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First Saudi woman climbs to top of Everest

A 25-year-old graphic design graduate has become the first ever Saudi woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest.

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Afghan MPs block divisive women's rights law

parliament has failed to pass a law banning violence against womenAfghanistan's parliament has failed to pass a law banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women's rights since the Taliban was toppled over a decade ago.

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Two bombs strike complex housing Afghan elite

Karzai's brother helped develop the gated complex of Aino Mina on the northern outskirts of Kandahar cityTwo bombs have killed nine people and wounded more than 70 others inside a gated Afghan complex near Kandahar linked to the family of President Hamid Karzai, an official has said.

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Suicide bomber targets troops in Afghanistan

At least 15 people have been killed and 37 others injured after a suicide bomber attacked a convoy of foreign military vehicles in Kabul, police said.

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Deadly blasts hit mosques in Pakistan

The Friday blasts took place in Baz Darrah village in the Malakand district [AFP]Police say bombings in two separate mosques in northwest Pakistan have killed at least 12 people.

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Suicide bomber targets troops in Afghanistan

At least 15 people have been killed and 37 others injured after a suicide bomber attacked a convoy of foreign military vehicles in Kabul, police said.

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Weakening Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh

Cyclone Mahasen has hit the southern low-lying coast of Bangladesh killing six peopleCyclone Mahasen has hit the southern low-lying coast of Bangladesh killing six people, with authorities later  downgrading warnings as the storm gradually lost strength.

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Weakening Cyclone Mahasen heads to Bangladesh

A cyclone threatening to lash low-lying coastal areas of Bangladesh and Myanmar appears to have weakened, according to the UN.

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Several 'killed' in Afghan bazaar attack

A bomb hidden in a parked motorcycle has exploded in Afghanistan's Garmsir district in Helmand, killing at least three people and wounding seven.

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Video suggests higher Bangladesh protest toll

Video footage obtained by media An obtained video footage suggesting that the Bangladesh government has been providing inaccurate death tolls from recent violence.

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NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan blast

KandaharA roadside bomb struck a US convoy and killed four American troops in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, while a motorcycle bomb in a crowded village market in a neighbouring province killed at least three people, officials said.

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