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Pakistan Taliban bombs election offices

At least nine people killed and dozens injured in northwest PakistanThe Taliban has claimed reponsibility for two bomb blasts that have killed nine supporters of two Pakistani politicians at their campaign offices in the country's northwest, the latest violence ahead of general elections next month.

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Protests spread in Bangladesh amid arrests

Protests in Bangladesh have spread to a second city with hundreds of people throwing stones and setting fire to vehicles, as authorities made arrests in connection with the collapse of factory building that killed more than 300 workers.

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Six-year-old Indian girl raped in New Delhi

Twenty-two suspects have been detained after a six-year-old girl was brutally raped and had her throat slit in New Delhi.

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Afghan Taliban declare 'spring offensive'

The Taliban in Afghanistan has announced the start of their annual "spring offensive" against the US-backed government, vowing a nationwide series of attacks as foreign troops withdraw.

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Bangladesh garment workers clash with police

Thousands of garment factory workers in Bangladesh have protested for the second day over the deaths of more than 250 workers in a building collapse, even as rescuers struggled to pull out hundreds of survivors believed to be still trapped inside the rubble.

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Dozens killed in Afghan bus crash

At least 30 people aboard a bus have died after it collided with the wreckage of a fuel tanker in southern Afghanistan, officials have said.

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Deadly attacks hit Pakistan election offices

Two attacks targeting election offices in Pakistan have killed six people and injured nine others, in the latest violence ahead of historic polls next month.

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Musharraf put on remand over Bhutto killing

Musharraf was first attached to the killing by the Anti-Terrorism Court in February 2011A Pakistani court has ordered a three-day house arrest on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto more than five years ago, a prosecutor has said.

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Afghan Taliban 'investigate' captives

The Afghan Taliban have said they were investigating the backgrounds of a group of foreigners seized on Sunday, but that the captives were being treated "humanely".

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Workers protest in Dhaka over factory deaths

garment factory workers have protested in the capitalThousands of garment factory workers have protested in the capital, Dhaka, over the death of about 200 workers in building collapse, as rescuers continued to hunt for survivors, local media have reported.

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Earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan

At least seven people have been killed, dozens injured and many homes destroyed when a powerful earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, officials said.

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