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Afghanistan Sikhs, already marginalized, are pushed to the brink
KABUL, Afghanistan — Outsiders may have trouble distinguishing between the turbans worn by Afghan Sikhs, with their tighter folds, varied colors and tucked-in edges, and those worn by Afghan Muslims, usually black or white with the end hanging...
Tags: Taliban, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Politics, National Government
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The Week Ahead: Syria festers, Cuba connects, China's Xi tours
No escaping the conundrum of Syria's war Monday-Tuesday, June 3-4 – Russian and European leaders face an agenda packed with economic and political issues at their two-day summit in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg. But as with most...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Judges, Wars and Interventions, Justice and Rights, China
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Indian state on high alert following deadly Maoist attack
NEW DELHI – India’s central Chhattisgarh state remained on high alert Sunday as top leaders condemned an audacious, well-planned attack by Maoist insurgents that killed at least 24 people, the largest in recent years. The assault took...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Wars and Interventions, Malaria, Weaponry
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Nawaz Sharif may give Pakistan-India relations a boost
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Indian-Pakistani relations, for years fraught with tension, appear on the surface to have received a boost from the stunning electoral comeback by former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Since Sharif's decisive...
Tags: Pakistan, National Government, Politics, Elections, Islamabad (Pakistan)
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Afghan security concerns to ease after 2014, Karzai says
NEW DELHI -- Afghan security after the departure of foreign combat troops in 2014 will become easier because of the ill-advised, misdirected and often corrupt ways NATO and its contractors have pursued the "war on terror," Afghan President Hamid Karzai...
Tags: Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, National Government, Politics
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Alleged revenge attack hospitalizes Pakistani inmate in India
A Pakistani prisoner in a Kashmir jail was attacked and suffered serious head injuries Friday morning, one day after outrage erupted in India over the death of an Indian prisoner in Pakistan. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said the attack was “...
Tags: Pakistan, India, Prisons
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Death of jailed Indian in Pakistan causes furor
The death of an Indian prisoner attacked behind bars in Pakistan set off an uproar Thursday, as protests erupted and the Indian government demanded justice in the politically sensitive case. Sarabjit Singh had spent more than two decades in Pakistani...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Pakistan, India, National Government, Politics
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India orders Italian envoy to stay put as two nations clash
NEW DELHI – India ratcheted up its diplomatic standoff with Rome over a shooting incident last year, issuing orders at major airports and seaports Friday that the Italian ambassador was not allowed to leave the country without permission. The move...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Italy, India, Politics, Amnesty International
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Twin bombings kill at least 11 in southern Indian city
NEW DELHI — At least 11 people were killed and 75 wounded when twin blasts struck a busy bus terminal, market and theater district Thursday in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. Given the intensity of the explosives, which according to early...
Tags: Explosions, Politics, Emergency Incidents, Government, Government Ministers
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India bribery scandal threatens to ground $750-million copter deal
NEW DELHI – India’s defense minister threatened Wednesday to cancel a $750-million helicopter deal with an Italian defense company if an official investigation proves contracts were secured through kickbacks, in the latest corruption scandal...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Elections, Bribery, Government
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Death of Indian rape victim spurs reflection, calls for reform
The gang rape that took the life of a 23-year-old Indian medical student has catapulted the young woman into martyrdom and galvanized an outraged nation to demand better protection of its women. In place of New Year’s Eve revelry, Indians gathered...Tags: United Nations, Labor Legislation, Politics, Judges, Rape
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Body of woman who was gang-raped on a bus in India's capital is cremated in private ceremony
NEW DELHI (AP) — A young woman who died after being gang-raped and beaten on a bus in India's capital was cremated Sunday amid an outpouring of anger and grief by millions across the country demanding greater protection for women from sexual...
Tags: Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, India, Abusive Behavior, Rape
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