May 25th, 2009 - VOA News
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Officials in northern India have imposed a curfew and called in government troops, in an attempt to quell rioting over the death of a Sikh preacher in Austria.
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Curfew imposed in India's Punjab after riots
May 26th, 2009 - Reuters
(Updates death toll, adds details) CHANDIGARH, India, May 26 (Reuters) - Troops patrolledtowns and highways in India's northern state of Punjab toenforce a curfew on Tuesday...
Rights group: Pakistan should airlift food to Swat
May 26th, 2009 - Yahoo! News
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan must immediately lift a curfew in the Swat Valley and airlift food, water and medicine to residents trapped by battles between the military and the Taliban or risk a humanitarian catastrophe...
Rights Group Fears 'Humanitarian Catastrophe' in Northwest Pakistan
May 26th, 2009 - VOA News
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Riots after Sikh guru Sant Rama Nand shot dead in Vienna
May 25th, 2009 - Times Online
The fatal shooting of a visiting guru at a Sikh temple in Vienna sparked rioting across northern India today, with the Government calling in the army to help police restore order.
Vienna Temple Shooting Prompts Riots in India
May 25th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
CHANDIGARH, India -- India's prime minister appealed for calm Monday as riots spread to several northern Indian cities to protest a deadly shooting at a Sikh temple in Austria. Hundreds defied a curfew and army patrols...
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