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Australia to nearly double Afghan troops
Apr 9 2007 9:15PM (CT)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia plans to nearly double its forces in Afghanistan, Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday, describing the dispatch of 450 soldiers as an attempt to check the swelling Taliban insurgency.
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Run-off election likely in East Timor
Apr 9 2007 6:03PM (CT)
DILI, East Timor (AP) - East Timor's presidential elections appeared headed toward a runoff Monday, raising fears of prolonged instability in a young nation that nearly descended into civil war a year ago.
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Shops open in tsunami-hit Solomon coast
Apr 9 2007 12:03PM (CT)
GIZO, Solomon Islands (AP) - Shops along the Solomon Islands' battered coastline reopened Monday as aid began trickling to the region's outer atolls, a week after an offshore earthquake sent walls of water slamming into the coast.
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Shops open in tsunami-hit Solomon coast
Apr 9 2007 12:03PM (CT)
GIZO, Solomon Islands (AP) - Shops along the Solomon Islands' battered coastline reopened Monday as aid began trickling to the region's outer atolls, a week after an offshore earthquake sent walls of water slamming into the coast.
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