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5 countries where the death penalty is legal but rare
India’s Supreme Court sentenced the last surviving gunman of the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, to death. Here is a list of 5 countries where the death penalty is a legal possibility, though rare.
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Modern Parenthood A boy, 9, in India is driving a Ferrari while my son, 17, confused R for D
In India, a dad celebrated his son's 9th birthday by letting the boy drive the family's Ferrari. A viral video of the drive led Indian authorities to arrest the dad. Still, the nine-year-old hurt no one. That's more than my teenaged driver-in-training could say.
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Terrorism & Security India bars Italian envoy from leaving, escalating tensions over marines shooting incident
India wants Italy to send two Italian marines accused of shooting Indian fishermen back to stand trial. Italy has refused, despite having promised earlier that it would.
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Women beat 'rape politician' in India, strip his shirt off (+video)
Women beat 'rape politician': Angry over an alleged rape by the local leader of the ruling Congress party, men and women beat the politician before police took him in custody. The incident took place as women in India protest the gang-rape last month that left a woman dead.
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Outrage grows in India over gang rape on bus
As the calls for action against the alleged rapists grew louder across New Delhi, two more gang-rapes were reported, including one in which the 10-year-old victim was killed.
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5 countries where the death penalty is legal but rare
India’s Supreme Court sentenced the last surviving gunman of the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, to death. Here is a list of 5 countries where the death penalty is a legal possibility, though rare.
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Amid Higgs boson celebrations, Indians see a snub (+video)
As the world celebrates the discovery of what is thought to be the elusive Higgs boson, many Indians are saying that more attention needs to be given to the Indian scientist Satyendranath Bose, for whom the boson is named.
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Terrorism & Security Indian arrested for Mumbai massacre implicates Pakistan military
Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, arrested last week after his deportation from Saudi Arabia, has told Indian authorities that Pakistani military and intelligence officials participated in planning the 2008 attack.
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Police arrest key Indian suspect in Mumbai attack
Authorities believe the man coached the militants involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks by phone from Pakistan.
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Terrorism & Security India tests missile that can reach China (+video)
The successful test launch of India's Agni-V missile means that India now has a long-range missile that can reach China's population centers, giving it a new level of deterrence.
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Who is Mansoor Ijaz? The US businessman behind Pakistan's 'Memo-gate'
A whistle blowing hero to some, a villain doing the Pakistan military's dirty work to others, Ijaz is above all a mysterious anomaly.
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Steve Jobs's death sets off global tributes and industry action
Steve Jobs's Apple products reached across the globe, and so is news of his passing, particularly in Asia, where his innovation transformed the technology industry.
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India investigates Delhi High Court blast amid public frustration over security gaps
As the investigation into the Delhi High Court blasts begins, the fact that India's track record of terror attacks has not led to substantial changes in security deepens skepticism that this time will be different, locals say.
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Mumbai attacks spark outrage in city fed up with terrorism
While Indian officials praised the city's resilience after Wednesday's blasts, Mumbai residents said they are simply resigned to life under threat.
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India asks 'who' and 'why' a day after blasts rock Mumbai
The attacks on Mumbai come ahead of India-Pakistan talks. Some Indian officials believe the deadly blasts were intended to derail the talks.
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Iran blocks Merkel's flight en route to India
Iran has not said why it denied German Chancellor Merkel's plane entry to Iranian airspace, although relations between the two have deteriorated over Iran's nuclear program and EU sanctions.
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Osama bin Laden killed: How the world is reacting
Western leaders and Arab citizens alike said that Osama bin Laden's death is an important symbolic victory, but does not signal an end to the threat of terrorism in the West.
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Have we outsourced sexual harassment?
As Western companies increasingly turn to Indian labor, they must be willing to acknowledge and confront widespread sexual harassment of female employees in India.
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Mumbai on edge after police say militants plan terror attack
Mumbai police are on the lookout for four men, allegedly Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, who have entered the city and are suspected of plotting a terror attack.
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Chile mine rescue unites a fractured world
Chile mine rescue updates are dominating worldwide headlines and lighting up social media as people share their excitement about the mission.
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UN worker kidnapped during visit to Sudan's Darfur
A UN employee that was part of a UN Security Council visit to Sudan's Darfur was kidnapped on Thursday night.
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How the Commonwealth Games pushed me to learn about India
The dust raised by the Commonwealth Games drove this child of Indian immigrants to begin reading about the land of her ancestors.
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Commonwealth Games: India scrambling to quell outrage
An international outcry about India's preparedness for the Commonwealth Games has the country frantically trying to get ready before teams begin withdrawing.
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Kashmir protests against Quran burnings leave 13 dead
Kashmir protests broke out today after local news reported that the Quran had been desecrated in the United States.
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Pakistan drone attack, aimed at Haqqani network, kills at least six
The target of the drone attack was the Haqqani network, a Pakistani militant group based near the Afghanistan border that has been blamed for attacks on NATO troops.
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Kashmir curfew lifted by India, but separatists call for strike
Indian authorities have lifted the Kashmir curfew imposed in the past few days after weeks of protests by separatists led to at least 15 deaths in clashes between protesters and government forces.
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