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Pakistan uses Kashmir peace conference for anti-India tirade
July 30 (IANS) Washington- Pakistan is using a so-called peace conference here to drum up support for internationalising the Kashmir issue with calls to India to enter into 'result-oriented talks' with Islamabad on what it terms a core issue.
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Nepal rejects killer Charles Sobhraj's appeal
July 30 (BBC) The Supreme Court in Nepal has rejected an appeal by convicted killer Charles Sobhraj over the murder of an American backpacker.
Sobhraj, a 66-year-old French national, was convicted in 2004 for the murder.
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India's Congress party invited for Malaysian meet
July 29 (IANS) Kuala Lumpur- India's ruling Congress is among the 48 political parties invited to attend an international forum organised by Malaysia's United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).
The international forum featuring representatives from foreign political parties will be held in October in conjunction with this year's UMNO general assembly.
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Poll shows Pakistanis growing less afraid of Taliban
July 29 (BBC) Pakistanis are less afraid the country will be taken over by extremists and feel less threatened by the Taliban than last year, research suggests.
The Pew Global Attitudes Project poll suggests that in 2009, 69% were very or somewhat worried about extremist groups taking control of Pakistan.
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Bangladesh garment workers protest in Dhaka over wages
July 30 (BBC) Violence erupted in the Bangladeshi capital as thousands of garment workers protested over a government-backed wage increase that fell short of demands.
Police said protesters blocked traffic and burned cars in Dhaka.
It comes after officials said on Thursday that the minimum monthly wage would rise to 3,000 taka ($43), up from 1,662 taka.
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Flooding kills hundreds in Pakistan and Afghanistan
July 30 (BBC) Floods caused by heavy monsoon rains have killed hundreds of people in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Some 325 people died in north-west Pakistan, while across the border in Afghanistan at least 60 were killed.
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Quake hits Philippines
July 29 (IANS) Manila- A strong undersea tremor hit southern Philippines Thursday but no tsunami alert was issued, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The 6.4-magnitude quake, which occurred around 3:31 p.m. local time, had a depth of 618.8 km. The epicentre was estimated at 125 km southwest of Cotabato city, Xinhua reported.
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Pakistan mourns victims of its worst-ever air crash
July 29 (BBC) Pakistan is observing a day of national mourning following the country's worst-ever air disaster.
An Airbus A321 crashed as it was about to land in the capital Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board.
The domestic flight from the southern city of Karachi was operated by the private Pakistani airline Airblue, which has a good safety record.
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