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  Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash
08:47:43 PM (ET), Thursday, September 2, 2010
(AP Photo) Byline: Achmad Ibrahim

An Indonesian volcano sent a new, powerful burst of hot ash and debris two miles (thousands of meters) into the air early Friday, sending villagers fleeing back to emergency shelters.The tremor could be felt five miles (8 kilometers) away, said Surono, who heads the nation's volcano alert center.

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Thursday, September 2, 2010
  • Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash
  • US Defense Secretary says Afghans should lead corruption fight
  • Afghan president says deadly NATO airstrike hit parliamentary candidate's convoy
  • China's once-a-decade census highlights growing rights awareness among ordinary citizens
  • Pakistani Shiites hold funeral for victims of triple bombing that killed 35, wounded scores
  • Typhoon slams into South Korea, killing 4 and delaying flights and suspending train service
  • Independent lawmaker backs Labor Party to form Australian minority government
  • Soaring summer temperatures in Japan hit record, part of global trend
  • China calls for compromises to reboot North Korea nuclear talks
  • Defense Secretary Gates is in Afghanistan for talks with Karzai, Petraeus
  • Maritime group urges Indonesia to increase anti-piracy patrols after spike in attacks
  • American expat jailed for 'milkshake murder' to ask judge to stop retrial, dismiss case
  • Southern China landslide kills 4, leaves 44 missing as death toll from floods rises to 3,185
  • Flight data recorders recovered from Nepal plane crash that killed all 14 on board

  • Wednesday, September 1, 2010
  • Australian school bans the word 'gay' from children's song; principal says no offense intended
  • Pakistani army cancels US trip after 'unwarranted' security checks at Washington airport
  • Afghan refugees hit by Pakistani floods forced to start over yet again
  • Waves of tar balls wash up on popular Goa beaches after ship dumps waste oil off Indian coast
  • After 3 workers killed, aid group Oxfam suspends operations in northeastern Afghanistan
  • Cambodia boasts of plan for Asia's tallest skyscraper in sleepy low-rise capital
  • Afghanistan says girl school poisonings appear linked to toxins in pesticides, nerve gas
  • North Korea dodging sanctions by changing company names, forging documents, report says
  • Police in central Indonesia kill 5 villagers ransacking station to protest death in custody
  • Australian mother, convicted twice, sentenced to 27 years for drugging, killing two young sons

  • Tuesday, August 31, 2010
  • Grave found with remains of 30 communist soldiers killed during Vietnam War's Tet Offensive
  • Coalition's next major battle will be to pacify insurgency in harsh homeland of the Taliban
  • Corruption probe close to palace threatens to damage US relations with Afghan President Karzai
  • US commander Petraeus says Afghanistan's concern about sanctuaries in Pakistan is legitimate
  • Philippines counts cost of China's fury in aftermath of HK tourist deaths in hostage-taking
  • Japanese ruling party veteran confirms he'll challenge PM for his job in party election
  • Grenade fired at Thai state-run TV station damages news van but wounds no one in latest attack
  • Japan says tensions mean its too early to resume 6-party North Korea nuclear talks
  • Man sues Chinese city officials for alleged HIV discrimination, report says
  • Myanmar's front pages dispel rumors, confirm Than Shwe remains chief of military junta

  • Monday, August 30, 2010
  • NKorea confirms Kim Jong Il's not-so-secret trip to China; no sign or mention of son
  • Vietnam War-era artillery shell explodes in southern Vietnam, killing man and injuring wife
  • Anti-India protests continue as police fire kills 11-year-old boy, wounds 22 in Indian Kashmir
  • In Pakistan, refugees sell their rations, stoking food versus cash debate for flood victims
  • Thai art teacher caught on cell phone camera caning students for not cleaning their dormitory
  • Thai PM petitioned to stop extradition of alleged Russian arms trafficker to US
  • State media say stray warning rounds from Chinese police killed Tibetan protester
  • Decayed mining town gets 2nd life as place for Taiwanese tourists to pet its wandering cats
  • Pakistani philanthropist says helping people is "biggest jihad," raises money for flood relief

