepal
Dec 26 2006 1:03AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A missing teenage boy who many believe is the reincarnation of Buddha has reappeared in the jungles of southern Nepal months after he went missing, an official said Tuesday.
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