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Malegaon blast accused booked under tough law

Mumbai :: India | about 17 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: The Hindustan Times

One more suspect would be arrested soon, ATS chief Hemant Karkare said at a press conference in Mumbai...Currently, the proceedings are underway at a court in Nashik district, under which Malegaon falls...He said that ATS' current "focus" was only on...

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Dead teen's mom testifies in cyberbullying trial

Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 8 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by petergill

Tina Meier often sat with her daughter while she was online to ensure nothing fishy was happening. Lori Drew wanted to find out what kind of nasty rumors were being spread about her daughter. Both women — once neighbors and...

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Suicide bomber wounds two U.S. soldiers

Khowst :: Afghanistan | about 4 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by vishnughimire

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber wounded two U.S. soldiers and some Afghans in an attack in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, a U.S. military spokesman said. The Taliban insurgency has intensified over the past two years and the...

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Indian Navy praised for sinking Somali pirates, by Susan Kumar--...

Mumbai :: India | about 10 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by BiodunIginla

by Susan Kumar--reporting for Biodun Iginla @ BBC News London in transit from Paris to Minneapolis--in Mumbai Search term Explore the BBC BBC News Updated every minute of every day One-Minute World News News Front Page Africa Americas Asia-Pacific Europe...

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Sri Lankan army capture tiger defence line.

Colombo :: Sri Lanka | about 7 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by aarana

Sri Lankan Government troops took control of an eight-km-stretch in Muhalamai, north of the tiger's stronghold of Kilinochchi after six days of bitter fighting. Sri Lankan troops on Thursday overran a strategic defence line of the Tamil tigers in Muhalamai...

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Pakistan Protests Missile Strikes

Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 15 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: Voice of America

There is a widespread anger and outrage in Pakistan over the latest suspected U.S. missile strike against a terrorist target deep inside the country. Taliban militants have threatened to launch revenge attacks across Pakistan unless the United States puts an...

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Suicide bomber attacks Nato base in Afghanistan

Kabul :: Afghanistan | about 10 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: Gulf News

The bomber detonated himself at the gate of the base, an Afghan district official in Khost province said.

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68% turnout in Chhatisgarh polls

New Delhi :: India | about 10 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: The Economic Times

Chhattisgarh recorded an impressive 68% voting in the eight districts that went to polls during the second and final phase of voting in the state on Thursday. The first phase of polls, held in 29 of the 90 seats spread...

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Life sentence to 21 CPM workers in murder case

Kolkata :: India | about 14 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: Time of India

have been sentenced to life term by a local court here in a two-year-old case of murder of their party leader. The additional district and sessions judge of Arambagh's first track court, Goutam Sengupta, on Wednesday sentenced 21 party workers...

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Three CPM leaders injured in tribal attack

Bānkura :: India | about 14 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: Time of India

leaders were injured when tribal attacked them with bows and arrows in West Bengal's Bankura district, police sources said today. Ranjit Hembran, a former pachayat samiti sabhapati and Ramu Duley and Tulu Hembran, zonal committee leaders were on their way...

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