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| Blast kills 23 in Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, close to capital |
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| By Eissa Saeed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A bomb exploded at a vegetable market in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi on Wednesday, killing 23 people and injuring at least 39, police and hospital officials said. Dr. Javed Akram Qazi, vice chancellor of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, confirmed the death toll. Rawalpindi, whose suburbs blend into the capital of Islamabad, is the site of the powerful Pakistani military's headquarters. Pakistan is holding peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban insurgency, which is supposed to be observing a ceasefire until April 10, but there are dozens of other militant groups. |
| Indonesians vote for new parliament, stage set for presidential poll |
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| By Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesians began voting for a new parliament on Wednesday in a poll likely to be dominated by the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P), boosting the chances of its popular candidate in a presidential election three months from now. Its candidate for the presidential election on July 9, Jakarta governor Joko Widodo, widely known as Jokowi, already looks unbeatable. Former president and head of the PDI-P Megawati Sukarnoputri appeared to set aside her own ambition last month when she gave the green light to Jokowi to run for president, recognising that his popularity could lead her party back to power. Indonesia's embrace of democracy since the downfall of former authoritarian leader Suharto 16 years ago has seen four different presidents and repeated change of the leading party. |
| Violence in Kanpur over procession route injures many |
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| Lucknow, April 9 (IANS) Violence broke out in Kanpur town of Uttar Pradesh late Tuesday over the route of a religious procession, officials said Wednesday. The incident was triggered when the district administration did not allow some people to take out a Ram Navami procession through a certain route in Sundernagar area of Kalyanpur, 120 km from here. Angry at being denied permission, the mob started pelting stones in which many district officials, policemen, women and children were injured. |
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