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Musharraf to fight impeachment

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There are fears that further violence could result from the current impasse [AFP]

Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistani president, will defend himself against impeachment, his aides have said.

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Myanmar crackdown remembered

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Activists are expected to hold protests at various Myanmar embassies [EPA]
The people of Myanmar are marking exactly 20 years since a military crackdown on a student-led democracy uprising left an estimated 3,000 dead.

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Nepal breaks up Tibetans' rally

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Nepal is home to about 20,000 exiled Tibetans who began arriving after 1959 [AFP]
Nepalese police have arrested at least 1,100 Tibetans protesting near Chinese embassy buildings in Kathmandu, in advance of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.

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Russian tanks enter South Ossetia

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Columns of Georgian forces were seen heading towards South Ossetia on Thursday [AFP]

One hundred and fifty Russian tanks, armoured personnel carriers and other vehicles have entered South Ossetia, according to the Georgian president.

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Chinese group 'threatens Olympics'

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Both videos are attributed to a group called the Turkistan Islamic Party [AFP]

A video purportedly from an armed group based in western China has released a video threatening an attack on the Olympic games in Beijing, according to a US internet-monitoring group.

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Bush rebukes China on human rights

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Bin Laden driver gets 66 months

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Hamdan apologised for his support of bin Laden after he was sentenced [AFP]

A military jury has sentenced the former driver of Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader, to five and a half years in prison for supporting terrorism.

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PKK claims oil pipeline fire

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The cause of the fire is under investigation

Kurdish separatist fighters have claimed responsibility for sabotaging a pipeline that travels through Turkey, helping push global oil prices back above $120 a barrel.

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Indian Kashmir protests continue

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Local residents say religious tensions in Kashmir is the worst in decades [AFP]
The Indian government is reportedly ready to negotiate in an attempt to quell rising tension in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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