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  China's Hu wraps up Japan tour AFP - 9 minutes ago

  NARA, Japan (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao will Saturday visit the sights of Japan's ancient capital of Nara, wrapping up his five-day tour aimed at mending strained ties.

• Sri Lanka military says rebels sink navy ship in attack in east The Canadian Press - 21 minutes ago

  COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's military says Tamil Tiger rebels bombed and sank a navy cargo ship in the eastern port town of Trincomalee.

• Kids, mom live with corpse 2 months; religious leader said she'd come to life The Canadian Press - 49 minutes ago

  MADISON, Wis. - Two children and their mother lived for about two months with the decaying body of a 90-year-old woman on the toilet of their home's only bathroom, on the advice of a religious "superior" who claimed the corpse would come back to life, authorities said Friday.

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  Sri Lanka Tiger rebels sink merchant vessel: rebels AFP - 56 minutes ago

  COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger rebels Saturday sank a merchant vessel while it was moored at the island's east coastal town of Trincomalee, hours before the government held elections in the area.

• Myanmar cyclone crisis casts a pall over already criticized constitution vote The Canadian Press - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

  YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's military government has pushed ahead with a referendum on a controversial proposed constitution despite a devastating cyclone that killed tens of thousands.

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