Talk of old 'secret treaties' once again cause riff between Japan, U.S.

2/9 10:01:03 AM

TOKYO — They were Tokyo's worst-kept diplomatic secrets: clandestine Cold War era agreements with Washington that obligated Japan to shoulder the costs of U.S. bases and allow nuclear-armed U.S. ships to sail into Japanese ports....
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Afghan avalanches kill at least 28, strands 1,500

2/9 9:43:37 AM

KABUL — Avalanches on a mountain pass north of Kabul have killed at least 28 people, with another 1,500 stranded in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads, Afghan officials said Tuesday....
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Australia spends $173 million on airport security

2/9 9:42:26 AM

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia announced its response Tuesday to the attempted terrorist attack on an airliner over the United States last Christmas: a 200 million Australian dollar ($173 million) upgrade of airport security around the country that will cause passenger delays....
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China releases first national pollution census

2/9 9:22:20 AM

BEIJING — China has revealed its most ambitious measure of what explosive development has done to its environment, saying Tuesday its first national pollution census has mapped nearly 6 million sources of industrial, residential and agricultural waste....
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Nigerian Senate votes to empower vice president

2/9 9:20:13 AM

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Nigerian Senate voted Tuesday to empower the vice president to take over for the nation's ill and absent president, potentially ending a constitutional crisis that has engulfed Africa's most populous nation....
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Australia says attacks on Indians harm Indian ties

2/9 9:37:12 AM

CANBERRA, Australia — The government is committed to preventing attacks against Indian students studying in Australia, which are harming relations with India and damaging the nation's reputation, a minister said Tuesday while conceding that some assaults appeared racially motivated....
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Quake shakes southern Mexico, felt in capital

2/9 9:48:33 AM

OAXACA, Mexico — A magnitude 5.7-earthquake shook southern Mexico near the Oaxaca coast Monday, setting off evacuation alarms and swaying buildings as far away as Mexico City....
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Violence, tight race mark Philippine poll campaign

2/9 9:21:16 AM

MANILA, Philippines — Campaign posters went up and jingles blared at election rallies Tuesday as the Philippines' richest politician and the son of its democracy icon began a tight race to succeed scandal-tainted President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo....
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Northern Ireland police arrest 3 over dissident IRA attack

2/9 9:16:50 AM

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Northern Ireland police say they have arrested two men and a woman on suspicion of involvement in the dissident Irish Republican Army killing of a policeman....
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Reports: Ukraine's Tymoshenko to challenge vote

2/9 9:39:27 AM

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to concede the presidential race to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and plans to legally challenge the results, Ukrainian and Russian media reported Tuesday....
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UK's Brown vows more cancer care as race heats up

Report: Alligator kills 11-year-old girl in Brazil

Top Canadian military official charged with murder

Bahamas to return migrants to quake-ravaged Haiti

Chavez hosts new radio show -- at any moment

Gates works to fine-tune mix of troops in Afghanistan

Haitians confront new threat: deadly spring rains

Tel Aviv "savior" accused of enslaving women

Doctor: Kirchner recovers well from artery surgery

Bolivia expects 5,000 foreigners at climate forum

Cattle battle: New Zealand has more cows than kiwis

23 dead as vehicle overturns in north India

North Korea's Kim Jong Il sends nuclear envoy to China