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Breaking News Tue, 9 Mar 2010
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai walk together on the Presidential compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 8, 2010.
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   S Asia   US   War  
 BBC News 
Robert Gates warns of 'hard Afghan fight ahead'
| US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has warned that "hard fighting" lies ahead, in his first visit to Afghanistan since the launch of a major offensive there. | After meeting military chiefs... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen)
In this photo released by the Royal Thai Navy, shirtless Rohingya migrants sit on the ground on an island after they were arrested by Thai navy officers in the Andaman sea on Dec. 12, 2008.
Bangladesh   Burma   Human Rights   Photos   Refugees  
 BBC News 
Bangladesh 'ignoring plight' of starving Burma refugees
| An American medical charity has warned that thousands of Burmese refugees in Bangladesh are facing starvation. | Physicians for Human Rights said government authorities are preventing the Rohingya, ... (photo: AP / Royal Thai Navy)
U.S. Army Soldiers run towards a helicopter that brings a re-supply of ammunition to Combat Outpost Cherkatah, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2009. The Soldiers are deployed with Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith  m&c 
Gates warns of "more dark days" and "much fighting" in Afghan war
| Kabul - US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates warned on Monday that NATO allies would see 'more dark days' and 'much fighting ahead' in Afghanistan, but insisted that there were also reasons for opti... (photo: Public Domain / The U.S. Army)
Afghan   Defence   Fighting   Nato   Photos  
INDIA-ELEPHANT-ZOO  Deccan Herald 
Shooting of Indian elephants in Nepal worry forest officials
Kolkata, Mar 8, (PTI): | Amidst reports of Indian elephants being shot by Nepalese authorities for straying into their borders, forest authorities in North Bengal say while they are stepping up securi... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Animals   Elephants   Forest   Indian   Photos  
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Pakistan's former cricketer and politician Imran Khan gestures as he speaks to journalists in Mumbai, India, Friday, Dec. 28, 2007. Zeenews
Pakistan has become a colony of the US: Imran Khan
Lahore: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said Pakistan is neither an Islamic nor a welfare state as it has become "a colony of the US". | "President Asif Ali Za... (photo: AP / Gautam Singh)
Lahore   Pakistan   Photos   US   politics  
Pakistani security officials and rescue workers stand next to a crater caused by a suicide car bombing on a building in Lahore, Pakistan on Monday, March 8, 2010. A suicide car bomber struck a building where police interrogate high-value suspects in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, killing scores of people and wounding dozens, officials said. Deccan Chronicle
8 dead in Lahore blast
8 dead in Lahore blast | Eight people were killed and 45 injured on Monday when a suicide bomber struck at a building housing an investigative agency in this Pakistani ci... (photo: AP / Hamza Ahmed)
Lahore   Pakistan   Photos   Taliban   Terrorism  
Pakistani police officers search a car at a checkpoint as the sun sets marking the end of the year on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan. The Times
Suicide bomb kills 11 in Lahore
| A suicide car bomb attack on a police intelligence unit in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore killed at least 11 people and wounded scores more during the morning rush... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary)
Al Qaeda   Lahore   Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism  
 A man identified as Adam Yehiye Gadahn, an American who the FBI believes attended al-Qaida training camps in Pakistan and served as an al-Qaida translator, speaks during part of a 41-minute video posted on an Islamic militant Web site Saturday, Sept. 2, China Daily
Pakistan arrests American-born al-Qaida
| KARACHI, Pakistan: The American-born spokesman for al-Qaida has been arrested by Pakistani intelligence officers in the southern city of Karachi, two officers and a gov... (photo: AP)
Al Qaida   Intelligence   Pakistan   Photos   US  
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian Christmas, battalion commander of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, talks to village elders and local Afghans during the shura, or consultation, being held at India Company's position in the city of Marjah in the Helmand province of Afghanistan Feb. 26, 2010. WorldNews.com
Shooting an Elephant and Why the U.S. Must Win in Iraq and Afghanistan
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | In "Shooting an Elephant," George Orwell wrote that, "When the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that ... (photo: USMC / Cpl. Michael J. Ayotte)
Afghanistan   Democracy   Iraq   Photos   US   War  
Politics Economy & Business
- China cuts Tibet-Nepal links ahead of uprising anniversary
- China tightens security ahead of Tibet anniversary (Roundup)
- Gyawali demands Maoists turn civilian for UML to quit
- Master Joseph Chau's sound advice
Buddhism-people-leader-spiritual-Tibet-Bodhgaya, India
Dalai's Arunachal visit reopens old wounds
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- IMF paints bleak economy picture
- Clear policy sought to boost exports
- Intl SMEs trade fair starts
- Improved year-end figures for travellers
Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal speaks to The Associated Press in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, June 13, 2009.
PM promises promotion of handicraft sector
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Education Health
- KJWP bandh affects Udayapur schools
- Veep for conflict-free education places
- Terror cuffs on computer lad
- New UK student visa rules come into effect
Computers-internet-business-trainings-Tibetans-exile-Dharamshala, India
Terror cuffs on computer lad
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- ANALYSIS - U.S. politicians may unite in obesity battle
- China and India Join Climate Accord
- Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks
- Merck and Sanofi Combine Animal Health Units
** ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JULY 3 ** Trisha Leu, 17, who has lost 60 pounds since undergoing gastric band surgery in March, weeds the garden in the front yard of her Wheeling, Ill., home, Wednesday, June 28, 2006. The American Medical Association is considering a proposal to label children in the highest weight category as "obese" instead of the current term, "overweight." Trisha dislikes the term obese because she thinks "it sounds mean. It doesn't sound good." (AP Photo/Stacie Freudenberg)
ANALYSIS - U.S. politicians may unite in obesity battle
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Travel Buddhism
- Tune Hotels.com to open 15 hotels across greater London, UK
- JetEscapes offers Indian travellers exclusive holiday packag
- Daily flights to Paris soon
- Singapore Tourism Board forecasts record numbers for 2010
Emirates Airbus
Emirates to launch first airbus A380 services to China
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- Dalai's Arunachal visit reopens old wounds
- For Psychic, Suit Came as Surprise
- China and India's turf war in Nepal
- Nepal can emulate Malaysia's tourism success story
Buddhism-people-leader-spiritual-Tibet-Bodhgaya, India
Dalai's Arunachal visit reopens old wounds
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