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| Last-gasp Australia take huge step towards World Cup
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 AFP - Australia kept their 100 percent World Cup qualifying record intact with a last-gasp 1-0 win over Bahrain on Wednesday while Group One rivals Japan secured a crucial 3-0 victory in Qatar.
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| APEC ministers back G20 trade push
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 AFP - Foreign ministers preparing a weekend APEC summit here agreed a global trade deal should be sealed as soon as possible and preferably by year's end in response to the world economic crisis, officials said Wednesday.
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| Myanmar activist follows dad, grandfather to jail
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| AP - A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced a student activist to 6 1/2 years in jail on Wednesday, a week after his father received a 65-year prison term for his own political activities and a decade after his grandfather died in custody. |
| Indian navy destroys pirate ship as super-tanker ransom demanded
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 AFP - An Indian warship destroyed a pirate "mother vessel" in the Gulf of Aden, the navy said Wednesday, as bandits demanded a ransom for a Saudi super-tanker seized in the most daring sea raid yet.
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| Suspected US missile strikes deep inside Pakistan
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 AP - The U.S. military apparently struck at Islamic militants outside Pakistan's lawless tribal belt for the first time Wednesday, firing a missile that killed six suspected insurgents taking refuge away from the conflict zone along the Afghan border.
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| China's Hu courts Latin America with Peru stop
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 AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Peru on Wednesday for the final stop in a three-nation swing through Latin America that has underscored the Asian giant's growing clout in the region.
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| Zawahiri warns 'house negro' Obama
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 AFP - Al-Qaeda number two Ayman Zawahiri ridiculed US president-elect Barack Obama as a "house negro" and warned him against sending more troops to Afghanistan, in an Internet audio message released on Wednesday.
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| Japan, Australia agree on diplomacy to solve whaling row
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 AFP - Japan and Australia said Wednesday they were doing everything they could to diplomatically resolve an emotionally charged dispute over whaling, though officials' remarks showed divisions remained deep.
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| Amnesty slams Sri Lanka, Tigers over civilians in war zone
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 AFP - Amnesty International on Wednesday said Sri Lanka was unable to provide for the basic needs of 300,000 people trapped inside rebel-held areas and accused Tiger guerrillas of using them as human shields.
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| Vietnam president hails joint ties in Venezuela visit
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 AFP - Vietnam's president hailed his country's friendship with Venezuela Wednesday in the first visit by a head of state from the communist nation here, which was set to focus on oil and gas ties.
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| US pitcher proud to inspire Japan girl
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 AP - Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield was the inspiration for a 16-year-old girl who has been drafted to play for a Japanese pro baseball team.
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| Pakistani army chief meets with NATO commanders
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| AP - Pakistan's army chief urged NATO commanders to focus on winning the population's backing in areas bordering Afghanistan to prevent Taliban and al-Qaida militants from using them as safe havens, an alliance official said Wednesday. |
| Police arrests highlight anger with force in China
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| AP - Long identified with corruption, abuse and political repression, China's police are facing an increased outpouring of public anger that has led to mob attacks, caustic Internet postings and displays of sympathy for a convicted cop-killer. |
| SKorea seeks to stop propaganda leaflets to NKorea
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| AP - South Korean officials urged activists Wednesday to refrain from sending propaganda leaflets over the border into North Korea. |
| Australia honors 645 sailors lost in WWII sinking
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 AP - Tearful relatives of sailors lost in a World War II sea battle threw flowers into the sea on Wednesday as Australia marked the 67th anniversary of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney — the first since the ship was found on the ocean floor after decades of mystery.
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| Rights group: Nepal police beat children
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| AP - Nepalese police allegedly tortured children in their custody, an international rights group said, calling the practice widespread and asking the government to punish the officers involved. |
| About 300 cabbies go on strike in southwest China
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| AP - A few hundred taxi drivers went on strike Wednesday in a southwestern Chinese district to protest a proposed increase in the number of cabs operating there, state media reported. |
| Young Tibetan exiles push for independence
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 AP - Young Tibetan leaders at a summit of exiles are pushing the Himalayan region to declare independence from China, while the older guard continues to support a more conciliatory approach toward Beijing, participants said.
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| Somali pirates hijack Thai fishing boat, 16 crew
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 AP - Separate bands of pirates hijacked two ships and captured their crews, while yet another opened fire on an Indian navy ship before being driven off — clear signs that the brigands roaming the Gulf of Aden are becoming bolder and more violent, officials said Wednesday.
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| Scientists find new penguin, extinct for 500 years
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 AP - Researchers studying a rare and endangered species of penguin have uncovered a previously unknown species that disappeared about 500 years ago.
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