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Terrorism & Security Anti-government protests in Iraq devolve into sectarian fighting
Reports indicate that 128 people have been killed since clashes erupted between security forces and mostly Sunni protesters calling for the resignation of Shiite Prime Minister Nour al-Maliki.
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Terrorism & Security Hyderabad: Indian government warned of impending terrorist attack
The Indian government said that it had received intelligence indicating an attack was in the works, and informed local police in several cities, among them Hyderabad, two days before the bombing.
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Three sisters killed in rape attack in India
Three sisters killed: Three young girls, all sisters, were raped and killed in a village in India. Initially, local police did nothing. Now 30 investigators are hunting for the killers.
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Gang-rape trial faces delay as court tries to determine suspect's age
Six men have been charged with gang-raping a woman in New Delhi last month. Resolving the question of whether one of them is a minor, as the suspect insists, could delay prosecution.
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Gang-rape victim dies, India transfixed
The brutal attack on the young woman touched off protests - as well as a national conversation on rape and the safety of women that could intensify with her passing.
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India's sports bureaucracy booted from the Olympics
The International Olympic Committee decided Tuesday to suspend the Indian Olympic Association, citing bad governance and meddling by the Indian government.
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Global News Blog Iran sanctions: Why India is in a tight spot
India is Iran's largest customer of crude oil, so it cannot cut off ties with the Iranian regime quickly. Yet it shares US concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Prohibition: India's and America's shared lessons in fight against alcohol
This week's death toll of more than 100 in the Indian state of West Bengal point to India's well-intentioned motives but mixed record in restricting the sale of alcohol.
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Momentum for Hazare's anticorruption movement draws out opposition
As Indian anticorruption activist Anna Hazare gains followers and visibility, opponents are citing concerns about discrimination and nationalism.
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Pakistani Taliban designated a terrorist group by US
Listing the Pakistani Taliban as a terrorist group lets the US expand its campaign against the organization, which said it trained the attempted Times Square bomber and has vowed more attacks in the US.
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Russia's Medvedev talks terrorism, drug trade with Afghanistan, Pakistan leaders
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hosted leaders from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan in Sochi, Russia, on Wednesday. Militancy and the drug trade are increasing threats to Russia's security.
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Third suspected Maoist attack on India train kills 65
Rebel Maoists in eastern India are suspected of causing a passenger train to derail and collide with an oncoming freight train in West Bengal Friday. It would be their third deadly attack in two months, signaling the insurgency's growing momentum.
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Clinton cool to Iran's Ahmadinejad attending UN nuclear meeting
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will likely receive a visa to attend next week's Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference in New York. But Hillary Clinton says he won't have a 'receptive audience.'
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FBI got 2,000 phone records with fake terrorism emergencies: report
The FBI illegally collected 2,000 phone records between 2002 and 2006 invoking nonexistent terrorism emergencies, according to a report in The Washington Post.
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Kashmir: India kills rebels from group behind 2008 Mumbai attacks
India also accused Pakistan of sending captured Taliban fighters to the disputed Kashmir territory in a 'jail or jihad' deal.
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Australia tries to mollify India after string of racial attacks
An official will visit India after four of its citizens were attacked in Melbourne.
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Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers admit defeat
The militant group's chief of international relations announced Sunday that the war had reached its "bitter end."
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Poll: Pakistanis worried about Taliban, economy
The survey found only 10 percent of the population is worried about terrorism, but 69 percent said the Taliban and Al Qaeda were a problem.
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Sri Lanka: Is this the 'endgame' for the conflict with Tamil Tigers?
The government says the war is in its last stages, as thousands of civilians remain trapped in the conflict zone.
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Taliban suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan
The attack targeted members of an anti-Taliban militant group.
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China's crackdown in Tibet complicates US-Chinese ties
China's foreign minister will visit Washington today amid tension over Tibet and a US-China naval clash in the South China Sea.
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Indians try to recover Gandhi items up for auction
First the Chinese bronzes, now Gandhi's glasses?
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Taliban extends cease-fire in Pakistan's Swat Valley
The move came shortly after a Taliban group in the nearby Bajur region declared a unilateral cease-fire.
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Pakistani militants cut off key NATO supply line to Afghanistan
The attack highlights the need for alternative routes.
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Eight die in Pakistan offensive against militants in the Khyber Pass
The effort, launched on the main supply route to Afghanistan, has suspended supplies sent to US and NATO forces there.
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