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N. Korea threatens
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SEOUL: North Korea said Friday that it would take
strong countermeasures against a major US-South Korean military
exercise scheduled for this month, warning that the drill could
disrupt a nuclear disarmament deal.
“The KPA [North Korea’s army]
will actively put into practice its earlier statement that it will
do all it can to round off the powerful striking means to cope with
the large-scale war maneuvers,” the North Korean army said in a
statement.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Agonizing wait for
trapped Utah miners
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HUNTINGTON, Utah: Efforts to
establish contact with six miners buried in Utah made painstaking
progress on Thursday as a giant drill bored slowly through mountain
rock towards the men, officials said.
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World’s largest
nuke plant closed
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TOKYO: UN inspectors said Friday
that the world’s largest nuclear plant in Japan will be closed for
months, weeks after being hit by an earthquake.
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Pakistani gunships
pound al-Qaeda amid US pressure
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MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: Helicopter
gunships pounded suspected Taliban and al-Qaeda hideouts in northern
Pakistan, as the United States called for even greater efforts in
the battle against the militants.
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INBRIEF
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PAPEETE, French Polynesia:
A passenger plane plunged into the sea near Tahiti moments after
take-off from a nearby island and all 20 people onboard are feared
dead, including two Americans.
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