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  • India vows to promote Afghan stability

    India vows to promote Afghan stability

    NEW DELHI, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - India said Wednesday it will do all within its means to promote stability in Afghanistan after visiting President Hamid Karzai said he had given a military "wishlist" to the Indian government.

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  • Bangladeshi volunteers haunted by trauma

    Bangladeshi volunteers haunted by trauma

    SAVAR, Bangladesh, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - Mamun was hailed a hero for pulling survivors from the ruins of Bangladesh's Rana Plaza factory complex but now he struggles to sleep, haunted by the memory of sawing off a young woman's hand.

    • 1 day 21 hrs ago
  • Court rejects Musharraf bail in judges' case

    Court rejects Musharraf bail in judges' case

    ISLAMABAD, May 23, 2013 (AFP) - A Pakistani court Wednesday refused bail to former military leader Pervez Musharraf over the detention of judges during his 1999-2008 rule, the state prosecutor said.

    • 1 day 21 hrs ago