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Anti-corruption activists burn symbolic copies of the Lokpal Bill (anti-corruption bill) during a protest to denounce the proposal in its current form in Mumbai on August 4, 2011.
Photo: AFP

India Considers Anti-Corruption Bill Amid Calls for Tougher Law

Activists say draft legislation is too weak to address rampant graft

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Lotfi Ben Hamed works as a border monitor for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at the Libya/Tunisia border

Arab Spring Forges New Bonds Between North African Neighbors

Tunisians who once flocked to Libya for jobs now providing food, shelter to war-torn Libyans, possibly delivery route for rebel weapons

Gen. Necdet Ozel, Turkey's new Land Forces Commander and acting Chief of Staff, 5th from left, PM Erdogan, center, and Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz, 5th from right, are seen during the military's annual meeting in Ankara, Turkey, August 1, 2011

Turkish PM Convenes Key Meeting After Mass Army Resignations

Resignation of top four military commanders Friday widely seen as bringing end to decades of political meddling by country's generals

U.S. Capitol (file)

US Debt Deal Compromise Leaves Many Unhappy

Deal keeps US from defaulting on debt, but leaves people on both sides of political spectrum voicing displeasure with result

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) speaks to the media as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Shukla (L) and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal watch on the opening day of the 'monsoon session' of the Indian Parliament

Corruption Uproar Again Derails Indian Parliament Agenda

Session was adjourned before midday as it rapidly degenerated into free-for-all shouting match, led by India's main opposition party

People at Oslo Cathedral pay their respects to victims of last week's bomb attack and shootings in Norway, July 27, 2011

Do Norway Killings Signal Change in Europe’s Attitude Toward Islam?

Analysts ponder tragedy’s fall-out, possible positive impact on European-Islamic relations

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar (R) shakes hands with Indian counterpart Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna before their meeting in New Delhi July 27, 2011.

Pakistan, India Signal 'New Era' of Cooperation

Foreign ministers of both countries promised to initiate new trade, travel contacts across their disputed border

A homeless Indian woman begs on a bridge in Mumbai (file photo)

India Struggles to Bridge Economic Gap

Two decades of economic liberalization has transformed India, but a great divide remains between the middle class and poor

Burmese Democracy Leader Meets with Party Elders

Military government makes rare concession to Aung San Suu Kyi , allowing her to meet three elderly leaders of her political party

Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai (file photo)

Pakistan Protests US Arrest of Alleged Agent

US authorities detained Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai charged him with being an unregistered agent of a foreign government