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Mumbai gunman, identified as Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab
Mumbai suspect changes plea to guilty
The leading suspect in last November's deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai switches his plea to guilty.
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A US military review calls for the overhaul of the entire Afghan prison system, the New York Times reports.

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