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Deadly attacks hit Pakistan election offices

Two attacks targeting election offices in Pakistan have killed six people and injured nine others, in the latest violence ahead of historic polls next month.

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Musharraf put on remand over Bhutto killing

Musharraf was first attached to the killing by the Anti-Terrorism Court in February 2011A Pakistani court has ordered a three-day house arrest on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto more than five years ago, a prosecutor has said.

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Afghan Taliban 'investigate' captives

The Afghan Taliban have said they were investigating the backgrounds of a group of foreigners seized on Sunday, but that the captives were being treated "humanely".

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Workers protest in Dhaka over factory deaths

garment factory workers have protested in the capitalThousands of garment factory workers have protested in the capital, Dhaka, over the death of about 200 workers in building collapse, as rescuers continued to hunt for survivors, local media have reported.

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Earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan

At least seven people have been killed, dozens injured and many homes destroyed when a powerful earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, officials said.

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Scores dead in Bangladesh building collapse

Rescue workers continue search for survivors trapped under rubbleAt least 87 people have been killed and many more are feared dead after an eight-storey building collapsed in the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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India asks China to withdraw border troops

India has accused Chinese soldiers of launching an incursion far into Indian territory, the latest flare-up of tension between the two Asian giants over their de facto boundary in the Himalayas.

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Security tight as Musharraf appears in court

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has appeared before an anti-terrorism court over the murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, officials said.

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Afghan Taliban say abducted foreigners 'fine'

A group of foreigners abducted by Taliban in eastern Afghanistan are well and have been moved to a "safe area" inside the country, a spokesman for the militants has said.

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EU lifts Myanmar sanctions amid criticism

The European Union has lifted the last of the bloc's trade, economic and individual sanctions against Myanmar, in response to the South Asian country's political reforms.

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Protests continue in India over rape of child

Hundreds of people have protested for the second day outside government buildings and residences of top politicians in India's capital, New Delhi, angry at the conduct of police dealing with the kidnapping and rape of a five-year-old girl.

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