Let's talk peace, Indian PM invites Kashmir leaders

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh invited Kashmir's main political separatist alliance for peace talks, aiming to resume a dialogue stalled for a year, and the group accepted his invitation.

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Stampede loss overshadows Iraq's daily bloodshed

Funerals for some 1,000 Iraqis killed in a stampede during a religious festival start at dawn across Baghdad on Thursday as the nation mourns a tragedy which has overshadowed the daily bloodshed of war.

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