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"All efforts of the Afghan government to avoid civilian casualties have not yielded any positive results and our innocent countrymen are still killed in anti-terrorism operations."
Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Karzai was condemning the killing of 76 civilians, mostly children, by a US airstrike in western Afghanistan.

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The Continent
  • Georgia calls for Security Council action on Russia
  • Muslim man convicted for child cruelty in Muharram flogging
  • EU leaders considering sanctions against Russia
  • Europe unites to condemn Kremlin
  • Ancient Turkish city waits to be unearthed

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  • Mothers work twice as long as an employee in office
  • Muppet Show to make TV comeback after 27 years
  • Palestinian couple locks disabled kids for 40 years in urine-stained rooms
  • Three million families in UK are living in jobless households

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