Explosions kill 70 in NW Pakistan

PAKISTAN: At least 70 people have been killed and 80 others injured in twin blasts at a military training center in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Charsadda. The explosions took place at about 6:10 a.m. local time Friday morning at the Frontier Constabulary training site,

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West Bengal’s ruling party defeated after 34 years:

Indian PM set for boost from state polls

Tamil Nadu DMK poised for resounding defeat:

INDIA: India’s ruling Congress party was set for an election boost Friday in local polls that ended decades of communist rule in a key state and lifted the fortunes of under-fire Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

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Libyan rebel official set for White House talks

US: Senior Libyan rebel Mahmud Jibril was scheduled to hold his first talks at the White House on Friday, but his calls for Washington to recognize his movement as the country’s rightful rulers look set to be dashed.

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