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Residents face brunt of cross-border shelling in Kashmir

Chowkibal, Oct 04 (ANI): Locals in Kashmir on Friday said that they were facing the brunt of cross-border shelling as military fought the biggest group of infiltrators in Kashmir trying to cross from Pakistan in years. Some 30 to 40 heavily armed fighters have crossed the Line of Control dividing Kashmir between the rival nations in the Keran sector and are holed up for the past nine days in thick forests in the area. A resident, Abdul Rashid Mir, expressed his ire over the ongoing gun battle which has added to their woes. Another resident, Omar Rashid Lone, called for peace in the province and said that talks can resolve the long-pending Kashmir issue. Oct 4, 2013
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Was Mars Earth-like in Early Years?

Mars could have contained earth-like atmosphere in its early years of evolution with a thick atmosphere, warmer temperature and water on the surface. Oct 3, 2013
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Death toll from Pakistan quake rises to 208

Awaran, Sept 25 (ANI): The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Pakistan rose to at least 208 on Wednesday after hundreds of mud houses collapsed on people in a remote area near the Iranian border. The earthquake struck Pakistan's thinly populated province of Baluchistan on September 24 and was felt across South Asia. It destroyed houses and cut communications with the worst affected district of Awaran, and was so powerful that it caused a small island to emerge from the sea just off the coastline in the Arabian Sea. At least 373 people were injured. Sep 25, 2013
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Shopian Killings: Kashmir observes shutdown in protest against human rights violations

Srinagar, Sep 21 (ANI): Residents of Kashmir observed shutdown on Saturday in protest against the recent incidents of violence in the Shopian district and repeated human rights violations, which have been taking place in the province. Locals said that there was need to stop the atrocities that were being committed against the residents in the valley. The shutdown call was given by Hardliner Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Sep 21, 2013
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Sri Lanka's Tamils vote after decades of war

Sri Lanka's minority Tamils began voting Saturday in the country's northern province in an election they hope will give them a shot at self-rule after decades of ethnic bloodshed that claimed over 100,000 lives. Duration: 00:36 Sep 21, 2013
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