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Six British soldiers killed by 'massive' Afghanistan bomb
Mar 7, 2012, 17:44 GMT
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Sri Lanka leftist party says leader, activist are abducted
Apr 8, 2012, 12:43 GMT
Colombo - A radical left-wing party in Sri Lanka said on Sunday that its leader and another activist were abducted ahead of the official launch of the party. ... more
US agrees to let Afghan forces take lead in night raids
Apr 8, 2012, 12:14 GMT
Kabul - The US army agreed on Sunday to let Afghan forces take the lead in night raid operations, which have remained a source of bitter tension between the Afghan president and his Western backers. ... more
India, Pakistan leaders want better ties
Apr 8, 2012, 11:56 GMT
New Delhi - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari held informal talks in New Delhi on Sunday where they stressed the need to normalize relations that were strained after the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. ... more
Pilot killed in crash of Bangladesh Air Force jet
Apr 8, 2012, 10:33 GMT
Dhaka - An aircraft used for training by the Bangladesh Air Force crashed in a marshland of central Tangail district Sunday leaving its pilot dead, officials said. ... more
Pakistani president visits India for lunch meeting, prayers
Apr 8, 2012, 7:03 GMT
New Delhi - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in India Sunday for a lunch meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to be followed by a visit to a famous Sufi shrine. ... more
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- Pakistan army struggles to rescue troops buried by avalanche
- Suicide bomb attack kills 13 people in northern Afghanistan
- Russian-built nuclear submarine joins Indian Navy
- Suicide attack kills 10 at Afghan market
- 10-million-dollar bounty on suspected Mumbai mastermind
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Afghan relationship with the US has hit rock bottom
Mar 13, 2012, 12:34 GMT
Kabul/Washington - The murder of 16 Afghan civilians by a US soldier on a shooting rampage may have irreparably damaged the already fraught relationship between Afghanistan and its major ally and donor, the United States, analysts and officials said on Monday. ... more
Mass wedding brings hope to India's 'village of prostitutes'
Mar 10, 2012, 6:36 GMT
New Delhi - In a dusty, arid hamlet reviled as a 'village of prostitutes' in India's western state of Gujarat, 42-year-old Roshni Ben sits alone in her windowless mud hut. Earning as little as 50 rupees (1 dollar) most days, her future is fraught with uncertainty and poverty. ... more
