A 39-year-old man is in a southern Chinese hospital suffering from what appears to be a contagious strain of avian flu, state media reported Friday.
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Pakistan's Supreme Court appointed a panel Friday to investigate a memo allegedly drafted by the civilian leadership in which it asked the United States to rein in the nation's powerful military.
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Four people were killed in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province Friday when a civilian vehicle hit a roadside bomb, according to the country's Interior Ministry.
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At least six people were killed after a cyclone pummeled India's southeastern coastline Friday, bringing high winds and rain, officials said.
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A bomb blast killed two people and wounded three on Friday in northwest Pakistan's tribal region, a senior Pakistani government official said.
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