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A wave of violence from Islamic extremists against politicians in Pakistan intensified Monday with a suicide bombing at the home of an opposition lawmaker that left at least 18 dead.
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AP - The United States and Lebanon on Monday set up a joint military commission to bolster military cooperation a move that follows the first visit by the newly elected Lebanese president to Washington.
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AP - Clashes between Hindus and Muslims in a western Indian town left at least four people dead and 80 injured, forcing police to impose a curfew, an official said Monday.
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Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan on Saturday, suspending the constitution, replacing the chief justice before a crucial Supreme Court ruling on his future as president, and cutting communications in the capital.
Pakistan's main opposition leader, Benezir Bhutto, flew back to the country...(more)
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Thousands of people took the streets of Sudan’s tense capital in a choreographed protest against the expected request for an arrest warrant on war crimes charges for Sudan’s president.
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Thai authorities stepped up pressure Wednesday on demonstrators occupying the grounds of the prime minister's office, getting court orders demanding the crowd disperse and issuing arrest warrants for nine protest leaders on insurrection charges.
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The opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is in talks with advisers to President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe, amid signs that some of those close to Mr. Mugabe may encourage him to resign, a Western diplomat and a prominent Zimbabwe political analyst said Tuesday. The negotiations about...(more)
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warns that Iran faces further UN sanctions if it does not meet a new deadline.
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AP - The Russian state-run company building Iran's first nuclear plant said Monday that preparations for the reactor's launch had entered their final stage.
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Villagers in south-west China attack family planning officials, overturned cars and set fire to government buildings.
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Myanmar's military leaders said weapons had been seized from Buddhist monatasteries and announced dozens of new arrests today, defying global outrage over its violent repression of protestors who sought an end to 45 years of dictatorship.
Recent raids on monasteries turned up guns, knives and ammunition, though...(more)
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NAIROBI, July 9 -- Seven peacekeepers were killed and 22 were wounded, seven critically, in a militia ambush on their convoy in Darfur, the largest hit on a struggling, joint U.N.-African Union force that took charge in January, officials said Wednesday. The convoy of 50...(more)
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