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Myanmar president frees prisoners ahead of visit to US

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By Aye Aye Win The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s president pardoned at least 20 political prisoners on May 17, just ahead of a historic state visit to […]

40 years on, f leeing Vietnamese refugees take to seas again

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By Chris Brummitt The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nearly 40 years after hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese fled the country’s Communist regime by boat, a growing number are […]

Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties

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By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the United States, […]

China, India gloss over border dispute at meeting

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By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — The foreign ministers of China and India have glossed over a recent standoff along their countries’ disputed border in an […]

Japan pulls back on denials of WWII sex slavery

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By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan has acknowledged that it conducted only a limited investigation before claiming there was no official evidence that its imperial […]

US calls for NKorea amnesty for sentenced American

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By Matthew Pennington and Sam Kim The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The United States called May 3 for North Korea to grant amnesty and immediately release a Korean […]

NY man wanted in 2 killings in Philippines arrested

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By Rik Stevens The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Almost two years after a retired British police officer and his live-in girlfriend were shot to death in the Philippines, […]

N. Korea charges Washington state man in plot to overthrow government regime

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By Staff The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea announced April 27 that an American detained for nearly six months is being tried in the Supreme Court […]