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Nepal has provided $60,000 funding for the festival

'World's biggest animal sacrifice' held in Nepal

Up to a million Hindu devotees gathered on Tuesday at a village in Nepal to witness the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of animals in a mass sacrifice that has drawn widespread criticism Full Story


'World's biggest animal sacrifice' begins in Nepal

Armed police have been deployed around the temple grounds and authorities have banned alcohol during the festival

Up to a million Hindu devotees gathered Tuesday in a tiny village in Nepal to witness the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of animals in a mass sacrifice that has drawn widespread criticism Full Story

Mosque attack probe implicates top Indian leaders

An Indian inquiry into the 1992 demolition of a mosque which triggered religious riots that left around 2,000 dead has implicated top opposition leaders, including a former premier Full Story

Ukrainian killed in pirate attack off W.Africa coast

Pirates surrendering to Portuguese marines off the Somali coast

Pirates attacked an oil tanker off the coast of west Africa, killing a Ukrainian seaman, the commander of Benin's naval forces told AFP Tuesday Full Story

Philippines massacre toll hits 46

Political violence is common in the Philippines

The Philippines declared a state of emergency in parts of the volatile south on Tuesday as anger spiralled over a savage political massacre that has left at least 46 people dead Full Story

Obama Afghan strategy decision 'within days'

There are more than 100,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan

The White House on Tuesday signaled the end of months of deliberations on US strategy toward Afghanistan, announcing that President Barack Obama would reveal his decision within days Full Story

DR Congo war crimes trial begins at the Hague

Germain Katanga entered a 'not guilty' plea

Two Congolese militiamen accused of seeking to wipe out a village blocking a strategic route in an ethnic war pleaded not guilty to war crimes in the International Criminal Court on Tuesday Full Story

Britain begins long-awaited Iraq war probe

A long-awaited public inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war opened Tuesday, vowing not to "shy away from criticism" of individuals or institutions over the controversial conflict Full Story

British Iraq war probe starts hearings

Thousands of British soldiers took part in the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003

A long-awaited public inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war held its first hearing Tuesday, six and a half years after Tony Blair controversially led the country in backing the US-led conflict Full Story

Shalit prisoner swap 'very close:' Israeli minister

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was seized by Palestinian gunmen in June 2006

An Israeli minister said on Tuesday that a deal with the Islamist movement Hamas to swap a Gaza-held soldier for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners was "very close Full Story

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