Police popularity low in key Afghan south - survey
KABUL - Afghanistan's police force is only slightly more popular than the Taliban in the insurgent heartlands of the south, according to a survey, underscoring doubts over a planned NATO handover.
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India police names companies in telecoms scam
NEW DELHI - Two Indian companies, in which Norway's Telenor and the UAE's Etisalat now hold large stakes, were given preferential treatment in awarding mobile licences, federal police said, in a sign a corruption scandal could spread to the business world.
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India food inflation accelerates for 2nd straight week
NEW DELHI - India's food inflation accelerated for the second straight week on rising prices of onions and petrol, putting pressure on headline inflation and reinforcing expectations of more monetary action this year to tame inflationary expectations.
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Pakistan court extends detention of US diplomat
LAHORE, Pakistan - An American who killed two Pakistani men in Lahore last week will be held for eight more days to allow for further investigation, a prosecutor said on Thursday, despite U.S. statements that he enjoys diplomatic immunity.
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