Turkmenistan has accused Russia of causing an explosion on a gas pipeline by giving less than a day's notice before abruptly cutting its imports. Full Story …
Sri Lanka mounts 'rescue' operation for civilians
COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka's army announced Friday it had launched an operation to bring to safety thousands of civilians trapped by fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels. The defence ministry statement …
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Protesters retreat from Asia summit in Thailand
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thousands of anti-government protesters retreated from the venue of an Asian summit Friday after an all-day standoff with soldiers in riot gear but vowed to return the next day …
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Suicide bomber kills 5, wounds 17 in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber attacked a police drug eradication unit in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing five people and wounding 17 others, an official said. The Taliban claimed responsibility. Full …
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Policeman killed in Pakistan riots
Riots in southwest Pakistan left one policeman dead and three injured Thursday, as public anger boiled over following the murder of three nationalist politicians, officials said. Full Story …
Pakistan peace effort rattled by cleric's exit
The hard-line Muslim cleric who has mediated peace talks between Pakistan and the Taliban in the Swat Valley packed up and left the northwestern district Thursday, angrily denouncing the president for …
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FBI joins effort in hostage standoff with pirates
FBI hostage negotiators joined U.S. Navy efforts Thursday to free an American cargo ship captain held captive on a lifeboat by Somali pirates. A U.S. destroyer and a spy plane kept a close watch in …
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Italy PM says quake rebuilding to cost billions
Premier Silvio Berlusconi says quake reconstruction will cost several billion euros. Berlusconi told reporters in the capital Thursday that it was too early for a reliable estimate of what the …
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Sinn Fein head meets Hamas leader in Gaza
The leader of Irish Republican Army-linked Sinn Fein party met with the head of the internationally shunned Hamas government during a two-day visit to Gaza and said he plans to brief President Obama's …
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Shiite rally marks anniversary of fall of Baghdad
Tens of thousands of supporters of an anti-American cleric burned an effigy of ex-President George W. Bush on Thursday and demanded that U.S. troops leave Iraq in a rally marking the sixth anniversary …
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