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Huge relief operation in held Kashmir
URI (India): Troops spearheaded rescue and relief efforts on Sunday in quake-hit Indian Kashmir as federal and state leaders toured the devastated region where more than 600 people died.... 
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Helicopters, shelter needed for quake victims, says UN
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said on Sunday that Pakistan urgently needs more helicopters to help with search and rescue efforts after a massive earthquake killed more than 20,000 people....
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Pakistanis in UAE collect donations
DUBAI: Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have started making donations for the victims of the massive earthquake that struck South Asia, a spokesman at the Pakistani consulate in Dubai said....
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A breakdown of world aid to quake victims
ISLAMABAD, Oct 9 Rescue teams and aid pledges poured into Pakistan from around the world on Sunday after a devastating earthquake that killed about 20,000 people....
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Expatriates in UK flood helplines
THE calls, just a few at first, began as soon as news of the earthquake broke. By late yesterday, the east London offices of the charity Muslim Aid were inundated with...
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Oxfam to give tents and blankets
LONDON: The biggest charity in the United Kingdom, Oxfam will provide 60,000 tents and 300,000 blankets to victims of the earthquake in three of the five worst-hit districts in Azad Kashmir, said its spokesman here on Sunday....
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Rice to shirk democracy pressure in Central Asia
WASHINGTON, Oct 9: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will this week refrain from pressing Central Asian governments for speedy democratic change out of fear of alienating military dictators in an unstable but oil-rich region....
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US N-warhead allegations a ‘lie’, says Iran
TEHRAN, Oct 9: Iran on Sunday hit back at US allegations it is working on nuclear warhead designs, dismissing the latest claims as a “lie”. “One word: it’s a lie....
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Guatemala may declare Mayan mass grave
PANABAJ (Guatemala): A Guatemalan village buried under tons of dirt and debris may be declared a Mayan mass grave as rescuers give up digging for the remains of up to 1,400 people killed in a mudslide triggered by Hurricane Stan....
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Police beat protesters in Azerbaijan
BAKU, Oct 9: Azerbaijani riot police on Sunday beat dozens of opposition activists holding an unsanctioned rally to call for free elections, amid a violent crackdown ahead of parliamentary polls seen as a test of stability in this oil-rich republic....
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Saddam trial looks set for slow start
 BAGHDAD, Oct 9: The trial of Saddam Hussein should start as scheduled in 10 days but could be adjourned after just a day or two of procedural argument, a source close to the Iraqi Special Tribunal said on Sunday....
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Two Afghan vote-count centres shut down
KABUL, Oct 9: Demonstrations by candidates and their supporters shut down on Sunday two centres counting ballots from Afghanistan’s vote last month for the first parliament in more than three decades, the electoral authority said....
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