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Maldives president quits after protests

Mohamed Nasheed steps down, as police join weeks of anti-government protestsThe president of the Maldives has resigned, after clashes in the capital, Male, between soldiers and police who sided with anti-government protesters.

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Scores trapped in Pakistan building collapse

At least nine people have been killed and dozens are feared trapped after a factory collapsed in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore, an emergency official has said.

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Several killed in Afghan blast

A suicide car bomb exploded near police headquarters in Kandahar, in the volatile south [EPA]At least nine people have been died after a car bomb exploded outside the police headquarters of a southern Afghanistan city, officials said.

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India court drops graft charges for minister

An Indian judge has thrown out a petition to prosecute Palaniappan Chidambaram, the country's home minister, for signing off on part of a telecom scandal that may have cost the government as much as $36bn in lost revenue.

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Afghan civilian death toll hits 'record high'

UN mission in Afghanistan says 2011 was fifth straight year that number of dead has risenMore than 3,000 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during 2011, the deadliest year on record for residents of the war-torn country, according to a UN report.

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India's top court revokes telecoms licences

India's supreme court has revoked all 122 telecoms licences issued under a scandal-tainted 2008 sale, plunging the mobile network market of Asia's third-largest economy into uncertainty.

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US combat role in Afghanistan to end in 2013

Defence secretary Panetta says forces will move to training roleThe US has announced plans to end its combat mission in Afghanistan in 2013 and shift to a training role, one year prior to when most US troops are expected to withdraw.

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Court summons Pakistan PM in contempt case

Responding to Thursday's decision, Gilani said he firmly believed everybody should follow the constitution Pakistan's top court has summoned Yousuf Raza Gilani, the prime minister, to appear later this month for the framing of contempt charges over his refusal to pursue corruption cases against the country's president.

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Pakistan denies 'intimate' Taliban links

alleging ISI help for Afghan group overshadows Pakistan foreign minister's visit to Kabul.Pakistan has rejected as "frivolous" a leaked NATO report which claims that the country's security services are helping the Taliban, and suggesting that the group believes it is poised to regain power.

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Pakistani forces clash with Taliban

Fighting between government soldiers and Taliban fighters over a strategic mountaintop in northwestern Pakistan has killed more than 38 people, a government official says.

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India picks French Rafale jet in $12bn deal

Dassault is set to sign a contract with India for 126 of its Rafale jets, after other bids were ruled outIndia has selected the French firm Dassault over the Eurofighter consortium as the preferred bidder for 126 fighter jets in a major contract estimated to be worth $12bn.

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