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Three Tibetan Herders Self-Immolate in Protest (Feb 6)
The immolations are a fresh illustration of growing turmoil among ethnic Tibetans in Sichuan Province fighting what they see as repression at the hands of the Chinese authorities.




Afghan Suicide Attack Targets the Police in Kandahar (Feb 6)
A man blew up his car in a parking lot in the fourth such attempted or successful bombing in Kandahar in less than a month.




U.S. Drone Strikes Are Said to Target Rescuers (Feb 6)
A London-based journalism group said 50 civilians had been killed in strikes in Pakistan as they tried to help, and more than 20 others died in strikes on funerals.




India Ink: Image of the Day: February 6 (Feb 6)
A puja for cricket player Yuvraj Singh.




India Ink: Rahul Gandhi's Political Growl (Feb 6)
Politicking in Uttar Pradesh, he talks tough and wears a beard.




India Ink: For Cricket's Fading Stars, 'Well Left' Would Be a Relief (Feb 6)
Few exceptional players have left with their legacies untarnished either by poor play or controversy.




India Ink: Paid Agents Lure Foreign Students to American Universities (Feb 6)
A double standard about paid agents leaves foreign students vulnerable, some say.




Army Colonel Challenges Pentagon’s Afghanistan Reports (Feb 6)
After two deployments in Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis says the Pentagon is not telling the whole truth about how the war there is going.




6.8 Earthquake Shakes Central Philippines (Feb 6)
Rescuers dug with picks and shovels trying to reach dozens of people trapped under houses collapsed by a strong earthquake Monday that shook a central Philippine island and set off landslides.




Australian Universities Defend Alternative-Medicine Teaching (Feb 6)
A group campaigning against alternative medicine has told Australian universities that they are risking their reputations by teaching subjects like chiropractic, homeopathy, iridology and reflexology.