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  • 460 people killed in bloody month for Iraq

    460 people killed in bloody month for Iraq

    BAGHDAD, May 2, 2013 (AFP) - Violence in Iraq rose sharply in April, killing 460 people, according to AFP figures, and May began with attacks on Wednesday, including one on a police station, that killed 18 people.

    May 02, 2013
  • Prez urges peace during electoral process

    Prez urges peace during electoral process

    President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik has urged the people to maintain peace and stability during the lead to the elections.

    April 27, 2013
  • Malaysian election violence spikes: police

    Malaysian election violence spikes: police

    KUALA LUMPUR, April 24, 2013 (AFP) - Hundreds of cases of Malaysian election violence have been reported since campaigning for tightly contested May 5 polls got under way at the weekend, police were quoted saying on Wednesday.

    April 24, 2013
  • Did not call to kill or harm anyone: PPM

    Did not call to kill or harm anyone: PPM

    Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) has insisted that it had never called to kill or harm anyone during any of the party meetings.

    February 24, 2013 3 comments
  • Journalist in critical condition after attack

    Journalist in critical condition after attack

    The opposition Raaje TV news reporter who suffered serious injuries during a brutal attack on Friday night has been taken to Sri Lanka for treatment early Saturday morning.

    February 23, 2013 4 comments
  • Deadly clashes in Egypt, Morsi invite snubbed

    Deadly clashes in Egypt, Morsi invite snubbed

    CAIRO, Jan 29, 2013 (AFP) - Deadly unrest gripped Egypt for a fifth straight day on Monday as the main opposition bloc turned down an invitation to hold talks with President Mohamed Morsi and called instead for fresh mass protests.

    January 29, 2013
  • Pakistan to announce poll date within 10 days

    Pakistan to announce poll date within 10 days

    LAHORE, Pakistan, Jan 28, 2013 (AFP) - Pakistan's government on Sunday said it would aim to announce a date for a general election within 10 days, following talks with a cleric who led a mass four-day protest in the capital.

    January 28, 2013
  • Freedom in Maldives in serious decline: study

    Freedom in Maldives in serious decline: study

    Democracy and freedom in the Maldives was in decline in 2012 after the country experienced unprecedented waves of violence and unrest, a study said Wednesday.

    January 17, 2013
  • Now is the time for sacrifice, not complaints

    Now is the time for sacrifice, not complaints

    As Maldives celebrates the 70th National Day on Sunday, Home Minister Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed has stressed that it was not the time for complaints but the hour for sacrifice in the name of the country.

    January 13, 2013
  • Shiites suffer record violence in Pakistan

    Shiites suffer record violence in Pakistan

    QILA BHATTIAN WALA, Pakistan, Jan 13, 2013 (AFP) - In the village of Qila Bhattian Wala, nestled in wheat fields, Shiite Muslims know nothing of the record levels of violence suffered by their community elsewhere in Pakistan.

    January 13, 2013
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