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Bin-Laden ashtray debuts in Beijing

BEIJING, China - An Osama bin-Laden ashtray debuts in a souvenir shop in Beijing on Nov. 15, 2001. It costs just over 3 U.S. dollars. ''Customers look interested in it,'' said a shot attendant.

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More Afghan women roll up their burka

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan woman shyly rolls up her burka to pose for pictures in Kabul on Nov. 15, 2001, two days after the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance captured the Afghan capital. Taliban strictly banned women from exposing their face in the public.

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Tokyo gov. urges Koizumi to promote road-sector reforms

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi talks with Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara at his official residence Nov. 15, 2001. Ishihara said later he urged the prime minister to push ahead with his plan to establish a new panel to promote reforms of the nation's road sector.

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Woods, Duval get off to slow start

GOTEMBA, Japan - Tiger Woods (R) and David Duval (2nd from R) of the defending champion United States, and Shigeki Maruyama (L) and Toshimitsu Izawa (2nd from L) of host Japan stand at the tee ground of No. 1 hole as the EMC World Cup golf tournament begins at the Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 15, 2001.

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Nippon Broadcasting to be top shareholder of Yokohama BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - Akinobu Kamebuchi (R), president of Nippon Broadcasting System Inc., speaks on his firm's agreement to become the top shareholder of the Yokohama BayStars Baseball Club Inc., at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2001, flanked by BayStars owner Keijiro Nakabe (L).

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Rally held for Japanese believed abducted by N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - A citizens' group supporting relatives of Japanese allegedly abducted by North Korean agents holds a gathering in Niigata city, Niigata Prefecture, on Nov. 15, 2001 to mark the day when one of the missing disappeared in the prefecture 24 years ago. The meeting focused on Megumi Yokota who disappeared on Nov. 15, 1977 at the age of 13 from the city on the Sea of Japan coast.

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Musashimaru win big at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (L) settles into his own with a confident win over Tokitsuumi to remain undefeated at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 15, 2001.

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Extra budget clears upper house panel

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junihiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with House of Councillors Budget Committee Chairman Kenji Manabe, watched by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda (C), after the panel approved a nearly 3 trillion yen supplementary budget for the current fiscal year Nov. 15, 2001.