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Police say truck bursts a tire and plows through villagers in northern India, killing 13
( 22-Jul-2012 )

LUCKNOW, India _ Police say a truck burst a tire and plowed through a group of villagers in northern India, killing 13 people and seriously injuring three others. Police officer Manoj Chauhan says the driver lost control of the vehicle and was among the injured. Chauhan says the accident occur ....
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NATO says insurgent attacks kill 3 service members in eastern Afghanistan
( 22-Jul-2012 )

KABUL, Afghanistan _ NATO says insurgent attacks have killed three of its service members in eastern Afghanistan. A roadside bomb killed two Sunday morning, while another service member died in a separate attack on Saturday. It provided no further details on the incidents or the nationalities of ....
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11 die in clashes between ethnic Bodos and Muslim settlers in India's northeast
( 22-Jul-2012 )

GAUHATI, India _ GAUHATI, India (AP) _ India's army moved in to stop armed clashes over land between settlers and local villagers that have killed at least 11 people in India's remote northeast over the past two days, police said Sunday. Two days of battles between the ethnic Bodo communi ....
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Nepal PM to resign by end of May; new government to hold election within one year
( 04-May-2012 )

KATMANDU, Nepal _ An official with a Nepalese opposition party says the prime minister will resign by the end of the month to pave the way for a new constitution and new elections. Bhim Rawal of the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist) said Friday that Prime Minister Baburam Bhattar ....
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Bomb in marketplace in northwest Pakistan kills 16, including security officials
( 04-May-2012 )

KHAR, Pakistan _ A bombing in a Pakistani market close to the Afghan border killed 16 people Friday, officials said, a day after the U.S. released letters seized from Osama bin Laden's compound that criticized Pakistani militants for killing too many civilians. Five of the dead in the Bajur r ....
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UN chief in India to meet with government officials and business leaders
( 26-Apr-2012 )

NEW DELHI _ U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in India's capital on Thursday to meet with government officials and business leaders. Ban was scheduled to meet with Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad later Thursday. On Friday, he is to hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Foreig ....
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2 Indian children return to India after Norwegian welfare agency gives custody to uncle
( 24-Apr-2012 )

NEW DELHI _ Two Indian children caught in a custody battle in Norway have returned to India after a court ruled they be handed over to their uncle. The children, ages 1 and 3, arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday accompanied by their Norwegian foster parents. Norway's Child Welfare Service had ....
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India to test new nuclear missile that can reach Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai
( 18-Apr-2012 )

NEW DELHI _ India is planning a test launch of a new ballistic missile that can carry a nuclear warhead to the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai. The test of the Agni-V missile is seen as a major step in India's efforts to become a regional power that can counter the dominance of China. D ....
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Teen worker rescued after 2 days trapped by building collapse that killed 6 in north India
( 18-Apr-2012 )

JALANDHAR, India _ Rescuers pulled a 15-year-old boy from a massive heap of broken concrete Wednesday morning, more than 48 hours after the blanket factory he was working in collapsed and killed at least six people in northern India. The boy, who told rescuers his name was Sandeep, was carried on ....
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Bin Laden family's departure from Pakistan hits delay, expected later Wednesday
( 18-Apr-2012 )

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan _ A lawyer for Osama bin Laden's three widows and their nine children says the family is expected to be deported from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia later Wednesday. Mohammad Amir Khalil said the family was unable to leave overnight Tuesday as planned because the brother of bin ....
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