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US soldiers killed Afghans as sport http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=21&page=3278 Afghanistan - A dozen American soldiers have been charged with alleged killing of innocent Afghan civilians as a sport and collecting their fingers as trophies Press TV 2010-09-09T07:25:47Z Rwanda 'disappointed' at genocide report http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=22&page=3281 Rwanda - Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has been “disappointed” about a leaked report saying Rwandan troops may have committed genocide, UN chief Ban Ki-moon says Press TV 2010-09-09T01:58:43Z Eleven killed in Somalia clashes http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=22&page=3280 Somalia - At least eight civilians and three troops have been killed during new clashes between African Union (AU) forces and al-Shabab fighters in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu Press TV 2010-09-09T00:08:06Z Hundreds of inmates escape in Nigeria http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=22&page=3279 Nigeria - Hundreds of inmates have escaped from a federal prison in northeastern Nigeria after heavily armed gunmen attacked the detention center, witnesses say Press TV 2010-09-08T23:44:16Z US drone strikes kill 18 in Pakistan http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=21&page=3274 Pakistan - Three US drone attacks on a single day have killed at least 18 people, injured several others in Pakistan's tribal district of North Waziristan Press TV 2010-09-08T19:02:14Z Kashmir protests as India arrests leader http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=25&page=3273 Kashmir - Protests continue in Indian-administered Kashmir as security forces arrest a top pro-independent leader in the disputed Himalayan region Press TV 2010-09-08T16:44:36Z NATO to begin Afghan security handover http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=21&page=3272 Afghanistan - NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen hopes the US-led troops would begin handing over Afghanistan's security to Afghan forces sometime next year Press TV 2010-09-08T15:06:35Z Bomb blast kills three in Pakistan http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=25&page=3275 Pakistan - A bomb attack in the southwestern Balochistan Province of Pakistan has left at least three people dead, amid growing violence in the country Press TV 2010-09-08T14:04:47Z UN fails to end mass rape in DR Congo http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=22&page=3268 D R Congo - The United Nations admits it has failed to protect the civilians of the Democratic Republic of Congo from the "systematic rape" by armed rebels, a senior official says Press TV 2010-09-08T13:15:17Z Iran's FM meets Afghan President http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=23&page=3271 Afghanistan - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has expressed the Islamic Republic's support for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Afghanistan Press TV 2010-09-08T10:42:10Z Pakistan bombing death toll hits 21 http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=25&page=3276 Pakistan - The death toll from a massive bomb attack on police headquarters in southwestern Pakistan has reached 21, including nine women and six children Press TV 2010-09-08T10:36:52Z Bahrain under fire over torture http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=23&page=3277 Bahrain - British rights activists have criticized Bahrain for arresting opposition leaders, accusing the kingdom of violating human rights and oppressing the opposition Press TV 2010-09-08T10:30:21Z US-led soldier killed in Afghanistan http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=21&page=3270 Afghanistan - A US-led soldier has been killed in war-ravaged Afghanistan, during a clash with militants on Wednesday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force says Press TV 2010-09-08T09:03:40Z ElBaradei calls for Egypt vote boycott http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=22&page=3267 Egypt - Prominent Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has called for a blanket opposition boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections in Egypt Press TV 2010-09-08T08:20:06Z NATO US troop request on hold http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=21&page=3269 Afghanistan - The US does not plan to contribute to the NATO request of 2000 more troops for the Afghan war explained the Pentagon on Tuesday Press TV 2010-09-08T01:09:38Z S Africa's public workers end strikes http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=22&page=3266 South Africa - South African public sector workers have returned to work after 21 days of strike, which was costing over $150 million per day to the country's economy Press TV 2010-09-07T22:19:08Z Two US soldiers killed in Iraq http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=21&page=3265 Iraq - Just a week after the end of the US combat mission in Iraq, two American soldiers have been killed in northern Iraq, says a US army spokesman Press TV 2010-09-07T18:07:16Z More floods peril in Pakistan http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=25&page=3264 Pakistan - Authorites race to protect two southern towns and their 360,000 residents from surging floods Al Jazeera 2010-09-07T13:56:35Z U.N.: More than 230 civilians killed in Somalia in recent weeks http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=22&page=3263 Somalia - More than 230 civilians in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu have died in fighting over the past two weeks between Somali transitional government forces and Al-Shabaab militants, the U Cable News Network 2010-09-07T13:30:47Z US soldier killed in Afghanistan http://the-bastard.com/index.php?section=21&page=3262 Afghanistan - An American soldier has been killed in war-ravaged Afghanistan, bringing to 502 the foreign troop casualties in 2010 Press TV 2010-09-07T10:23:09Z