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The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.

The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.

Flooding in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales has forced thousands of families from their homes.

Flooding in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales has forced thousands of families from their homes.

Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warns Europe faces an "early grave" if it continues to ignore Asia's rise.

Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warns Europe faces an "early grave" if it continues to ignore Asia's rise.

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Seven England players and Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien fail to attract bids at the Indian Premier League auction.

Seven England players and Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien fail to attract bids at the Indian Premier League auction.

At least 22 children have died in camps in Kabul in the past month, including 14 at the Nasaji Bagrami camp.

A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy's plea to prosecute home minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case.

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A Delhi court on Saturday deferred till the afternoon the pronouncement of its order on Subramanian Swamy's plea to prosecute Chidambaram in the 2G case.

Two separatist guerrillas of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, Army sources said.

Sources at Writers' Buildings revealed that the ministry of home affairs (MHA) has written to the Bengal government about withdrawing the CoBRA battalion from the state "since forces can't be sitting idle when they are urgently needed elsewhere."

A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy's plea to prosecute home minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case.

The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.

The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.

The majority of civilians died at the hands of the Taliban and other insurgents whose use of homemade bombs was more prevalent and whose suicide bombers killed more each time.

India's most populous state battles to boost poll turnouts