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North Korea lifts Ebola travel restrictions

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By Eric Talmadge Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — North Korea has lifted severe restrictions on foreign travel it imposed last year to keep the Ebola virus from crossing its borders. […]

How cases involving 2 NYC cops and 2 unarmed men measure up

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By Colleen Long and Tom Hays Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The indictment of New York Police Department Officer Peter Liang Wednesday on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent […]

Hand-drawn ‘Princess’ stands apart from other Oscar nominees

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By Yuri Kageyama Associated Press TOKYO (AP) —The princess laughs and floats in sumie-brush sketches of faint pastel, a lush landscape that animated film director Isao Takahata has painstakingly depicted […]

Malaysia top court upholds Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy conviction

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By Eileen Ng Associated Press PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim began a 5-year prison sentence on Tuesday after a court rejected his final appeal against a […]

China seizes toilet paper bearing image of Hong Kong leader

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By Didi Tang Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in southern China have seized about 8,000 rolls of toilet paper and another 20,000 packages of tissues containing unflattering images of […]

TransAsia pilots undergo proficiency tests following crash

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By Ralph Jennings Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The dozens of pilots who operate TransAsia Airways’ ATR propeller-jets began proficiency tests on Saturday, three days after one of the […]

Is he dead? — Philippines awaits answer of costly terror raid

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By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The cellphone message of the Filipino police commandos to their base was triumphant: “Mike 1 bingo,” a code meaning they have […]

Horror in Japan as video purports to show hostage beheaded

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By Elain Kurtenbach and Karin Laub Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Appalled and saddened by news of journalist Kenji Goto’s purported beheading by Islamic State extremists, Japan ordered heightened security […]

Asians slower to seek immigration protection

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By Amy Taxin Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Asians have been slower to sign up for President Barack Obama’s reprieve for young immigrants in the country illegally, and community […]