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Explosions near foreign ministry in Baghdad kill 24

BAGHDAD, Feb 5, (AFP): Three explosions in Baghdad, including one opposite the foreign ministry, killed 24 people on Wednesday, the latest in the country's worst surge of violence in nearly six years. The attacks, which wounded dozens more, come as security forces battle militants in the western Anbar province, including...

No peace until Pakistan embraces Islamic law: Taliban

ISLAMABAD, Feb 5 (AFP): Negotiators representing Taliban insurgents said Wednesday there was no chance of peace in Pakistan until the government embraces Islamic sharia law and US-led forces withdraw completely from neighbouring Afghanistan. The tough conditions appear to deal a blow to hopes that talks with the Pakistani government could...

Pakistan holds rallies on Kashmir solidarity day

MUZAFFARABAD, Feb, (AFP): Pakistanis staged rallies and demonstrations across the country on Wednesday to express solidarity with Kashmiris struggling for independence from India. Kashmir, a picturesque Himalayan region, is divided between India and Pakistan but claimed in full by both. About a dozen rebel groups have been fighting Indian forces...

Children in Syria suffer unspeakable abuses in war : UN

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 5 (AFP): Children enduring the war in Syria have suffered terrible abuses, with the government and allied militia responsible for many killings, maiming and torture, according to a grim UN report. Rebels have also recruited youngsters as soldiers and used terror tactics in civilian areas, according to...

New report raises pressure on Sri Lanka over \\\'war crimes\\\'

COLOMBO, Feb 5 (AFP): Sri Lanka's army led an orgy of indiscriminate killing at the climax of the island's civil war, and has since tried to destroy evidence of its crimes, a new investigation published Wednesday by foreign experts claimed. A report released by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC)...

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Blast at school in Libya's Benghazi wounds 6 children BENGHAZI Feb 5: A blast rocked a primary school in Libya's restive second city Benghazi during playtime on Wednesday, wounding six children, security and medical officials said. The blast was caused by an explosive device thrown over the exterior wall of...