June 29 2009

Guinea-Bissau votes for president

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Polls close in Guinea-Bissau, where a new leader is being elected four months after soldiers killed President Vieira.

Source:Guinea-Bissau votes for president

June 29 2009

Gaza residents 'live in despair'

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Poverty in Gaza is at an alarming level and residents lack basic materials for reconstruction, the Red Cross says.

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June 29 2009

Secret parks and forgotten ruins

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As Delhi prepares for the Commonwealth Games in 2010, Sam Miller discovers how the ancient city is changing at breathtaking speed.

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June 29 2009

Somalian 'killer' stoned to death

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Islamist militiamen in Somalia stone to death a man accused of raping and murdering a woman in a town south of Mogadishu.

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June 29 2009

Facing the past

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A move to open KGB archives divides Ukrainians

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June 29 2009

End of conflict?

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Iran seems quieter, but the crisis may not be over

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June 29 2009

Khmer Rouge survivor to testify

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Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Tribunal is to hear testimony from one of only three living survivors of Tuol Sleng prison.

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June 29 2009

All ears

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US commander wraps up Afghan ‘listening tour’

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June 29 2009

Search ends for Air France dead

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Brazil ends the search for bodies from the crashed Air France jet, but the hunt for the black boxes goes on.

Source:Search ends for Air France dead

June 29 2009

New Honduran leader sets curfew

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Interim President Roberto Micheletti imposes a curfew in Honduras, hours after the removal of Manuel Zelaya.

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June 29 2009

Zardari orders helicopter service for Parachinar

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The president also recommended a relief package for Kurram Agency, which is suffering from sectarianism and militancy.

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Zardari orders helicopter service for Parachinar

June 29 2009

Israeli forces kill four Hamas gunmen near border

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The militants tried to cross into Israel from the Gaza Strip Monday, Palestinian residents and Hamas officials said.

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Israeli forces kill four Hamas gunmen near border

June 29 2009

US asks India to resume talks with Pakistan

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However, New Delhi says that Islamabad should do more first to prosecute the Mumbai terror suspects.

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US asks India to resume talks with Pakistan

June 29 2009

Rampaging militants kill 11, injure 50 in Peshawar hotel

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Investigators search through the hotel’s wreckage a day after an explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside it.

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Rampaging militants kill 11, injure 50 in Peshawar hotel

June 29 2009

Razzaq to replace Yasir Arafat in the Twenty20 World Cup

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The Pakistan Cricket Board has requested the ICC to replace all-rounder Yasir Arafat for medical reasons.

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Razzaq to replace Yasir Arafat in the Twenty20 World Cup