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34 killed in two terror attacks in Hyderabad

Two near-simultaneous blasts tore through the Indian city of Hyderabad late tonight, killing at least 34 people in what a senior state official said was a suspected terror attack. "We have 34 people officially reported dead and more than 50 injured. Fifteen of them are in serious condition," R.V. Chandravardan, a top administrator of Hyderabad, told AFP.

 
Debating the future of Afghan Buddhas

Seven years ago, it was a place of serene contemplation. Now it is a vast, gaping chasm, filled with dust, noise and what looks like rubble, with signs warning that hard hats must be worn. This is the niche which used to house the world's tallest Buddha - 55 metres high. In it you can still see slight swellings where its feet used to be, and ghostly traces of where the head and neck were.

 
Musharraf beset by political rivals
The party of exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ruled out reconciliation with Pakistan's embattled military leader, a day after a court said he can return home ahead of crucial elections. On another front threatening President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's future, the army said 60 soldiers and 250 militants had died in a month of bloody fighting near the Afghan border.
 

   
China, Japan in big race for moon
   
Life returns to normal in Bangladesh
   
Relatives of Islamic militants evacuate besieged Palestinian camp.....
   
Seven Palestinians killed in clashes with Israel
   
Greek forest fires: Death toll rises to 37
   
Myanmar detains at least 63 activists over fuel-price protests
   
Czar of Russia: A post-mortem
   
Rich Russian tries to buy U.S. bomber at air show
   
Benazir's rush to grab power
   
Clock ticks against India-U.S. nuclear deal
   
Poor and healthy
   
Gross National Happiness: How happy are we?
   
Saint Diana?
   
I'm a tiger, I'm a tiger
   
Food street helps transform quake-battered city
   

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