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Rescue workers in northwest Pakistan struggle to reach thousands of people affected by the country's worst floods
     
  Rescuers battle to reach Pakistan flood victims  
  Posted : 01 Aug 2010 0840 hrs  
     
 
With roads and bridges washed away, rescuers were Sunday struggling to reach people in northwest Pakistan trapped by the worst floods in living memory which have killed 800 so far.

 

 
 

 
Bangladesh police, garment workers clash for second day
Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets on Saturday to subdue garment workers who rioted for a second day in protest against low pay as unrest spread to areas outside Dhaka, police said.
   
   
Indian forces kill sixth protester in two days in Kashmir
Two more protesters were killed on Saturday in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir, bringing to six the number of young men shot dead by security forces in two days as fresh violence shook the region.
   
   
   
   
 

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