Afghan Taliban destroy top of Bamiyan statue
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban have blown up the top quarter of one of the ancient Bamiyan Buddha statues, a Pakistan-based Afghan news service reported on Friday.



Clinton down on image, up on the lecture circuit
The latest controversies may have further damaged Bill Clinton’s image, but the globe-trotting former president is as popular as ever on the lecture circuit.



Saudi Arabia releases names of 23 Haj victims
The Saudi Health Ministry released the identities of 23 pilgrims killed, including the names two Indians in the stampede during the first day of the “stoning the Satan” ritual in Mina.



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