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New Delhi |
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China leader vows better India ties |
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 Karachi |
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Pakistani politician is shot dead| Zahra Shahid Hussain, the senior VP of Pakistan's Movement for Justice party (PTI), has been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi | |
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| Fri. |
Kabul |
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Afghan MPs to debate women's rights |
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| Wed. |
 Kabul |
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15 killed, including 6 Americans, after car bomb hits US convoy A suicide bomber has blown himself up near a convoy of foreign armoured cars in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, the provincial police chief sa...
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 Bangladesh |
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Cyclone bears down on Bay of Bengal 
Map of Bay of Bengal Bangladesh| Cyclone Mahasen is bearing down on the Bay of Bengal, with thousands of people ordered to evacuate low-lying areas in Bangladesh and Burma | |
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| May. 13 |
Myanmar |
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Rohingya boat sinks off west Burma
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| May. 12 |
Pakistan |
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Sharif closes in on Pakistan majority |
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Pakistan |
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Nawaz Sharif in talks on new government |
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| May. 11 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan's Sharif declares election victory | Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence Saturday. A remarkable comeback for a leader once top... | |
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| May. 10 |
Bangladesh |
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Survivor pulled from Bangladesh rubble Map of Dhaka Bangladesh| 'I'm alive!' a woman's voice as workers approached the basement 16 days after the building had collapsed and 10 days since rescuers had given up | |
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| May. 9 |
Bangladesh |
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Dhaka collapse toll passes 1,000 Map of Dhaka Bangladesh| The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial accident has passed 1,000 as recovery teams continue to find more bodies in the wreckage | |
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| May. 8 |
Bangladesh |
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8 killed in Bangladesh garment factory fire |
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| May. 7 |
Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh death toll climbs above 700 |
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| May. 5 |
Bangladesh |
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Police break up Dhaka Islamist unrest
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| May. 4 |
Kandahar |
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5 US troops killed in southern Afghanistan |
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| May. 2 |
Bangladesh |
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Dhaka collapse death toll passes 500
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Pakistan |
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Bhutto murder prosecutor shot dead
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| May. 1 |
Bangladesh |
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Death toll from Bangladesh building collapse climbs above 400 |
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| Apr. 29 |
Bangladesh |
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Tragedy spurs nationwide probe of garment factories |
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| Apr. 28 |
Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh rescuers' hopes fade |
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Bangladesh |
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Fire in wrecked Bangladesh building
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Bangladesh |
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Collapsed Dhaka building owner held |
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| Apr. 26 |
Bangladesh |
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Arrests over Dhaka building collapse |
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Bangladesh |
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Survivors found in collapsed factory
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| Apr. 24 |
Bangladesh |
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Frantic search for Dhaka survivors
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Bangladesh |
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More than 600 dead in Dhaka collapse Map of Dhaka Bangladesh Many more are feared trapped after an eight-storey building collapsed on the outskirts of the capital
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| Apr. 23 |
Bangladesh |
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Eight-storey building collapses in Bangladesh |
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| Apr.19 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistani police arrest Pervez Musharraf Map of Islamabad Pakistan Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been arrested on charges relating to the unlawful detention of judges in 2007
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| Apr.5 |
 Mumbai |
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Mumbai building collapse toll rises The death toll from the collapse of a building near the Indian city of Mumbai has risen to more than 60, police say
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| Mar.24 |
Karachi |
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Musharraf returns to Pakistan Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has arrived back in Pakistan, ending four years of self-imposed exile and defying death threats
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| Mar.17 |
India |
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Six held over rape of Swiss woman |
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| Mar.10 |
New Delhi |
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Delhi rape accused is found dead |
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| Mar.3 |
Karachi |
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Double blasts killed 25, wound dozens in Karachi |
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| Feb.21 |
Southern India |
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Indian city shaken by blasts; 12 dead
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| Jan.15 |
Pakistan |
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Supreme Court orders arrest of prime minister for corruption |
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| Jan.10 |
West Pakistan |
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Nearly 100 killed in bomb blasts Map of Quetta Pakistan Twin blasts at a snooker hall in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta have killed 81 people and injured more than 120
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| Jan.7 |
New Delhi |
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Charges for Delhi rape suspects |
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| Jan.5 |
Kashmir |
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India 'kills Pakistani soldier in Kashmir' |
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| Jan.1 |
NW Pakistan |
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Pakistan charity workers killed |
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| Dec.29 |
New Delhi |
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Delhi rape victim's funeral held |
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| Dec.23 |
New Delhi |
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Indian prime minister appeals for peace |
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New Delhi |
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Thousands defy protest ban in India |
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| Nov.25 |
Bangladesh |
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Second fire breaks out at clothes factory Map of Dhaka Bangladesh A fire has broken out in a multi-storey building housing clothes-making factories in the capital two days after a blaze in another clothes factory
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| Nov.20 |
Mumbai |
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Mumbai attack gunman Qasab executed |
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| Oct.9 |
NW Pakistan |
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Girl who spoke out against Taliban shot in Pakistan 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai was awarded Pakistan's first National Peace Prize for her online diary reporting on the Taliban's ban on educat...
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| Sep.21 |
Karachi |
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Deadly film protests in Pakistan |
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| Sep.11 |
Karachi |
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Death toll from Karachi factory fire soars |
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| Jul.31 |
India |
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Half of India left without power |
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| May.23 |
Peshawar |
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Pakistani doctor in bin Laden raid gets 33 years in prison |
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| Apr.20 |
Pakistan |
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No survivors from Pakistan plane crash A commercial airplane carrying 127 people crashed in Islamabad just before it was to land at a nearby airport. Poor weather is a possible fa...
