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Unstable lake threatens mudslide-ravaged China town
Engineers battled on Tuesday to drain an unstable lake created by China's deadliest landslide in decades, fearing it could burst and swamp devastated areas where people are still hunting for survivors.
Aug 10, 2010, 23:14
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Pakistan floods could weaken government, EU diplomat says
The flood disaster in Pakistan could worsen the security situation in the country by making its democratically-elected government look ineffective, a senior EU diplomat has said.
Aug 10, 2010, 21:53
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British soldier's death probed as suspected friendly fire
Defence officials said on Tuesday that the battlefield death of one of its soldiers in Afghanistan was being investigated on suspicion he may have been killed by friendly fire.
Jul 27, 2010, 18:50
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North Korea calls off talks with U.N. officers over ship
North Korea abruptly called off talks set for Tuesday with the U.S.-led United Nations Command that oversees the Korean War truce, failing to show up for the first meeting to discuss the sinking of a South Korean warship.
Jul 14, 2010, 02:57
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Kyrgyz leader backs referendum, trouble flares
Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Kyrgyz leader Roza Otunbayeva pledged on Monday to press ahead with a referendum in six days' time for the sake of stability, as violence flared again in the Central Asian state.
Jun 21, 2010, 15:07
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Strong quakes hit off Indonesia's Papua
(Reuters) - A series of quakes struck off Indonesia's Papua province on Wednesday within a few minutes of each other, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no reports of casualties.
Jun 16, 2010, 04:30
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South Korean navy holds border anti-sub drills
(Reuters) - South Korea's navy staged anti-submarine drills on Thursday in tense waters bordering North Korea amid signs that China, under pressure from regional powers, is reviewing ties with the isolated communist state.
May 27, 2010, 20:02
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NATO troops fire on vehicle, kill 4 unarmed Afghans
NATO troops opened fire on a vehicle in southeast Afghanistan, killing four unarmed Afghans, the alliance said Tuesday, the latest in a series of recent incidents the United Nations has called disturbing.
Apr 20, 2010, 16:07
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Thai "red shirts" call off march, but sit-in goes on
Thailand's "red shirt" protesters called off a march to Bangkok's business district on Tuesday after the army warned they would face bullets and tear gas, but they threatened to stay in a shopping district "indefinitely"
Apr 20, 2010, 16:02
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Kyrgyz interim leaders struggle to quell unrest
Kyrgyzstan's interim rulers sent troops on Tuesday to quell ethnic violence that has threatened their fragile grip on the Central Asian state after the overthrow of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
Apr 20, 2010, 15:59
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Some Yahoo email accounts hacked in China, Taiwan
Yahoo email accounts of some journalists and activists whose work relates to China were compromised in an attack discovered this week, days after Google announced it would move its Chinese-language search services out of China due to censorship concerns.
Mar 31, 2010, 12:02
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China uproar over dead babies dumped near river
Chinese officials have sought to contain public outrage after workers at a hospital dumped 21 dead foetuses and infants' bodies near a river bank.
Mar 31, 2010, 10:59
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Thousands of protesters swarm Bangkok, seek elections
Tens of thousands of protesters converged in Bangkok on Sunday and gave Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum: call elections in 24 hours or face crippling demonstrations across the capital.
Mar 14, 2010, 09:02
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Blast kills Pakistani national in Afghanistan
A roadside bomb killed a Pakistani construction worker and wounded six of his compatriots on Sunday in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, police said.
Mar 14, 2010, 08:19
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Toyota adds new Prius to global recall list
Toyota Motor Corp said it is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems as it seeks to address criticism over the handling of its worst safety crisis.
Feb 9, 2010, 14:08
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Philippine prosecutors file murder charges for massacre
Philippine prosecutors filed murder charges against the patriarch of a powerful political clan with close ties to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and 196 others for the massacre of 57 people in the country's worst election-related violence.
Feb 9, 2010, 13:54
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China fumes at latest U.S. arms sales to Taiwan
Chinese state media blasted the United States on Monday for a planned $6.4 billion (4 billion pound) arms package for Taiwan, while a U.S. official said Washington was committed to helping the island defend itself.
