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US missile strikes kill over 50 Taliban in Pakistan (2nd Roundup)

Jul 8, 2009, 17:07 GMT

Islamabad - More than 50 people were killed Wednesday in two separate strikes by US pilotless aircraft on Taliban in Pakistan's ungoverned tribal region near Afghan border, security officials said. ... more

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Pakistan says uprooted civilians can return home next week (Roundup)

Jul 9, 2009, 14:10 GMT

Islamabad - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday announced that nearly 2 million people displaced by the military operation against the Taliban in the north-western region could start returning next week. ... more

Indian and Pakistani prime ministers to meet next week in Egypt

Jul 9, 2009, 13:32 GMT

Islamabad - Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of a summit next week in Egypt, with the hope of resuming peace talks between the two countries, a Pakistani official said on Thursday. ... more

Death toll from tainted alcohol rises in India

Jul 9, 2009, 13:04 GMT

New Delhi - The death toll from tainted alcohol in India's Gujarat state rose to at least 76 on Thursday, the NDTV news channel reported. ... more

Sri Lankan government tells Red Cross to scale down its operations

Jul 9, 2009, 12:49 GMT

Colombo - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is scaling down its operations in Sri Lanka following an order from the Sri Lankan government, the Red Cross said on Thursday. ... more

Powerful blast near Afghan capital kills 25 people (Roundup)

Jul 9, 2009, 12:27 GMT

Kabul - Twenty-one civilians and four police officers were killed Thursday in a car bombing in the central Afghan province of Logar, while two NATO soldiers and 15 militants were killed in the southern region, officials said. ... more