  • Sunday, August 29, 2010
  • Flood-stricken Pakistani families risk losing their children to waterborne disease
  • Analysis: Will the fight for Kandahar prove decisive in winning 9-year-long Afghanistan war?
  • 3 South Korean Cabinet appointees including prime minister withdraw over ethics controversies
  • Monkey 1, Man 0: Japanese resort towns strike out in search for marauding macaque
  • Magnitude 5 earthquake in SW China injures 14; damages hundreds of homes
  • 5 kidnapped campaign workers for Afghan parliamentary candidate found dead
  • Chinese navy to hold live-ammunition drills in Yellow Sea following US-SKorean joint exercises

  • Saturday, August 28, 2010
  • Floods, droughts, politics, money: Pakistan struggles with its water woes
  • Afghanistan's presidential office condemns US media reports of top officials on CIA payroll
  • Fire in northeast China kills 9 and injures 9 others
  • Vietnam to free more than 17,000 prisoners in annual National Day amnesty
  • Chinese police fatally shoot 4 Tibetans in mine dispute, report says
  • India suspends defense exchanges with China after visa row erupts, reports say
  • Monster traffic jam on Chinese highway to Tibet rears its head again, stretching 18 miles
  • Fire races through Philippine shanties, leaves thousands homeless north of capital

  • Friday, August 27, 2010
  • Doctors remove nails from Sri Lankan maid who said she was tortured by Saudi couple
  • Intelligence officials say suspected US missile strike kills 4 militants in northwest Pakistan
  • Japan opens up secretive world of capital punishment by giving rare media tour of gallows
  • China says it will inspect airline safety measures in wake of crash that killed 42
  • American teenager arrested in mother's death says Indian police forcing him to falsely confess
  • China warns the US against planned sale of military aircraft radar to Taiwan
  • Ex-President Carter secures release of American imprisoned in NKorea since January

  • Thursday, August 26, 2010
  • Afghan president questions US timeline for leaving Afghanistan
  • Pakistan's flood victims return home to find their old lives and possessions have disappeared
  • Indians remember Mother Teresa on 100th anniversary of her birth
  • 603-pound Thai woman leaves apartment for first time in 3 years with help of forklift
  • 21 suspected militants go on trial in Indonesia for allegedly plotting attacks on aid workers
  • Rotating statue of late Turkmen dictator removed in new effort to expunge personality cult
  • 10 Vietnamese fishermen rescued after 2 days at sea in tiny traditional basket boats

  • Wednesday, August 25, 2010
  • Nobel peace prize winners call on Obama to visit Hiroshima
  • Gunmen in south Philippines stop bus at roadblock, kill 4 people, including 2 police marshals
  • Miner trapped in Australian mine offers advice to Chile miners: Laugh, sing and never give up
  • Sri Lankan maid hospitalized amid claim Saudi boss pushed 24 nails into her body
  • Key figure in Japan ruling party calls Americans 'simple-minded'
  • Police arrest 4 in bomb attack in China's restive Muslim far west
  • India wants Dubai to extradite 4 suspects in daring jewelry show theft of diamonds worth $1.4M
  • Man axes 3 people to death in southern China, wounds 3 others: state media
  • Nepal's continuing political turmoil stalls government, development projects and peace process
  • Ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief files appeal against war crimes conviction and prison term
  • Australian teacher assigns students to plan a terrorist attack to kill as many as possible
  • US to supply Taiwan radar equipment for air defense system and fighter jets

  • Tuesday, August 24, 2010
  • Solomon Islands lawmakers elect new prime minister as troops on alert for violence
  • Afghan election reforms struggle to overcome voter fear and disenchantment in upcoming ballot
  • SKorea: NKorea deploying troops, weapons near Pyongyang ahead of key national events
  • SKorean figure skating champion Kim Yu-na, Canadian coach Brian Orser part ways
  • Senior Chinese police official given suspended death sentence for taking $1M-plus in bribes
  • Thousands of Taiwanese placate souls of dead in colorful Ghost Month rite

  • Monday, August 23, 2010
  • 3 bombings in Pakistan's north kill at least 36 people; US missiles kill 9 suspected militants
  • Summary Box: Australian mining stocks rise as election uncertainty throws doubt on hefty tax
  • 25 Islamic militants escape from prison in Tajikistan after killing 5 guards
  • Despite intense fighting, Afghan capital begins removing blast walls that protect, but impede
  • China says it is considering dropping the death penalty for economic crimes
  • AP Exclusive: In Japan town where dolphins are both playmates and game, mayor defends hunts
  • Turning back clock on digital age, Taiwan craftsman seeks to save traditional Chinese printing