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Yahoo! News: Asia News
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Lawmakers press for action on China currency
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama faced growing congressional pressure on Monday to get tough with China over its currency practices, one day after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao brushed off accusations that Beijing was undervaluing its currency for an unfair trade advantage.
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Aide: Karzai 'very angry' at Taliban boss' arrest
(AP)
 AP - The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, according to one of Karzai's advisers.
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25 dead in China coal mine fire
(AFP)
 AFP - Twenty-five people have been killed in a coal mine fire in central China, local authorities said Tuesday, the latest deadly incident in the country's hazardous mining industry.
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25 dead in central China coal mine fire
(AP)
AP - An electrical fire at an illegal coal mine in central China has left 25 people dead, the latest fatal accident to rock the country's mining industry.
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Sri Lanka opposition leader faces court martial
(AFP)
 AFP - Sri Lanka's ex-army chief and opposition leader faced a court martial Tuesday that could see him jailed for up to five years if convicted on charges supporters say are politically motivated.
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Cyclone leaves trail of damage in Fiji
(AFP)
 AFP - A powerful cyclone left a trail of damage throughout Fiji as winds averaging 175 kilometres an hour lashed the Pacific island group Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of 10,000 people.
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Official: Pentagon probing alleged spy operation
(AP)
 AP - A Defense Department official is under investigation for allegedly hiring private contractors to gather intelligence on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a U.S. official said Monday.
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US-Indonesia military deal uncertain ahead of Obama visit
(AFP)
 AFP - The United States said Monday it could not predict when it would resume full military ties with Indonesia, as it laid out the details of President Barack Obama's trip to Jakarta and Bali next week.
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U.N. set for more discreet talks with Taliban: envoys
(Reuters)
 Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon suggested in a new report on Afghanistan that the United Nations is ready to continue informal talks with the Taliban but the contact must be discreet, diplomats said.
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Vietnam frees ailing dissident priest: lawyer
(AFP)
 AFP - Vietnam on Monday freed a Catholic priest who has been an outspoken democracy advocate after he suffered debilitating strokes in his nearly three years in prison, his lawyer said.
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Thai protesters vow to spill their own blood
(AP)
 AP - Protest leaders vowed Monday to collect blood from tens of thousands of anti-government activists and splash it onto the Thai government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.
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Vietnam releases leading dissident from prison
(AP)
AP - Vietnam released one of its leading democracy activists from prison Monday after the dissident Catholic priest spent three years and suffered two strokes in solitary confinement, his lawyer and sister said.
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Rocket attack kills 1 at NATO base in Afghanistan
(AP)
 AP - A rocket attack on the largest U.S. military hub in Afghanistan killed one person Monday, NATO said, while Afghan authorities in the country's east prevented three would-be suicide bombers from attacking a security post.
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Pakistan police find cache of explosives in Lahore
(AP)
 AP - Pakistani police discovered a cache of bomb-making equipment and thousands of pounds of explosives Monday in an empty Lahore shop where authorities said a string of attacks on the eastern city may have been plotted.
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Indonesia urges US to reconsider ban on training
(AP)
AP - Indonesia urged the U.S. on Monday to consider lifting a ban on working with a commando unit accused of human rights abuses a decade ago, saying the country's military has undergone significant reform.
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94 people in SW China found to have lead poisoning
(AP)
 AP - At least 94 people living near a lead factory, most of them children, have tested positive for lead poisoning, state media said Monday, prompting authorities to order the closure of the plant. Hundreds more people are still waiting for test results.
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Australian says Aborigine recognition is tokenism
(AP)
AP - A government routine of acknowledging Australia's indigenous people was criticized as mere political correctness Monday by the federal opposition leader, offending some Aborigines and sparking a political debate.
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Researchers back from Antarctic no-kill whale trip
(AP)
 AP - Whale researchers returned from Antarctic waters Monday after a six-week expedition that they said proved Japan's annual kill of whales for scientific purposes is unnecessary.
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China arrests man who allegedly kept graft diary
(AP)
AP - A Chinese government official has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes a month after a series of steamy diary entries he allegedly wrote appeared online describing casual sex, drinking parties and under-the-table payments.
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US diplomat flees South Korea amid fraud probe
(AP)
AP - An American diplomat based in South Korea fled to the Philippines after facing charges that he swindled a local woman out of nearly $200,000, police in the southern city of Busan said Monday.
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