SAARC summit ends with pledge to fight poverty in South Asia

DHAKA, Monday (AFP) The leaders of seven South Asian nations closed a summit with a promise to give renewed urgency to fight the poverty that afflicts millions across the region.

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Indian Maoists storm jail, free hundreds, kill two

PATNA, India, Monday (Reuters) Hundreds of Maoist rebels stormed a jail in eastern India, killing at least two people and freeing more than 300 prisoners, including many fellow guerrillas, police said on Monday.

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