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Pakistan "thins out" troops in Waziristan for pact
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan has begun shifting troops from parts of the South Waziristan region and swapped prisoners with the militants in an effort to make peace with an al Qaeda-linked commander, officials said on Wednesday.
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan has begun shifting troops from parts of the South Waziristan region and swapped prisoners with the militants in an effort to make peace with an al Qaeda-linked commander, officials said on Wednesday.
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Cleric's Wife Describes His Torture
The wife of an Egyptian cleric allegedly seized as part of a CIA operation in Italy wept in court as she described her husband's alleged torture in an Egyptian jail.
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The wife of an Egyptian cleric allegedly seized as part of a CIA operation in Italy wept in court as she described her husband's alleged torture in an Egyptian jail.
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Barack Obama loses to Hillary Clinton in West Virginia Democratic primary
Final results and exit polls from the West Virginia primary reveal the chasm that Senator Barack Obama must bridge if white, working class voters are to support his attempt to become the first black US president.
Telegraph.co.uk – 5 hours, 52 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Final results and exit polls from the West Virginia primary reveal the chasm that Senator Barack Obama must bridge if white, working class voters are to support his attempt to become the first black US president.
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Regional body says Zimbabwe not ready for fair voteReuters - Conditions are neither safe nor fair yet for a run-off election in Zimbabwe in which the opposition hopes to unseat President Robert Mugabe, the regional SADC organization which will monitor the poll said on Wednesday.
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Fleshy Freud nude sets new world record at auction
A fleshy, life-sized nude portrait by U.K. artist Lucien Freud fetched more than $30 million US at a Christie's auction in New York Tuesday night and set a new record for the sale of a work by a living artist.
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A fleshy, life-sized nude portrait by U.K. artist Lucien Freud fetched more than $30 million US at a Christie's auction in New York Tuesday night and set a new record for the sale of a work by a living artist.
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China earthquake: Race to plug dam as death toll rises to 15,000
Two thousand Chinese soldiers are working to plug an "extremely dangerous" cracks in a dam upriver from the earthquake-hit town of Dujiangyan.
Telegraph.co.uk – 6 hours, 4 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Two thousand Chinese soldiers are working to plug an "extremely dangerous" cracks in a dam upriver from the earthquake-hit town of Dujiangyan.
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MoD launches inquiry into Iraqi Baha Mousa's death in army custody
Baha Mousa died with 93 identifiable injuries on his body while being held in a British detention centre in Basra in 2003
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Baha Mousa died with 93 identifiable injuries on his body while being held in a British detention centre in Basra in 2003
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New Cyclone Threatens Battered Myanmar
As aid slowly trickles in another cyclone is forming near disaster zone.
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As aid slowly trickles in another cyclone is forming near disaster zone.
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Thousands attend Sudan 'victory' rally after rebel attackAFP - Thousands of people on Wednesday demonstrated in Khartoum at a government-organised "victory" rally to denounce Darfur rebels as agents of Israel after a daring and deadly attack on the capital.
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Chinese media aggressive in covering quake
BEIJING (AP) -- Bodies buried under mounds of rubble, bloodied survivors pulled from debris, weeping family members begging for information - the stark images have blanketed Chinese newspapers and television broadcasts for days....
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BEIJING (AP) -- Bodies buried under mounds of rubble, bloodied survivors pulled from debris, weeping family members begging for information - the stark images have blanketed Chinese newspapers and television broadcasts for days....
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