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ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistani authorities were on Thursday questioning at least five US nationals with alleged links to Al-Qaeda, arrested on suspicion of plotting a militant strike, police and officials said. Full Story »
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NEW DELHI (AFP) - India announced on Thursday that it planned to create the country's 29th state, after a hunger strike by a regional leader and escalating protests from supporters. Full Story »
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OSLO (AFP) - US President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was "unambiguous" about his July 2011 date for the start of a US drawdown in Afghanistan, adding there should be no debate about his decision. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday urged India to cooperate with Pakistan in fighting terrorism rather than accuse Islamabad of complicity in the scourge. Full Story »
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GUWAHATI, India (AFP) - A bomb at a crowded marketplace killed four people on Thursday in India's insurgency-racked northeastern state of Assam, police said. Full Story »
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NEW DELHI (AFP) - India said on Thursday it would seek the extradition of a Pakistani-American held in the United States to face charges over last year's attacks in Mumbai which killed 166 people. Full Story »
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SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - The authorities in Indian Kashmir placed a number of top separatists under house arrest on Thursday in a bid to derail planned protest rallies marking World Human Rights Day. Full Story »
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COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Blocs of countries pitched competing visions for a deal at the UN climate talks on Thursday as the early arrival of environment ministers stoked pressure for an outcome. Full Story »
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NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's government on Thursday announced a draft law to avert more corporate scandals like the massive fraud which embroiled outsourcing giant Satyam. Full Story »
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ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Four Pakistani players have received clearance to get their visas to travel to neighbouring India to feature in the lucrative Indian Premier League, the nation's cricket chief said Thursday. Full Story »
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