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China files charges over repostings of protest cal...

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China filed subversion charges against Internet users who reposted a call for protests as the government cracked down against any Mideast-style democracy movement, activists said.

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Pakistani court to proceed with CIA employee trial...

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A Pakistani court said Thursday it would proceed with the trial of an American CIA contractor arrested for shooting dead two Pakistanis, but held off on charging him, lawyers for both sides said. The ...

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25 killed as China quake topples buildings - World...

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An earthquake toppled more than 1,000 houses and apartment buildings in China's southwest near the border with Myanmar, killing at least 25 people and injuring 250, the government said Friday.

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Death toll surges in Japan quake aftermath - World...

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The death toll from Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami surged Monday when some 2,000 bodies were found on two shores in Miyagi Prefecture, the Kyodo News Agency reported.

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New blast at nuclear plant heightens fears - World...

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Japanese officials say they believe a hydrogen explosion has occurred at Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, similar to an earlier one at a different unit in the facility.

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Higher than normal radiation detected in Tokyo - Y...

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A higher than normal level of radiation was detected in Japan's capital Tokyo on Tuesday, but a city government official said it was not considered at the level where it harms human health.

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Indian paper gets access to WikiLeaks cables - Wor...

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An Indian newspaper has linked up with WikiLeaks to sift through thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables covering Washington's relationship with New Delhi.

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NYT: 50 workers bravely stay at troubled Japan rea...

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A small crew of technicians, braving radiation and fire, became the only people remaining at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on Tuesday — and perhaps Japan’s last chance of preventing ...

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Nagasaki survivor: People seem 'too sensitive' - W...

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Kazuko Yamashita — a 5-year-old when the atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki — says people appear to be over sensitive about the current nuclear crisis in Japan.

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Obama: US regulators to review reactor safety - Wo...

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President Barack Obama said Thursday he had asked nuclear regulators for a comprehensive review of the safety of U.S. plants in light of the disaster in Japan.

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