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China gives 5 years to activist who probed quake
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese activist who investigated the deaths of thousands of children crushed in their schools during the Sichuan…
US Army closes in on targeted southern Afghan town
NEAR LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan…
64 feared dead, 400 hurt in Afghan avalanches
KABUL (AP) — Massive avalanches roaring down a mountain pass north of Kabul may have killed more than 60 people Tuesday, Afghan…
Sri Lanka's president dissolves parliament
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A government official says Sri Lanka's president has dissolved the country's parliament setting the stage for…
US Army tightens noose in southern Afghanistan
NEAR LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Army soldiers have launched a major operation in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on…
Stranded panda lured to safety in China
BEIJING (AP) — It was like getting a cat out of a tree — Sichuan style.
Bad liquor kills 8 on Indonesia's Java island
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police say eight people have died after drinking liquor laced with methanol on the country's main…
Nearly 200 people indicted in Philippines massacre
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against the head of a powerful clan and 195 others in the…
UN envoy arrives in North Korea to spur nuke talks
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A senior U.N. envoy arrived in North Korea on Tuesday, the world body's highest-level visit to the reclusive…
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