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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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Fraud watchdog annuls votes in Afghan election
A U.N. panel annulled ballots from dozens of polling stations in Afghanistan's presidential election on Thursday, kicking off a lengthy fraud investigation that could keep Afghans locked in political uncertainty for months.
Sep 10, 2009, 16:37
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Afghan minister claims Karzai poll win, U.N. says wait
Afghanistan's finance minister claimed victory on Monday for President Hamid Karzai in last week's presidential election but, with no official figures released, the claim was rejected by his main rival's camp.
Aug 24, 2009, 20:41
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U.S. presses sanctions to end N.Korea atomic plans
A U.S. official charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions on North Korea sought South Korea's continued support during talks on Monday even as Pyongyang makes conciliatory moves after months of military grandstanding.
Aug 24, 2009, 20:11
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North Korea in nuclear threat, Kim meets Hyundai boss
Communist North Korea denounced impending joint military exercises by South Korea and the United States, and said it would "wipe them out" with nuclear weapons if they threatened it, its KCNA news agency said on Sunday.
Aug 16, 2009, 18:58
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U.S. plane lands in Taiwan to help mudslide victims
The first U.S. military plane to land in Taiwan for three decades arrived on Sunday with building materials to help reconstruction, a week after a typhoon brought devastating floods and mudslides.
Aug 16, 2009, 18:49
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Pressure mounts on Taiwan govt over mudslide rescues
Pressure mounted on Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Thursday to speed up operations to rescue hundreds of residents of remote mountainous villages buried or stranded in the aftermath of typhoon Morakot.
Aug 13, 2009, 22:26
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Afghan president's brother denies drugs link
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's half-brother denied a report on Thursday that British forces had seized tons of opium on his land last month, saying it was aimed at hurting the president a week before an election.
Aug 13, 2009, 22:15
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Afghanistan says strikes Taliban truce in remote area
Afghanistan has struck its first ceasefire with the Taliban in a remote province before a presidential election next month, the government said on Monday, but the truce lasted only hours before clashes broke out.
Jul 27, 2009, 20:46
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Japan PM calls election as LDP battles to hold on
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso dissolved parliament's lower house on Tuesday for an August 30 election that polls show could see his conservative party ousted for only the second time in its more than half-century reign.
Jul 21, 2009, 16:18
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Suicide bombers and gunmen attack east Afghan towns
At least nine people were killed when Taliban guerrillas, including waves of suicide bombers, launched a series of daring attacks in east Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said, in a clear upsurge of violence.
Jul 21, 2009, 15:29
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N. Korea's Kim has pancreatic cancer - report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, South Korean broadcaster YTN said on Monday, citing information gathered from Chinese and South Korean intelligence sources.
Jul 13, 2009, 19:14
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Xinjiang riot toll hits 156 as unrest spreads
Chinese police dispersed 200 people gathering outside a mosque in the Silk Road city of Kashgar, the day after ethnic riots killed 156 in the capital of the Muslim Xinjiang region, state media said on Tuesday.
Jul 6, 2009, 21:56
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Pakistan army says in final phase of Swat offensive
Pakistan security forces are near the end of their offensive in the Swat valley, the army said on Monday, with more than 40,000 people on the move before the next phase starts against the Pakistani Taliban's headquarters.
Jun 22, 2009, 19:15
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Pakistan orders offensive against Taliban chief
Pakistan has ordered the military to carry out an offensive against Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and his fighters, a provincial governor said on Sunday.
Jun 14, 2009, 21:06
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Taliban raids increase, plan to disrupt Afghan poll: government
Afghanistan's interior minister said on Sunday the Taliban have stepped up their attacks in many parts of the country and warned the Islamist militants would attempt to sabotage an August 20 presidential election.
Jun 14, 2009, 21:03
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North Korea jails U.S. journalists and warns U.N.
North Korea raised the stakes in its confrontation with Washington on Monday by sentencing two American journalists to 12 years hard labor for "grave crimes" while President Barack Obama's spokesman said the two were innocent and should be freed.
Jun 8, 2009, 23:07
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Gunmen kill 10, wound 12 in Thai mosque attack
Gunmen killed 10 people and wounded 12 others when they opened fire with automatic weapons at a mosque during evening prayers in Thailand's restive Muslim south, police said on Monday.
Jun 8, 2009, 23:04
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Extra U.S. troops in Afghanistan by mid-July
The majority of the 17,000 extra U.S. troops being sent to fight a growing Taliban-led insurgency in southern and western Afghanistan should be on the ground by mid-July, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
Jun 1, 2009, 15:36
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Pakistanis secure Swat town, clash in other areas
Pakistani forces consolidated their hold on the main town in the Swat valley on Sunday and began trucking supplies to 40,000 civilians stranded there, as fighting flared in South Waziristan on the Afghan border.
Jun 1, 2009, 14:23
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North Korea may launch long-range missile in weeks: report
North Korea may this month test a missile designed to fly as far as U.S. territory and may also be gearing up for skirmishes with the South around their disputed sea border, South Korean news reports said on Monday.
Jun 1, 2009, 14:20
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Geithner tells China its dollar assets are safe
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Monday reassured the Chinese government that its huge holdings of dollar assets are safe and reaffirmed his faith in a strong U.S. currency.
Jun 1, 2009, 09:12
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