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15 Dead in Clash between Pakistani Militant Groups

Posted June 25th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
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Officials in northwest Pakistan say 15 militants have been killed in a clash between rival militant Islamist groups. Authorities say several people were wounded Saturday in the battle in the Orakzai tribal region near the Afghan border. It was not immediately clear what caused the clash. In the south, officials say a bomb partially exploded […]

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Egypt Decides It Does Not Need World Bank, IMF Funding

Posted June 25th, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
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Egypt says it has cut its budget deficit for the next year and now will not have to seek international financial assistance to help pay for its governmental operations. Egypt’s economy was buffeted during the political upheaval that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak in February, with foreign tourists staying home and many Egyptian workers disrupting […]

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60 Dead, 120 Wounded in Afghan Hospital Blast

Posted June 25th, 2011 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
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Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber set off a huge blast Saturday at a hospital in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 60 people. The Afghan Health Ministry says the explosion in Logar province, about 40 kilometers from the capital, Kabul, wounded another 120 people. Women and children were among the casualties. The Taliban has […]

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15 Missing, Thousands Displaced in Philippines Flooding

Posted June 25th, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
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Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Meari continue to fall Saturday in the Philippines capital of Manila and surrounding provinces. Officials say at least 15 people are missing and more than 75,000 have had to abandon their homes. While the storm only brushed the eastern side of the country, it still brought torrential rain for most […]

15 Dead in Clash between Pakistani Militant Groups

Posted June 25th, 2011 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
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Officials in northwest Pakistan say 15 militants have been killed in a clash between rival militant Islamist groups. Authorities say several people were wounded Saturday in the battle in the Orakzai tribal region near the Afghan border. It was not immediately clear what caused the clash.

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30 Dead, 45 Wounded in Afghan Hospital Blast

Posted June 25th, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
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Officials in eastern Afghanistan say a suicide car bomber has attacked a hospital, killing at least 30 people. Authorities say 45 people were wounded Saturday in the explosion at the medical facility in Logar province. Meanwhile, authorities in northern Afghanistan say a bicycle bomb has exploded in a bazaar, killing 10 people, including a police […]

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Taiwan May Open Parliament to Chinese Tourists

Posted June 25th, 2011 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
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Taiwan’s parliamentary speaker says he will consider opening the legislative floor to Chinese tourists so they can learn about how democracy works on the island. According to local media, lawmaker Wu Yu-sheng of the ruling Nationalist Party proposed late Friday that if Chinese tourists are allowed more access to the operations of Taiwan’s democracy, it […]

South Korea Marks 61st Anniversary of Start of Korean War

Posted June 25th, 2011 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
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South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik has urged North Korea to work for peace on the Korean peninsula and stop what he called “reckless military provocation.” Speaking Saturday during a ceremony in Seoul marking the 61st anniversary of the start of the Korean War, Mr. Kim invited the North to join the path “where 70 […]

10 Killed in Afghan Blast

Posted June 25th, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
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Authorities in northern Afghanistan say a bicycle bomb has exploded in a bazaar, killing 10 people, including a police officer. Officials said Saturday 24 people, including five women and a policeman, were wounded in the blast late Friday in the Khanabad district of Kunduz province. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the […]

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Colleagues of Chinese Artist Released from Detention

Posted June 25th, 2011 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
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Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has confirmed that four of his associates were freed from detention this week, soon after he was released from prison on bail. Ai was released Wednesday after nearly three months in detention. He is one of the most prominent activists detained in China’s crackdown on dissent, which began in […]

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