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US, New Zealand mending frayed military ties
U.S. servicemen, veterans and a Marine band are visiting their New Zealand counterparts over the coming weeks as part of an effort by the two countries to forge closer military ties, a quarter-century after a rift developed when New Zealand banned nuclear warships.
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Bangladesh indicts Islamic leaders for war crimes
The chief of Bangladesh's largest Islamic party and one of his deputies have been indicted for alleged crimes against humanity in the 1971 independence war against Pakistan.
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Australia bandits seek cash posted on Facebook
Two masked bandits robbed the wrong Australian home hours after a teenager posted a photo on Facebook of a large pile of her grandmother's savings.
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Nepal fails to adopt blueprint, braces for turmoil
Nepal sank into political turmoil Monday after lawmakers failed to agree on a new constitution, leaving the country with no legal government. The premier called new elections, but critics said he lacked the power to do so.
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2 Tibetans set selves on fire outside Lhasa temple
Two men engulfed themselves in towering flames outside a temple that is a popular tourist site in Lhasa, marking the first time a recent wave of self-immolations to protest Chinese rule has reached the tightly guarded Tibetan capital.
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Fallen Marine's letter marks Memorial Day in Kabul
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has observed Memorial Day by reading a letter written by an American soldier to his family before he died earlier this year.
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Pakistan: US missiles kill 5 militants in NW
American missiles killed five suspected Islamist militants close to the Afghan border, the latest in a barrage of attacks that show Washington is ignoring Islamabad's demands it halt the strikes, Pakistani officials said Monday.
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Watching dissidents is a booming business in China
Every workday at 7:20 a.m., colleagues pick up Yao Lifa from his second-floor apartment and drive him to the elementary school where he taught for years.
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27 people crushed to death in India bus accident
Police say 27 people were crushed to death and several more were injured when they were pinned between two minibuses involved in a multiple vehicle collision in western India.
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Activists say shelling kills 24 in Syrian city
Activists say troops have shelled several neighborhoods in a central Syrian city, killing at least 24.
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Iran rejects link to alleged coup plots in Bahrain
Iran's Foreign Ministry has rejected the country's alleged role in plotting to topple the regime in Bahrain.







