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Troops assault key Sri Lanka pass
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:11:27 GMT
The Sri Lankan army says heavy fighting is under way as troops attack Elephant Pass, the key link to the Jaffna peninsula.
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Pakistan al-Qaeda leaders 'dead'
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:53:50 GMT
Al-Qaeda's operations chief in Pakistan and another top aide are believed to have been killed, US intelligence sources say.
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Slum blaze in Pakistan kills 40
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:22:35 GMT
At least 40 people are killed when fire engulfs homes in a shanty town in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say.
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Indian shares rattled by scandal
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:01:26 GMT
India's main share index falls 3% on fears that an accounting scandal may prompt foreign investors to withdraw funds.
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Poll bid for Bollywood star Dutt
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:16:49 GMT
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, sentenced to jail for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bombings, may stand in India's election.
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Afghan foetus 'aborted by razor'
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:38:29 GMT
The family of a 14-year-old Afghan rape victim are accused of removing her foetus using a razor without anaesthetic.
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Taleban 'release tribal elders'
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:21:07 GMT
Taleban militants in Pakistan's tribal region free 13 elders they took hostage three days ago, a spokesman for the militants says.
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India IT firm faces scandal probe
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:17:07 GMT
Satyam faces an investigation and sees its stock suspended after its boss quit over an accounting scandal.
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Double strike takes hold in India
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:59:05 GMT
A strike by oil workers on top of one by transport operators is affecting fuel supplies and the price of goods.
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Fond farewell
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:37:48 GMT
Bollywood's light-hearted goodbye to Bush
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