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Crime in Afghanistan: The Kabul police chief, the plague of kidnapping, and the meaning of fear

(Guardian) General Ali Shah Khan Paktiwal, the chief of the Kabul criminal investigation department, sits forward in his chair, stubs out a Marlboro Red and...

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Pakistani PM escapes assassination bid

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Shots were fired at Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's motorcade on Wednesday but he was not hurt, his spokesman said....

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Cyprus rivals begin peace talks

(BBC News) Rival leaders of the divided island of Cyprus are meeting to launch negotiations aimed at resolving the dispute....

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Nuclear states mull U.S.-India deal again as clock ticks

VIENNA (Reuters) - Forty-five nations meet on Thursday to try to bridge differences over a move to lift a ban on nuclear trade with India,...

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Levy Mwanawasa buried in Zambia

(BBC News) The late Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa is being buried at a sombre ceremony in the capital, Lusaka....

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Community Radio - Balm in Troubled Areas

UPI, Mindanao (IPS) Amidst the raging conflict between government forces and Muslim rebels on the island of Mindanao, the religiously mixed population in the North...

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