August 19 2008

Indonesia hopes Pakistan can 'heal itself'

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JAKARTA, Aug 19 (AFP): The resignation of President Pervez Musharraf is a chance for Pakistan to overcome its leadership crisis and focus on…

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August 19 2008

Militants try to storm US base in Afghanistan

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KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 19 (AP) - Militants wearing suicide vests tried to storm Camp Salerno in Khost city, a main U.S. base in…

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August 19 2008

43 dead in three days as Mexico violence escalates

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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, Aug 19 (AFP) - At least 43 people died in violent attacks in the last three days in the northern…

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August 19 2008

Russia starts to withdraw from Georgia

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GORI, Georgia, Aug 19 (Reuters/AFP): Russian troops, tanks and armoured vehicles on Tuesday started to withdraw from the Georgian town of Goriid. Four…

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August 19 2008

Pakistan coalition meets on Musharraf successor

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ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (AFP): Leaders of Pakistan’s ruling coalition met Tuesday to discuss a replacement for former president Musharraf and begin tackling both…

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August 19 2008

Afghan interpreter killed as blast hits NATO troops

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Aug 19 (AFP): A bomb struck NATO soldiers in Afghanistan on Tuesday, with initial reports saying an interpreter was killed and…

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August 19 2008

General Kayani in Kabul

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KABUL, Aug 19 (AP): Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani rushed to Kabul Tuesday for meetings, Afghan officials said. Kayani was to meet…

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August 19 2008

Floods in eastern China kill six

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BEIJING, Aug 19 (AFP) Torrential rains and flooding in eastern China killed six people and destroyed more than 1,200 homes, Xinhua news agency…

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August 19 2008

HRW urges Pakistan govt to hold Musharraf accountable

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ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (AFP): Human Rights Watch Tuesday urged Pakistan’s government to undo the “unlawful acts” of former President Musharraf and hold him…

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August 19 2008

4.0 earthquake jolts Pakistan’s Mansehra

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Aug 19 (APP): An 4.0 magnitude earthquake jolted Mansehra on Tuesday. According to the preliminary analysis of Meteorological Station Peshawar, the…

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August 19 2008

Nukes unlikely to be affected by Musharraf resignation

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 19 (AP)- Pervez Musharraf’s departure from the presidency is unlikely to have any impact on how Pakistan’s nuclear weapons are…

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August 19 2008

Pakistan coalition to meet on new president

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ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (AFP): Leaders of Pakistan’s ruling coalition were to meet later Tuesday to discuss a replacement for President Musharraf and the…

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August 19 2008

Baloch rebels kill five Pakistani govt officials: police

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QUETTA, Aug 19 (AFP): Suspected separatist insurgents shot dead five Pakistani government officials nearly two weeks after they were abducted in Balochistan province,…

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August 19 2008

Five soldiers, 13 militants killed in Pakistan clashes

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KHAR, Pakistan, Aug 19 (AFP): Five soldiers and 13 suspected militants were killed in fierce clashes in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal region, an official…

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August 19 2008

Musharraf will not leave the country: Tariq Azeem

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ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP): PML-Q leader Tariq Azeem told BBC Radio Tuesday former President Musharraf will not leave the country and if someone…

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