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India ruling Congress ahead as voting ends new
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
India's month-long general election ended today with the ruling Congress-led coalition forecast to be leading over the opposition Hindu-nationalist alliance.
Pakistani army ordered to avoid civilian casualties new
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Pakistan's army chief today ordered his men to ensure civilian casualties are kept to a minimum, even if that meant danger for them, in an offensive against Taliban militants in the Swat valley.
Red Cross worker killed in Sri Lanka shelling new
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Shelling killed a Red Cross worker inside Sri Lanka's war zone today, the aid agency said, while troops and the Tamil Tigers battled in an intensifying fight to the finish of Asia's longest modern war.
Pakistan's moderate clerics speak out against Taliban
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Pakistan's moderate clerics, for years mute in the face of growing Islamist influence, are mobilising support for the government as it battles the Taliban, warning that militants could take over the country.
Philippine governor escapes bomb attack
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
A bomb-rigged motorcycle exploded today near a convoy carrying the governor of a southern Philippines island where al-Qa'ida-linked rebels are active, wounding a mayor and at least three security escorts, officials said.
Swat exodus: the human tide
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
They have walked for days, forsaking their homes to escape Pakistan's campaign against the Taliban. And these refugees are the lucky ones.
Forty-nine killed after hospital attacked in Sri Lanka
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
A mortar shell struck the only functioning medical facility in Sri Lanka's northern war zone yesterday, throwing bloody bodies into the dirt outside and killing 49 people, a government health official said. It was the second time this month the hospital has been hit.
Climate debate has little policy impact on Indian polls
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
India's main parties are offering environment plans in their manifestos for the first time, but the chances of climate policies to limit emissions after the election are slim because of low public awareness.
Jailed US journalist may leave Iran next week
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
US-born journalist Roxana Saberi is in good spirits and may leave Iran next week after she was acquitted on charges of spying for the United States, her lawyer said today.
Sri Lanka brushes off criticism of civilian deaths
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Sri Lankan troops broke through Tamil Tiger defenses today and the government brushed off Western criticism of civilian deaths as a rebel-orchestrated bid for a last-minute reprieve.
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