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Pakistan 'gang rape' accused acquitted
A Pakistani court Thursday overturned the convictions of five men sentenced to death in 2002 for raping a woman on the orders of a tribal council for her brother's alleged affair, officials said.
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Blast hits Pakistan-Iran rail link
Suspected tribal militants in Pakistan's troubled southwest blew up a key railway track linking the country with neighbouring Iran, officials said Thursday.
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Torrential rains kill 14 in Quetta
At least 14 people were killed and more than 25,000 driven from their homes as torrential rains lashed southwestern Pakistan, still recovering from last month's devastating floods, officials said Thursday.
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Nepal braces for more Maoist blockades
Nepal's pro-royal government said Thursday it was stockpiling food and fuel as it braced for more protests by Maoist rebels and tightened security, asking citizens to carry identity cards.
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Manmohan wants stronger ties with China
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday emphasised the need for strengthening ties between India and China as both the developing countries faced similar problems.
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Sri Lanka Says
Donors failed to keep tsunami aid promises
International donors who outbid each other to pledge tsunami relief to Sri Lanka have failed to deliver and the island has received only a fraction of the promised cash, a top official said Thursday.
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Cleric jailed over Bali bombings
Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, accused of leading an Al-Qaeda-linked group blamed for attacks across Asia, was jailed for two-and-a-half-years Thursday for involvement in the Bali bombings.
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Car bombs kill five Iraqi policemen
Two car bombs exploded near Iraq's Interior Ministry in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least five policemen and wounding several in violence that threatened to overshadow efforts to form a new government.
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N Korea ends missile-test moratorium
North Korea Thursday ended a self-imposed moratorium on testing long-range missiles and said "hostile" US policy was forcing it to develop its nuclear arsenal, prompting immediate condemnation from Japan.
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Naples police arrest 42 in anti-Mafia sweep
Naples police began a massive anti-Mafia sweep at dawn on Thursday, making 42 arrests amid a bloody clan war that has claimed dozens of lives, Italian security forces said.
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Iraq extends emergency laws for 30 more days
Iraq said Thursday it has extended the state of emergency for another 30 days from February 28, giving the government the right to impose curfews and restrict movement around the country.
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