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| Apr.14 |
NW Pakistan |
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Pakistan attack frees prisoners |
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| Apr.7 |
Pakistan |
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135 Pakistani soldiers trapped in avalanche
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| Apr.1 |
Myanmar |
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Suu Kyi wins Myanmar election
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| Mar.10 |
Kandahar |
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US soldier kills Afghan civilians
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| Feb.24 |
Kabul |
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Afghan Koran protests reach deadly peak |
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| Feb.21 |
Afghanistan |
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Nato in Afghanistan Koran apology US Gen John R Allen, the Nato commander in Afghanistan, has apologised over reports foreign troops may have burnt copies of the Koran
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| Feb.7 |
Maldives |
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Police revolt topples Maldives president |
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| Jan.3 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban ready for talks 'with foreigners' |
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| Dec.8 |
India |
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At least 89 died in fire in Calcutta hospital fire
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| Nov.26 |
Pakistan |
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Nato admits Pakistan troop deaths
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| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
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Ex-Afghanistan president assassinated |
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| Sep.13 |
Pakistan |
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Floods kill more than 200 in Pakistan |
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Kabul |
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Militants fire on U.S. Embassy |
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| Aug.16 |
New Delhi |
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India activist on fast in prison |
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| Aug.6 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban 'kill 30 elite US forces' |
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| May.1 |
Pakistan |
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U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said
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| Jan.4 |
Pakistan |
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Governor Taseer assassinated |
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| Nov.13 |
 Myanmar |
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Burma releases Aung San Suu Kyi The military authorities have released the pro-democracy leader from house arrest. She told thousands of supporters they had to 'work in uni...
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| Aug.1 |
NW Pakistan |
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More than 1,100 dead in flooding Another 30,000 people were stuck on their rooftops and in higher areas as they tried to escape rushing floodwaters
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| Jul.27 |
Pakistan |
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Plane crashes in Pakistan capital |
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| May.27 |
India |
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100 dead after 'sabotage' derails train |
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| May.21 |
Southern India |
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Plane crash leaves about 160 dead |
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| Apr.13 |
Western China |
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Hundreds dead in 6.9 earthquake |
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| Feb.15 |
Karachi |
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Top Taliban commander captured |
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| Jan.1 |
NW Pakistan |
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Terror attack kills 93 at volleyball match
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| Dec.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack
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| Nov.2 |
Kabul |
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Karzai declared elected president
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| Oct.28 |
Peshawar |
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Car bomb kills at least 100 in market |
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| Oct.20 |
Kabul |
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Karzai accepts election runoff |
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| Oct.17 |
Tribal Areas |
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Major Pakistani ground offensive begins
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| Oct.16 |
Maldives |
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Cabinet meets underwater |
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| Oct.14 |
Lahore |
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38 killed as police offices attacked |
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| Aug.7 |
Tribal Areas |
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Pakistani Taliban leader 'killed' |
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| Jul.5 |
Western China |
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Scores killed in China protests
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| May.30 |
NW Pakistan |
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Pakistan secures key Swat Valley city |
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| May.18 |
Sri Lanka |
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Sri Lanka: Tamil leader has been killed |
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| May.15 |
Sri Lanka |
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Sri Lanka claims last rebel area taken
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West Pakistan |
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Thousands flee fighting |
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| May.12 |
Sri Lanka |
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War zone hospital 'hit'
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| Apr.22 |
NW Pakistan |
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Taliban claims victory near Islamabad
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| Feb.25 |
Bangladesh |
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Guard mutiny 'spreads' |
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| Jan.25 |
Sri Lanka |
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Troops have taken key rebel stronghold
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| Nov.26 |
Mumbai |
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Scores killed in rampage In a brazen series of coordinated attacks, gunmen struck 10 sites across the city, killing scores of people and taking hostages in 2 luxury ...
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| Sep.6 |
Pakistan |
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Bhutto widower is new president |
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| Aug.18 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf resigns
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| Jun.13 |
Kandahar |
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Taliban jail raid frees hundreds |
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| May.28 |
Nepal |
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Nepal abolishes monarchy
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| May.6 |
Myanmar |
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
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| May.3 |
Myanmar |
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78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing
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| Mar.14 |
Tibet |
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Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows
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| Feb.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan |
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| Feb.18 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf party 'lagging in poll' |
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| Dec.27 |
Rawalpindi |
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated Former Prime Minister was assassinated outside a large gathering of her supporters where a suicide bomber also killed at least 20
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| Nov.27 |
Rawalpindi |
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Musharraf steps down as army chief |
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| Nov.18 |
Bangladesh |
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Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000 |
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| Nov.3 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf imposes emergency rule |
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| Oct.18 |
Karachi |
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Bombers target Bhutto's convoy, 136 killed |
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| Sep.24 |
Myanmar |
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100,000 protest junta |
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| Sep.18 |
Myanmar |
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'1,000 monks' march |
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| Aug.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban |
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| Aug.3 |
India |
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Millions flee 'worst ever' floods |
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| Jul.9 |
Pakistan |
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Soldiers storm mosque |
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| Oct.30 |
Tribal Areas |
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'Al Qaeda school' attack: 80 dead |
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| Oct.16 |
Sri Lanka |
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Blast 'kills 90' sailors |
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| Jul.11 |
Mumbai |
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200 killed in train blasts |
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| Oct.7 |
Pakistan |
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Major quake kills thousands A magnitude 7.6 earthquake epicenter was 60 miles north-northeast of Islamabad and 6 miles below the surface
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| Nov.12 |
Kabul |
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Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul |
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| Oct.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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US begins military strike Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
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| Jun.1 |
Nepal |
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Crown prince kills royal family |
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| Jan.26 |
Gujarat |
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7.9 Earthquake killed 30,000 people
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