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Video of Quetta Attack From Pakistani Television
Pakistani coverage of a deadly attack on a Shiite protest in the city of Quetta and clashes in the aftermath between angry mourners and local police.
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Quake of 7.0 Hits New Zealand
A major earthquake hit west of the city early Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said.
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Quake of 7.0 Hits New Zealand
A major earthquake hit west of the city early Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said.
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The Saturday Profile: At First She Didn’t Succeed, but She Tried and Tried Again (960 Times)
Cha Sa-soon, 69, has become a national symbol for perseverance in South Korea — and she can legally hit the road.
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Earthquake hits south New Zealand
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck New Zealand's South Island, the US Geological Survey says.
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From Hiding, Indonesian Defends Free Expression
With a jail sentence looming and vigilantes after him, the editor of Indonesia’s now-defunct Playboy magazine says he was never in the pornography business.
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Punk'd, Iraqi-Style, at a Checkpoint
The show "Put Him in [Camp] Bucca" has drawn protests but has stayed on air throughout Ramadan, broadcasting pranks on Iraqi celebrities.
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Anthrax outbreak hits Bangladesh
Officials in northern Bangladesh battle to contain an anthrax outbreak that has infected more than 250 people.
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S Lanka panel lost in translation
A key witness at the commission set up to examine the last years of Sri Lanka's civil war complains his testimony was not properly interpreted.
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Explosion at Shiite Protest Kills at Least 40 in Pakistan
The explosion, two days after an other attack, led to further protests as grieving mourners went on rampage, clashing with the police and setting fire to vehicles and motorcycles parked nearby.
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Another Lengthy Gridlock in China
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School in gay kookaburra song row
An Australian head teacher is under fire after removing the word gay from the famous song Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree.
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Attack in Tajikistan Highlights Fears of Militancy
A car rigged with explosives rammed into a police station in northern Tajikistan, wounding at least 25 people in an apparent suicide attack, Tajik police officials said.
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New traffic jam halts China highway
More than 10,000 vehicles are stuck in a 120km (75-mile) traffic jam on China's Beijing to Tibet motorway.
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Deadly bomb hits Pakistan rally
An explosion kills at least five people at a rally organised by Shia Muslim students in Pakistan's south-western city of Quetta.
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Attack on Pakistani Muslim Shiites Kills 5
Police say a blast at a Shiite procession has killed at least 5 people in southwestern Pakistan in the third deadly attack this week on the country’s religious minorities.
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Japan charges jewel gang 'thief'
Japanese prosecutors charge an alleged member of the Pink Panther gang of international jewel thieves with stealing a tiara and other jewellery worth £2.2m in Tokyo in 2007.
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India Marxists take back village
Communist supporters in India's West Bengal have taken control of a key village that they were driven out of by Maoist rebels a year ago.
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China warships end Burma visit
The first visit of Chinese warships to Burma ends as top Burmese leader Than Shwe prepares to visit Beijing, highlighting the two country's close ties.
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Indian wrestlers fail dope tests
Four Indian wrestlers from the Commonwealth Games team face suspension after failing dope tests barely a month before the beginning of the event.
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