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In Japan for G-8 Meeting, Bush Defends Olympic Move
Yasuo Fukuda, the prime minister of Japan, joined President Bush in saying he would attend the opening ceremony in Beijing.
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Ancient Tablet Ignites Debate on Messiah and Resurrection
The writing on a stone may help spur a re-evaluation of popular and scholarly views of Jesus.
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A Side Competition in Beijing: Island vs. Mainland
As Taiwan?s athletes prepare for the Olympics, its officials fear that China will use the Games for political purposes.
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15 Die in Blast Near Police Station in Pakistani Capital
Most of those killed in the suicide bombing, which came at a time of high tension in Islamabad, were police officers.
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Afghans Say Civilians Killed in U.S. Strike
Local officials said that an American airstrike killed at least 27 civilians at a wedding, but coalition officials disputed the report.
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United Arab Emirates Cancels Iraqi Debt
The United Arab Emirates canceled all its Iraqi debt and moved to restore a full diplomatic mission in Baghdad by naming a new ambassador.
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Iraqi Parties, After Meetings in Finland, Agree on Principles to Guide Further Talks
The document that Iraq?s fractious groups agreed upon was the first step in a process that experts in reconciliation say could take decades.
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Departing Rights Official Raised Volume on Issues
Louise Arbour leaves her post as the United Nations high commissioner for human rights having raised her office?s profile by increasing its budget and raising her own voice.
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2 Ex-Generals Arrested in Alleged Turkey Coup Plot
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Two retired generals were jailed Sunday in connection with an alleged plot to topple Turkey's Islamic-rooted government, the highest-ranking ex-soldiers detained as part of the probe, a news report said.
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Five Blasts Shake Georgia Conflict Zone
Georgian officials said five explosions went off on both sides of the de-facto border between Georgia and its breakaway region of Abkhazia on Sunday, in the latest sign of growing tensions between Tbilisi and separatists.
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