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Reported in the press
"All efforts of the Afghan government to avoid civilian casualties have not yielded any positive results and our innocent countrymen are still killed in anti-terrorism operations."
Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Karzai was condemning the killing of 76 civilians, mostly children, by a US airstrike in western Afghanistan.

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  • Toyota Cuts 2009 Global Sales Estimate to 9.7 M. Units
  • Oxygen bottle burst on Qantas jet
  • Toyota lowers global sales target
  • Japan Plans $91 Billion Economic Package
  • Toyota Lowers 2009 Global Sales Target

    Internet
  • Malaysia blocks access to popular news website
  • The time for Internet TV may be round the corner finally
  • War between US State Dept, White House comes to the fore with Boucher
  • Mobile Apps Now Arriving Before New Devices
  • Comcast to limit customers

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    Seven injured in grenade blast inside Sri Lankan prison
    At least seven prisoners were injured when a powerful grenade exploded inside a prison in Sri Lanka's eastern Batticaloa district Friday morning, police said...

    India to rest Zaheer and Harbhajan for final match
    Both Sri Lanka and India will make changes in their line-ups for the fifth and final One-Daye International (ODI) at the R. Premadasa Stadium here Friday. India have already won the series 3-1 and the final match will be a dead rubber, but for the Sri Lankans their pride is at stake after their poor showing in the...

    51 combatants killed, 50 injured in Sri Lanka clashes
    At least 46 Tamil Tigers and five soldiers were killed and 50 wounded on both sides as government troops were locked in heavy fighting in Sri Lanka's north, the authorities said...

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    Barack Obama ready to reach for presidency
    Completing a stage in an incredible journey, Barack Obama made history as the Democratic party named him as its candidate in the November US presidential election, making him the first African American to lead a major political party...

    Bush promoted Georgian conflict to help McCain, says Putin
    Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the U.S. of orchestrating the Georgian crisis to benefit one of the presidential...

    Two teenage boys hanged in Iran
    Iran has executed two youths who were convicted of murder when they were fifteen years of...

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    Wall Street notches up solid gains
    Data showing the U.S. economy was bouncing back helped lift stocks on Wall Street...

    US economy grows through feared recession
    The US economy grew at 3.3 percent in the second quarter of 2008, the government said Thursday in revised figures that showed strong international trade had helped stave off a feared...

    Credit agency says India is stable
    Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd has left unchanged its BBB+ ratings for India, reflecting a stable outlook on the country's foreign and local currency long-term senior...

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  • Palihakkara Presents Credentials as New UN Envoy of Sri Lanka

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  • Prosecutors drop 30 rape charges against Anand Jon
  • Lindsay Lohan shuns dad on blog
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  • Eva Mendes wants Russell Crowe as her

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    Southeast Asia
  • Australian court upholds sex slave convictions
  • Researchers develop toy-tool to distract infant burn victims from pain
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