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Paralympics: China Games set to open in style
AFP - 1 hour 48 minutes agoBEIJING (AFP) - - More than 4,000 athletes are set for the opening Saturday of what promises to be a dazzling Paralympics, with the head of the international movement predicting a "fantastic" Games. More »
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Iran's Ahmadinejad arrives in Beijing for visit: embassy official
AFP - Saturday, September 6BEIJING (AFP) - - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Beijing Saturday for a one-day visit, an Iranian embassy spokesman said, hours before the Paralympic Games were due to begin. More »
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Australian state votes in poll that could bring uranium mine ban
AFP - Saturday, September 6PERTH, Australia (AFP) - - Voters in Western Australia went to the polls Saturday in a ballot that could see a formal ban slapped on uranium mining in the mineral-rich state that drives the whole nation's economy. More »
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US-India deal hits resistance at nuclear supplier talks
AFP - Saturday, September 6VIENNA (AFP) - - US efforts to lift a 34-year-old embargo on nuclear trade with India were adjourned early Saturday after no headway was achieved on nuclear testing, a diplomat said. More »
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US urges NKorea to accept nuclear verification
AFP - Saturday, September 6BEIJING (AFP) - - US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill called on North Korea Friday to accept the inspection and verification of its nuclear facilities as part of ongoing six-nation disarmament talks. More »
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Taiwan denies offering extra aid for UN bid support
AFP - Saturday, September 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan on Friday denied a media report it routinely offers extra aid to allies in exchange for their support in its campaign to join the United Nations. More »
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Top Kashmir separatists under house arrest
AFP - Saturday, September 6SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - - The three top separatist leaders in Muslim-majority Indian Kashmir were put under house arrest Friday, police said, as security forces struggled to contain new anti-India protests. More »
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Thai PM mulls ending state of emergency
AFP - Saturday, September 6BANGKOK (AFP) - - Thailand's prime minister said Friday he will consider ending a state of emergency in Bangkok, after the army chief refused to use the special powers to evict protesters squatting outside his offices. More »
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Suu Kyi refuses most food rations for three weeks: party
AFP - Saturday, September 6YANGON (AFP) - - Myanmar's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has refused to accept food rations for three weeks, her party said Friday, calling on the military regime to take steps to ensure her "survival." More »
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Philippine troops head south amid 'crisis' warning
AFP - Saturday, September 6MANILA (AFP) - - The Philippines has sent 1,000 troops to guard food aid in its troubled south, officials said Friday, as the Red Cross warned of a "humanitarian crisis" after a surge in separatist violence and the halting of a peace process. More »
- Riot police quell two separate large protests in ChinaAFP -Saturday, September 6
- Rights group slams India, Maoist rebels over child soldiersAFP -Friday, September 5
- Hong Kong TV reporter caught masturbating on bus: reportsAFP -Friday, September 5
- NKorea, eying next Japan PM, delays kidnap probeAFP -Friday, September 5
- Japan's Aso announces PM bid as rivals call for changeAFP -Saturday, September 6
- Indonesian parties turn to celebrities as election loomsAFP -Friday, September 5
- Beijing makes big efforts to help disabled, but hurdles remainAFP -Friday, September 5
- NKorea to delay abduction probe: JapanAFP -Friday, September 5
- Suspected WWII flyer's remains are just a tree branch: militaryAFP -Friday, September 5
- US envoy leaves for North Korea nuclear talks in BeijingAFP -Friday, September 5
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