Fragile calm in protest-hit Herat
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A curfew restores some calm in the Afghan city of Herat, after violent   protests at the sacking of its governor.
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In Bangladesh, security forces are on high alert after several days of apparent political violence. More protests are expected after Saturday&#39;s grenade attack on an opposition rally killed 19 people and injured more than a hundred.
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Hundreds of opposition activists marched   in the capital Dhaka and set at least one vehicle ablaze as a   day-long strike took hold across Bangladesh on Sunday,   witnesses said.
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A curfew has been imposed on the Afghan city of Herat after protests over the sacking of former governor Ismail Khan, local television reports said.
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Beneath the ominous calm that has settled since the recent uprising is anger, uncertainty and hopelessness.
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DHAKA: Up to 100 people were injured in clashes in Bangladesh as millions of opposition activists formed a 900km &quot;human chain&quot; to demonstrate no confidence in the government yesterday.
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Bangladeshi security forces are on high alert as more protests are planned after an attack on a political rally in Dhaka killed 19 people last week.
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KATMANDU, Nepal -- Crowds stormed the main mosque in Katmandu and charged through the streets chanting &quot;Down with Islam&quot; in protest yesterday against the killing of 12 Nepalis in Iraq.
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An eerie calm prevailed on the streets of this battered city on Saturday, as hundreds more foreigners awaited flights to Paris that would spirit them away
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Mumbai, Aug 28 - The situation in both Jalna and Poorna towns in Central Maharashtra, that witnessed violence in the aftermath of explosions at places of worship leaving 18 persons injured, was peaceful and under control today, police said.
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RIYADH: A Saudi dissident yesterday failed to pull off protests called in Riyadh and Jeddah. Hundreds of police and special forces were deployed to stifle one of the boldest attempts to defy the ban on public displays of discontent.
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HERAT, Afghanistan: The western Afghan city of Herat has returned to calm following bloody riots over the sacking of the local governor which left at least four people dead and 50 injured.
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A curfew has been declared in the western Afghan city of Herat after at least seven people were killed in violent protests against the dismissal of the influential provincial governor, Ismail Khan.
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Opposition activists have brought many towns and cities in Bangladesh to a halt, the day after 18 people died in explosions at a political rally.
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Dhaka, Aug 30. (PTI):Fear of violence gripped Bangladesh as the country&#39;s two major parties faced-off on the streets today to protest the deadly grenade attack on the main opposition rally which killed 20 people and injured more than 300.
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KABUL : Three protesters were hurt in the western Afghan city of Herat after the government sacked an Afghan warlord as governor in a bid to strengthen President Hamid Karzai&#39;s authority ahead of elections.
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A day after desertion charges against Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun shocked his family and shook Utah&#39;s Muslim community, a relative calm prevailed at his Marine base and his adopted home.