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Afghans edgy as NATO meets

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:20:44 +0000

Rina Amiri and Omar Samad say that with NATO’s drawdown two years away, Afghans worry about stability, Taliban and their next president.
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Roasted fetuses found in luggage in Thailand

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:20:22 +0000

Six roasted fetuses covered with gold for black magic rituals were found in a Bangkok hotel room, and the gruesome discovery led to the arrest of a British citizen Friday, Thai police said.
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Asian shares drop on eurozone fears

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:20:49 +0000

Asian shares dropped, with Japan’s stock index falling to a four-month low, as investors dumped risky assets amid growing worries about Europe compounded by disappointing US economic data.
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Chinese tycoon sentenced to life in prison

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:20:39 +0000

A Chinese court on Friday sentenced Lai Changxing, a tycoon who spent more than a decade as a fugitive in Canada, to life in prison for smuggling and bribery, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
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China’s soccer ambition grows

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:21:10 +0000

The Chinese Super League has seen its global profile skyrocket over the last 12 months with the arrival of several high-profile football stars in big-money deals.
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Acid attack scars Afghan teen

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:20:37 +0000

A patchwork of red scars tell of the gruesome attack on 18-year-old Mumtaz. She’s just one of victims of domestic violence in Afghanistan, where the majority of women say they have suffered at the hands of their spouses.
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Pakistan air force planes collide in midair

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:20:35 +0000

Two Pakistan Air Force planes collided in midair Thursday, killing the pilots and injuring people on the ground, according to local police.
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Is North Korea working on a reactor?

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:20:53 +0000

North Korea has resumed work on the construction of a reactor that could help it push forward its nuclear weapons program, according to an academic group’s analysis of a recent satellite image.
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Seven dead in attack on Afghan governor

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:20:38 +0000

Suicide attackers with explosives stormed a governor’s compound in southwestern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing themselves and seven people, officials said.
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New Delhi: Shop till you drop

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:20:48 +0000

New Delhi’s preponderance of market stalls, bazaars, shopping malls and street vendors, makes it a bargain-hunter’s paradise.
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