Taliban propose hostage swap for jailed women
Taliban militants holding 21 South Korean aid
workers in Afghanistan proposed on Tuesday that some female hostages
be exchanged for jailed women supporters of the insurgents, Yonhap
news agency reported.
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Flood victims battle for food as waters recede in South Asia
Starving flood victims battled each other for
scarce food supplies even as the Indian air force stepped up relief
efforts, dropping supplies for 2 million people cut off by some of
the worst flooding in 30 years.
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Floods test B’desh army-backed rulers
Bangladesh’s seven-month-old military-backed
government is facing its toughest test yet, with millions of people
displaced and the economy badly damaged by the worst floods to hit
the country in a decade.
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