Death toll in Afghan avalanches reaches 166 - Summary
Kabul - Rescue operations were almost complete on Wednesday as the death toll from a series of avalanches in northern Afghanistan reached 166, officials said. On Monday, dozens of avalanches, the deadliest in recent Afghan memory, struck the Salang...
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Suicide bombing kills 10 in north-west Pakistan - Summary
Islamabad - At least 10 tribal policemen were killed in a suicide bombing that targeted a security convoy in Pakistan's north-western region near the Afghan border, officials said Wednesday. Fifteen policemen were injured in the bombing that took pla...
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UN predicts Afghan opium crop to drop in 2010 - Summary
Kabul - Afghanistan this year is likely to produce less opium, the raw material for heroin and a major source of revenue for its Taliban-led insurgency, as yields decrease, a UN survey released Wednesday found. Although an assessment conducted by the...
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Military helicopter crash kills two in Pakistan
Islamabad - Two Pakistani soldiers died in a helicopter crash on Wednesday in the north-western tribal region bordering Afghanistan, the military said. The servicemen were on board a two-seat AH-1F Cobra helicopter gunship which came down because of ...
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Malaysian police arrest seven Iranians in drug bust
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian police arrested seven Iranians including one woman and seized a total of 3.8 million ringgit (1.08 million dollars) worth of methamphetamines, a news report said Wednesday. The suspects were nabbed in five separate raids in t...
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Suspect seeks change of judge in Philippine massacre trial
Manila - Lawyers for the primary suspect in a November massacre of 57 people in the southern Philippines called on the judge to recuse herself Wednesday. Sigfrid Fortun alleged that Judge Jocelyn Solis had shown bias against his client, Datu Andal Am...
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Thai police nab two-fingered Yakuza suspect on murder rap
Bangkok - Thai police said Wednesday that they had arrested a two-fingered Japanese national suspected of being a Yakuza, or Japanese gang, member. Anai Kenichi, 41, was arrested Sunday in Bangkok at the request of Japanese authorities, Lieutenant Ge...
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UN predicts Afghan opium crop to drop in 2010
Kabul - Afghanistan this year is likely to produce less opium, the raw material for heroin and a major source of revenue for its Taliban-led insurgency, as yields decrease, a UN survey released Wednesday found. Although an assessment conducted by the...
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Islamic militants seize two workers in southern Philippines
Manila - Suspected Muslim militants seized two construction workers in the southern Philippines, military and police officials said Wednesday. The victims were seized Tuesday by suspected Abu Sayyaf rebels in Maimbung town on Jolo Island, 1,000 kilom...
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