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    Suicide attack claims 40 lives in Afghanistan

    In Afghanistan, 40 people were killed and several others injured in a suicide bomb blast in Kunduz province today. Officials said the attacker struck as people lined up to collect identity cards in a district of Kunduz province. The attack comes one day after at least 18 people were killed in an attack on a […]

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    US expresses grave concern over current situation in Libya

    The United States has expressed grave concern over the current situation in Libya. Speaking in Washington, the US State Department spokesman, P J Crowley said, the United States is gravely concerned with disturbing reports and images coming out of Libya. He said, the US have raised to a number of Libyan officials, including Libyan Foreign […]

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    N Korea suspends mobile phone rentals for foreign visitors

    North Korea has suspended rental of mobile phones to foreign visitors since January, visitors to the country said Monday, a move that may reflect concern in the North over the flow of information about democracy demonstrations sweeping the Middle East. But some visitors quoted North Korean officials as saying the country unofficially decided to suspend […]

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    S Korea spied on Indonesia delegation: report

    Members of South Korea’s spy agency broke into a hotel room of a visiting high-level Indonesian delegation to try to steal sensitive information on a possible arms deal, a report said Monday. A spokesman for the National Intelligence Service (NIS) denied the front-page report in Chosun Ilbo newspaper, but declined to elaborate. The break-in last […]

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    UN chief asks Arab leaders to respect basic freedoms

    Amid violent crackdowns on peaceful pro-democracy protesters in north Africa and Gulf, UN chief Ban Ki-moon Monday asked the governments there to exercise restraint and respect basic freedoms. “The Secretary-General reiterates his call for the non-use of force and respect for basic freedoms,” said a statement from his spokesperson Martin Nesirky. Hundreds of people have […]

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    Taliban bomber kills 31 at Afghan office

    A Taliban suicide bomber struck an Afghan government office on Monday, killing 31 people and raising to more than 100 the death toll from a surge in high-profile bomb attacks. A string of insurgent attacks has targeted civilians and government forces over the last three weeks, just a few months before limited withdrawals of US-led […]

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    No compromise with national interest in Davis case: Gilani

    Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday reacted to reports that a US official arrested for shooting two Pakistani men was a CIA operative; by saying that his government would handle the matter without compromising national interests. “You should not be worried. There is a responsible government and it is working in the country’s interest,” Gilani […]

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    Anti-govt. protests continue in Bahrain & Yeme

    In Bahrain, thousands of anti-government protesters are camping at the Manama’s Pearl Square after the army was ordered off the streets by the country’s Crown Prince. Reports say Bahrain’s opposition presented its demands to the crown prince, which include the release of all political prisoners, resignation of the government, investigations of the deaths of protesters […]

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    Libya death toll hits 104: HRW

    At least 104 people have been killed in a crackdown by Libyan security forces on anti-regime protests raging in the east of the country, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday citing medics and witnesses. “Our researcher in Libya has confirmed at least 104 deaths,” HRW’s Tom Porteous told media. “It’s an incomplete picture because communications […]

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    China pre-empts Egypt-style revolution, takes activists into preventive custody

    In China, calls on the internet to stage its own Egypt-style revolution have led to activists being arrested and a tense stand-off in the middle of Beijing. Reports said as many as 15 high-profile Chinese activists and human rights lawyers have been rounded up by authorities. They are reportedly being held in custody without charges. […]

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