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NATO and Afghan forces have managed to fight back against the Taliban, regaining villages which were taken over by the insurgents.
In an offensive outside of Kandahar, over 35 insurgents were killed.
Several towns though remain under the control of the Taliban.
Afghan authorities have come out and stated on Wednesday that their forces, backed by helicopter gunships […]

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has vowed to U.S. President George W. Bush to send more troops into Afghanistan.
Brown and Bush held a joint news conference on Monday in London, showing a great deal of unity as they deal with many of the major problems in the world, including the nuclear situation in Iran, Iraq, […]

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The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai has threatened to send troops across the border into Pakistan.
Tensions keep on building between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as Karzai stated he will not hesitate to send in troops across the border to kill the leaders of the Taliban.
Karzai has stated that his country has every right in the world […]

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Sri Lanka has confirmed that they sent war planes to destroy a Tamil Tiger base in the northeast on Sunday. In total, 19 guerrillas were killed, along with 5 security personnel.
The ministry stated on Sunday that fighter jets completely took out the logistic base as well as combat vehicle conversion plant.
Pilots have confirmed that […]

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Officials in Hong Kong have ordered the culling of all live poultry in markets to stop the spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus.
The H5N1 bird flu virus has so far killed over 240 people around the world since 2003.
Health workers in Hong Kong carried out tests at four markets and saw that they the […]

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The deadly Hong Kong flu has been detected in Hong Kong, and officials are in a mild panic as they try to make sure that the dread disease does not spread.
Health officials in Hong Kong detected the H5N1 in birds found at a chicken market stall in the Kowloon area, and immediately ordered the slaughter […]

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At least 100 people died on Tuesday when a Sudan Airways plane crashed and burned after landing in Khartoum, Sudan.
The chief of the Khartoum International Airport stated that the plane initially landed safely.
After the landing though, one of the engines exploded as it came to a stop.
The aircraft apparently was in bad weather and overshot […]

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A man went on a rampage on Sunday in Tokyo as he managed to stab 17 people within a matter of minutes in a busy shopping center, killing 7 people.
The violence took place during the lunch hour at the Akihabara district, popular for video games and electronics.
A 25-year old man, Tomohiro Kato, told police he […]

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French designer Yves Saint Laurent died today at the age of 71 years-old.
Laurent is best known for revolutionizing women’s fashion over the past 50 years, as well as salvaging the Christian Dior collection after Dior’s sudden death in 1957, and saving that company from financial disaster.
Laurent became ill last week, fell into a coma on […]

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Boeing has worked with Shenzhen Airlines, Medical Teams International, and Mercy Corps to send medical supplies to help with victims of the massive earthquake in China.
The supplies came from Medical Teams International. The three tons of medical supplies will be sent over to China on a Boeing 737-800 plane thanks to Shenzhen Airlines.
The supplies […]

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