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Hong Kong to elect leader by 2017
Dec 28 2007 10:04PM (CT)
HONG KONG (AP) - Beijing will allow Hong Kong to directly elect its leader by 2017 and all its lawmakers by 2020, the territory's chief executive said Saturday.
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Japan to apologize for tainted blood
Dec 28 2007 10:00PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Hundreds of Japanese who contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood products hammered out a deal with legislators Friday that includes a government apology and monetary compensation.
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Pakistan: Al-Qaida behind Bhutto killing
Dec 28 2007 9:58PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's government asserted Friday that al-Qaida was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and offered the transcript from a phone tap as proof. Hundreds of thousands mobbed her funeral as the army tried to quell rioting across the nation that left 27 dead.
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Pakistan: Al-Qaida behind Bhutto killing
Dec 28 2007 9:58PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's government asserted Friday that al-Qaida was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and offered the transcript from a phone tap as proof. Hundreds of thousands mobbed her funeral as the army tried to quell rioting across the nation that left 27 dead.
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Pakistan: Al-Qaida behind Bhutto killing
Dec 28 2007 9:58PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's government asserted Friday that al-Qaida was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and offered the transcript from a phone tap as proof. Hundreds of thousands mobbed her funeral as the army tried to quell rioting across the nation that left 27 dead.
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Pakistan: Al-Qaida behind Bhutto killing
Dec 28 2007 9:58PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's government asserted Friday that al-Qaida was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and offered the transcript from a phone tap as proof. Hundreds of thousands mobbed her funeral as the army tried to quell rioting across the nation that left 27 dead.
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Pakistan: Al-Qaida behind Bhutto killing
Dec 28 2007 9:58PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's government asserted Friday that al-Qaida was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and offered the transcript from a phone tap as proof. Hundreds of thousands mobbed her funeral as the army tried to quell rioting across the nation that left 27 dead.
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Australian Guantanamo convict released
Dec 28 2007 9:40PM (CT)
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - David Hicks, an Australian who is the only person convicted on terrorism charges at a U.S. military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, walked free Saturday after more than six years behind bars.
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Azerbaijan's leader signs amnesty
Dec 28 2007 9:05PM (CT)
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - Azerbaijan's president issued a decree Friday granting amnesty to 119 prison inmates, including several journalists whose convictions drew protests from international rights groups.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Hundreds of thousands mourn Bhutto
Dec 28 2007 9:03PM (CT)
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP) - Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
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Pakistan: Bhutto died of skull fracture
Dec 28 2007 7:10PM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The Pakistani government said Friday that Benazir Bhutto Bhutto was not killed by gunshots or shrapnel as originally claimed but by a skull fracture suffered when her head slammed against her car during a suicide attack.
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Countries condemn Bhutto killing
Dec 28 2007 11:25AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The world denounced the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, paying tribute Friday to a brave, if flawed, champion of democracy. International leaders appealed for calm and held their breath to see whether violence triggered by the killing would gather momentum or fizzle out.
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Countries condemn Bhutto killing
Dec 28 2007 11:25AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The world denounced the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, paying tribute Friday to a brave, if flawed, champion of democracy. International leaders appealed for calm and held their breath to see whether violence triggered by the killing would gather momentum or fizzle out.
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Japan urges China to sway global issues
Dec 28 2007 10:45AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Japan urged China to use its growing influence to make an impact on key global issues such as climate change during summit talks Friday that reflected the countries' warmer ties.
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Japan urges China to sway global issues
Dec 28 2007 10:45AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Japan urged China to use its growing influence to make an impact on key global issues such as climate change during summit talks Friday that reflected the countries' warmer ties.
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Analysis: Bhutto's death shakes Pakistan
Dec 28 2007 9:45AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination deals a stunning blow to liberal political forces in Pakistan and gathering unrest by her supporters risks tipping the volatile country into chaos.
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Analysis: Bhutto's death shakes Pakistan
Dec 28 2007 9:45AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination deals a stunning blow to liberal political forces in Pakistan and gathering unrest by her supporters risks tipping the volatile country into chaos.
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Japanese woman dies searching for care
Dec 28 2007 9:32AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - An 89-year-old woman died after an ambulance crew spent two hours trying 30 hospitals before finding one that would accept her for treatment, Japanese officials said Friday.
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Nepal parliament OKs abolishing monarchy
Dec 28 2007 7:19AM (CT)
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal's parliament voted Friday in favor of abolishing the centuries-old monarchy and turning this Himalayan nation into a republic.
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Beijing finishes all but 1 olympic venue
Dec 28 2007 6:47AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Competition venues for next year's Beijing Olympics have been completed according to plan, an official said Friday, with the only outstanding project _ the 91,000-seat National Stadium _ scheduled to be finished by March.
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Bhutto targeted by many militant groups
Dec 28 2007 6:10AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Benazir Bhutto was the target of threats from virtually all of the militant groups who make Pakistan their home _ from al-Qaida to homegrown terrorists to tribal insurgents on the Afghan border.
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Bhutto targeted by many militant groups
Dec 28 2007 6:10AM (CT)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Benazir Bhutto was the target of threats from virtually all of the militant groups who make Pakistan their home _ from al-Qaida to homegrown terrorists to tribal insurgents on the Afghan border.
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S.Korea extends troop deployment in Iraq
Dec 28 2007 4:36AM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's parliament voted Friday to extend the country's troop deployment in Iraq for another year, a move supporters said was crucial to maintaining good relations with the United States.
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3 killed in Hindu, Christian violence
Dec 28 2007 1:00AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Police in eastern India killed at least three people when they opened fire on a group of hard-line Hindus who set fire to a police station during ongoing clashes between Hindus and Christians, officials said Friday.
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3 killed in Hindu, Christian violence
Dec 28 2007 1:00AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Police in eastern India killed at least three people when they opened fire on a group of hard-line Hindus who set fire to a police station during ongoing clashes between Hindus and Christians, officials said Friday.
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Court clears Taiwan candidate of charges
Dec 28 2007 12:44AM (CT)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's High Court cleared opposition presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou of graft charges Friday, securing a place for the former Taipei mayor in the March presidential race.
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