Nepal parties join with Maoists for massive protest against king

Nepal's leading parties reached an agreement with Maoist rebels to hold a mass pro-democracy protest next month as the rebels called off a transport blockade which they had ordered as part of an attempt to topple the royal government.

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India says Pakistani groups fanning communal strife

Pakistan-based Islamist militant groups are pursuing a new strategy to strike at religious targets in India and spark sectarian strife to hurt New Delhi, India's national security adviser said.

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Iraq risks civil war three years after invasion

Iraq marks the third anniversary of the US-led invasion Monday deadlocked over its next national government, plagued by rampant lawlessness and faced with the threat of civil war.

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