Feb 1, 2010, 20:54
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Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty to murder
The mayor of a small Philippine town, the main suspect in the November massacre of 57 people in the country's troubled south, pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Tuesday.
Jan 5, 2010, 12:57
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Thai army clears camp ahead of Hmong repatriation
Thailand expelled thousands of ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers from a refugee camp on Monday before their planned deportation to Laos, despite concerns about their fate.
Dec 28, 2009, 13:25
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China targets political foes after dissident trial
A senior Chinese police official has vowed "pre-emptive attacks" against threats to Communist Party control, in a speech published days after the nation's most prominent dissident was jailed for criticising the Party.
Dec 28, 2009, 13:22
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More cash to protect troops in Afghanistan
Britain will spend 150 million pounds to protect its troops in Afghanistan from roadside bombs, the devices responsible for the deaths of many of the 100 British soldiers killed by the Taliban this year, an official said on Monday.
Dec 14, 2009, 14:24
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Pakistan seizes main Taliban bases
Pakistani forces have captured most main Taliban bases in their offensive in South Waziristan and will soon fan out into the rugged countryside to hunt for militants there, commanders said on Tuesday.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:40
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Obama prods China on yuan, but Hu silent on issue
U.S. President Barack Obama urged a reluctant China on Tuesday to let its yuan currency rise in value at a summit where strains over trade between the two giants crept into proclamations of goodwill.
Nov 17, 2009, 12:55
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IMF head eyes global currency change
The imperative of greater global currency stability means the world can no longer rely, as it has done since the end of the gold standard, on a currency issued by a single country, the head of the IMF said on Tuesday.
Nov 17, 2009, 12:37
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NATO, Afghans claim to kill 130 Taliban in Kunduz
NATO and Afghan officials claimed on Monday their forces had killed at least 130 Taliban fighters in a major operation over the past week in an area of Afghanistan's north where militant activity has surged.
Nov 9, 2009, 13:34
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Karzai says he's addressing corruption
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in an interview airing Monday he is taking steps to root out corruption in his government, but he also said foreign money was making the problem worse.
Nov 9, 2009, 13:23
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Sri Lanka says U.S. trying to quiz top military official
Sri Lanka said on Monday it had demanded Washington drop an attempt to question its top military official over possible human rights violations in the last phase of the country's 25-year civil war.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:05
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China slams U.S. for sending Uighurs to Palau
China lashed out at the United States on Monday after the Obama administration sent six Uighur Chinese detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay to the Pacific island nation of Palau.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:04
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Suicide bomber kills 41 near Pakistan's Swat
A suicide bomber killed 41 people in an attack on a Pakistani military convoy passing through a market on Monday as the Taliban claimed responsibility for a weekend raid on the army's headquarters.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:27
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North Korea missile tests puzzle outside world
North Korea test-fired short-range missiles on Monday, South Korean media reported, sparking consternation just as the reclusive state had been signaling to the outside world it might return to nuclear talks.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:25
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Advancing Marines test new Afghan war doctrine
Winning ground is one thing. Convincing Afghan villagers you will not leave, abandoning them to a vengeful Taliban, is a bigger challenge for U.S. Marines advancing deep into southern Helmand province.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:23
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China sentences six to death over Xinjiang riots
A Chinese court in the restive far western region of Xinjiang on Monday sentenced six people to death for murder and other crimes committed during ethnic rioting in July in which almost 200 people died.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:21
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Indonesia confirms two wanted militants killed
Indonesian police said on Monday that forensic tests had confirmed that two brothers accused of having a key role in deadly bombings on two luxury Jakarta hotels in July were killed in a raid last week.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:17
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Rain, floods in N. Philippines kill over 100
Rescue workers dug out more than 120 bodies from under tonnes of mud and debris in northern Philippines on Friday
Oct 9, 2009, 13:47
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Victims of Cambodian forced evictions speak out
Some villagers are shot. Some are arrested. Others are forcibly taken from homes. That's the fate of growing numbers of Cambodians being forcibly evicted by authorities, witnesses said on Thursday.
Sep 10, 2009, 16:41
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