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China detains US artist preparing Tibet protestAP - An American artist who planned to use laser beams to flash "free Tibet" on buildings in downtown Beijing was detained Tuesday, according to a colleague and a pro-Tibet group.
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US provided air cover for French troops: PentagonAFP - The US military provided close air support to French forces who were caught in a fierce battle with insurgents in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of 10 French soldiers and left 21 others wounded, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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US: Musharraf can live where he wantsAP - The United States says it has not been asked about giving former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf asylum, but that the former army general "has a right to live wherever he wants."
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Taliban mount ferocious assaults on allied targets
Taliban insurgents mounted their most serious attacks in six years of fighting: One on a U.S. military base and one on French forces. Ten French soldiers were killed.
International Herald Tribune – Aug 19, 2008 3:52 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Taliban insurgents mounted their most serious attacks in six years of fighting: One on a U.S. military base and one on French forces. Ten French soldiers were killed.
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Indian teenager arrested in deadly iPod dispute
AP - A 14-year-old school boy in eastern India has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a younger student who refused to hand over her iPod, police said Tuesday.
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AP - A 14-year-old school boy in eastern India has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a younger student who refused to hand over her iPod, police said Tuesday.
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Pakistan paceman Asif's B sample positiveAFP - Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif is facing a two-year ban from cricket after his 'B' sample tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone, his lawyer said Tuesday.
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23 dead in Pakistan hospital suicide blast: policeAFP - A suicide bomber killed 23 people at a hospital in northwest Pakistan Tuesday, highlighting the militant challenge facing the government after the resignation of Pervez Musharraf.
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Indian Kashmir protests suspended for three daysAFP - Muslim separatists in Indian Kashmir Tuesday called off protests for three days, after tens of thousands marched in the summer capital Srinagar calling for the right to self-determination.
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French rights minister to meet Dalai LamaAFP - French human rights minister Rama Yade said Tuesday she will meet with the Dalai Lama later this week in southern France to show solidarity with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's struggle.
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SKorean envoy eyes NKorea disarmament action soonAFP - South Korea's chief envoy on the nuclear disarmament of North Korea called Tuesday for patience with the communist state, hoping for "concrete" action in the coming months.
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