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  • India to create new state

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 7:24 am ET  
    Members of the Telegana Rastra Samithi (TRS) activists celebrate... AFP

    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 »

  • Obama 'unambiguous' on 2011 Afghan drawdown

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 6:09 am ET  
    US soldiers patrol near Shigal village in Kunar province eastern... AFP

    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 »

  • Zardari urges India to cooperate with Pakistan, not blame it

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 12:38 pm ET  
    Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari addresses a meeting in Islamabad... AFP/PID/File

    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 »

  • Bomb kills 4 in India's northeast

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 7:47 am ET  
    Ragpickers look for recyclable material at a landfill site in... AFP/File

    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 »

  • India to extradite Mumbai suspect from US

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 6:51 am ET  
    Pigeons fly outside the Taj Mahal hotel - one of the sites of... AFP/File

    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 »

  • Kashmir demonstrations held on world rights day

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 7:48 am ET  
    Activists from the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) shout... AFP

    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 »

  • EU leaders to pledge billions in climate aid

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 7:51 pm ET  
    A woman gestures while being photographed by her friend in front... AFP

    COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Europe sought to put itself at the head of the global climate debate on Thursday with a landmark aid pledge worth billions of euros to help the developing world tackle the effects of global warming. Full Story »

  • India eyes law on corporate fraud after Satyam

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 8:43 am ET  
    The Satyam Info-City office in Hyderabad. India's government... AFP/File

    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 »

  • IPL visa hurdle cleared for Pakistani players

    AFP – Thu Dec 10, 10:25 am ET  
    Pakistan bowler Umar Gul bowls in the nets at the Rangiri Dambulla... AFP/File

    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 »

  • Gates warned over Afghan army problems

    AFP – Wed Dec 9, 3:13 pm ET  
    US soldiers from first Batallion, 32nd infantry Regiment 3rd... AFP/File

    KABUL (AFP) - NATO commanders on Wednesday warned US Defence Secretary Robert Gates of the challenges involved in recruiting Afghan soldiers and police, which the US military hopes will number 287,000 by July 2011. Full Story »

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