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• Afghanistan Seeks Military Aid from India May 21, 2013
  Afghan President Hamid Karzai is looking for more military aid from India. The Afghan leader meets with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi Tuesday evening. Mr. Karzai's aides say he wants India's assistance to help strengthen Afghan security forces and meet military shortages. Afghanistan is facing a withdrawal of NATO forces by the […]
• Massive Tornado Hits Oklahoma May 21, 2013
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• Detained Chinese Fishermen, Boat Released by North Korea May 21, 2013
  Officials in Beijing say 16 Chinese fishermen who were seized for ransom in North Korea have been released. China's Foreign Ministry said the men and their fishing boat were returned safely on Tuesday. It added that no ransom was paid. The owner of the boat says the North Koreans were demanding nearly $100,000 for the return of the boat and crew, which […]
• Seven Muslims Charged for Killing Buddhist Monk in Burma May 21, 2013
  A court in Burma has convicted seven Muslims for the killing of a Buddhist monk during deadly sectarian riots in a central town earlier this year. Officials say the defendants received sentences ranging from life to two years in prison for their involvement in the March 20 incident in the town of Meikhtila. The unrest began after an argument at a Muslim-owne […]
• Wave of Violence Continues in Iraq May 21, 2013
  New attacks in three Iraqi cities have killed at least seven people and wounded more than 60 others. Officials say a suicide bombing followed by clashes between militants and Iraqi troops left three soldiers dead Tuesday in Tarmiyah, north of the capital, Baghdad. Farther north, two car bombs exploded in Tuz Khormato, killing three people, while car bombs in […]