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Rumours over the result of a vote in the Nigerian Plateau region sparked violence which has killed hundreds.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has implicated Pakistan in the 24-hour massacre that took place in a key Indian economic and financial centre.
Militants hold hostages in Mumbai, Suicide bomber attacks embassy, failed-states threaten global security, and more...
The elections in Kashmir continue despite a boycott, but violence between protestors and authorities is on the increase.
International concern reaches a new height as more vessels are seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
Controversial intelligence team advising Obama raises doubts about radical change in counter-terrorism policies
Sri Lankan government victories could indicate that the world's longest-lasting civil war is drawing to a close.
Arrest of Indian terrorism suspects raises the spectre of Hindu terrorism.
The North Korean government has closed the land border joining them with the South, warning that relations between the two countries stand on the brink of "total severance".
A secret US order issued in 2004 to combat al-Qaeda legitimised military attacks outside officially declared war zones.
State of emergency declared by Peru in response to violent protests.
Israeli troops have raided the West Bank and Gaza Strip, marking the start of renewed violence in the area.
Saudi Arabia applauded for anti-terror efforts, but relationship to terrorism still ambivalent.
Dmitry Medvedev hosts talks between the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders in an effort to regain peace in the Caucasus.
Militants fighting for independence have been blamed for Assam bomb attacks
Georgia denies accusations of targeting civilians in attacks on its breakaway regions.
Police uncover a plot to assasinate presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

The US has been accused of launching what would be their first military incursion into Syrian territory from Iraq.

Two British officials have condemned what they call a US overreaction to the terrorist threat.
Courtroom chaos during the trial of 86 people accused of Turkish coup plot.
A document of newly-released intelligence reveals Iraqi militants training in Iran.
A database to record all British communications has been proposed by the government. 
After days of tension on the border, violence erupts between Thai and Cambodian troops.
North Korea have pledged to disarm after removal from US list of terrorist sponsors.
Rwandan troops accused of invading Dr Congo in support of Congolese rebels.
The first court-ordered release of Guantanamo detainees has outraged the Bush administration.
Pakistan deports Afghan refugees from war-torn tribal region
A senior army commander has emphasised the importance of negotiations, not violence, in dealing with the Taliban.
US Senate approves controversial nuclear deal with India, while more bombs rock India's restive northeast.
Rumours have emerged that the Taliban leader in Pakistan has died of kidney failure.
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