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"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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  • Why lower eyelids become baggy with age
  • Flight delays from FAA computer glitch show vulnerabilities of aging US air traffic system
  • A Muslim community leader who sexually abusedgirls aged 14 and 15 has been jailed for nearly four years.

    Lifestyle
  • Australia eyes business links with India through rugby
  • Doing business with India, the Australian football way
  • Beckham hopes Beijing gold rush will inspire kids to embrace sports
  • Myleene Klass took music lessons to hide away from sports
  • Michael Phelps reveals the strange things that drove him to success

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    Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Patrick Manning has given an upbeat assessment of his recent Caribbean tour, to brief his counterparts about a planned political union between Trinidad and three...

    Deadly Gustav churns toward Cuba, Gulf of Mexico
    PORT-AU-PRINCE -- Tropical Storm Gustav gathered punch as it churned toward Cuba and the United States Wednesday after lashing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with hurricane force winds and rain...

    Gustav Death Toll Up To 22 In Haiti, D.R.
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    International News
    British troops in grave danger in Afghanistan
    Afghanistan is now more dangerous for British troops than Iraq has ever been, a new report has revealed....

    UK minister in meeting with Ukraine on fears of Russian takeover
    UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is meeting leaders in Ukraine to talk about what he has called "Russian...

    150,000 flock to Bangladesh hospital to see boy born with two heads
    150,000 curiosity-seekers have flocked to a Bangladesh hospital on news that a two-headed boy had been born...

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    U.S. stock markets close in positive territory
    U.S. equity markets had a rare up day Wednesday with all indices finishing in the...

    Japanese cars picked up across the board
    Strong demand has improved global sales for Japanese...

    US dollar once again in decline
    The dollar has lost ground against the euro, a day after hitting a six-month high against the single currency....

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    Internet
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