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US drones could be headed for Syria: Report
Unnamed current and former US officials deny President Obama has authorised any drone strikes in Syria yet.
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Google chairman Eric Schmidt to visit Myanmar
Schmidt will speak in Yangon on March 22 as part of an Asian tour.
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China performed 330 million abortions since 1971: Data
China says its one-child policy introduced has prevented overpopulation and boosted economic development.
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US to deploy more interceptors to counter N Korea
The cost of the extra interceptors came to about $1 billion.
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Iraq a major arms buyer decade after invasion
Iraq becomes customer of some of the same companies that supplied weapons used to attack Baghdad's troops in 2003.
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Muslim states agree to ‘historic’ UN statement on women
Iran, Libya, Sudan, other Muslim nations agreed that violence against women and girls could not be justified.
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Karzai’s anti-US comments win little support
US senators maintain recent statements are an insult to soldiers fighting in the country.
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India outraged over Pakistan's resolution for Afzal Guru
Indian minister calls resolutions an interference in India's internal matters.
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Three Britons plead guilty to travelling to Pakistan, receiving terror training
They told the court about their travel to Pakistan and terrorism training and operational security while there.
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Protesters, policemen injured in Bahrain clashes
The tiny state has been hit by unrest since the revolt in early 2011.
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Pakistan better than India on UNDP gender inequality index
Pakistan's overall rank a low 146 out of 185 countries on the Human Development Index.
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Middle East trip: Obama 'to listen' to both Israel, Palestinians
Barack Obama would press both sides "to recognise the legitimate interests" of the other.
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UN investigation finds US drones violate Pakistan's sovereignty
A United Nation team recently came to investigate casualties occurring from US drone strikes.
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Biggest truck-bomb plot foiled in Kabul: Afghan spy agency
NDS says 7,800kg of explosives were defused in a plot allegedly by Pakistan-based Haqqani Network.
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N Korea says South, US behind major cyber attack
North Korea accuses US and South Korea of ‘persistent and intensive’ cyber attack against its official websites.
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Samsung unveils new champion in smartphone war
The new smartphones would roll out in 155 countries in late April.
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US commander warns Karzai remarks put troops at risk
Karzai said his comments were intended to "correct" rather than damage US-Afghan relations.
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Li Keqiang named China's new premier
Li received 2,940 votes out of 2,949 cast, with three votes against and six abstentions.
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Pak-India: Indian govt puts group visa facility on hold
Indian government opts against implementing visa agreement due to security concerns after Srinagar attack.
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Iraq war costs US more than $2 trillion: Study
The combined costs of American operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan are estimated at around $3.7trillion.
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NA demands India hand over Afzal Guru's body
Afzal Guru surfaces as National assembly passes a resolution seeking support from the UN for Kashmir.
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LoC 'incidents' cannot derail Pak-India peace: Khar
Foreign Affairs Minister dismissed allegations of the recent violations of Line of Control.
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Over a quarter of South African schoolgirls 'HIV positive'
Health minister called for an end to the trend of young girls becoming involved with "sugar daddies."
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Lord Nazeer suspended for 'Jewish conspiracy' comments
Lord Ahmed was appointed Britain's first Muslim peer in 1998.
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Clashes as Bahrain youths stage anti-Gulf force demo
IFHR says around 80 people have been killed in Bahrain since violence broke out on February 14, 2011.
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Asia's defence spending overtakes Europe's: Report
United States continued to dominate defence spending, accounting for 45.3 percent of the global total.
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Indefinite curfew in Kashmir as killings heighten tensions
A pro-Pakistan Kashmiri militant group claims responsibility for attack on Central Reserve Police Force.
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Indian Home Minister suspects Pakistani involvement in terror attacks
An agent of Hizbul Mujahideen took responsibility for the attacks however Shinde doubts the authenticity of the claim.
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Afghanistan's Karzai out to prove he is no US puppet
Karzai was a darling of the West when he became leader of Afghanistan after a US-led invasion that ousted the Taliban.
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North Korea's leader oversees artillery fire near disputed islands
The border is seen as the most likely site of any clash between the North and South Korea.
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Google to shut down Reader web feed application
Company says usage of Google Reader has declined.
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Elections 2013 a turning point for Pakistan: US intelligence
Discussion on the more controversial issues of territorial disputes and terrorism were deferred.
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Eternal viewing of Chavez may be impossible: Maduro
Two days after Chavez's death Maduro had announced that he wanted Chavez preserved "eternally".
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China's Xi appointed president, completes rise to the top
There was virtually no opposition among the carefully selected legislators to Xi becoming president.
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Broken promises: Bahrain deports 450 Pakistanis after alleged torture
Young Pakistanis were promised jobs in Bahrain Army with the starting salary of Rs100,000.
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Japan faces higher fuel bill as nuclear shutdown enters 3rd year
Energy imports are likely to rise as Japan faces a second complete shutdown by September for maintenance.
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Post-mortem delayed by 2 months before Indian inmate’s body returned
Sources say prison authorities removed torture marks before handing over Chamail Singh’s body.
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Papal election: Without a cardinal, Pakistan shut out at conclave
Opportunity can only come when Vatican elevates an archbishop to cardinal.
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Pakistan rejects Indian accusations on Srinagar attack
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs cautions Indian authorities against pointing fingers at Pakistan.
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Pakistani youth set another four world records
Pakistani youth set four new world records, adding to the six made yesterday.
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Secret tape of Bradley Manning in WikiLeaks case released
In the audio, made during a statement last month, Manning admits he leaked some 70,000 confidential government files.
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Asia-Pacific facing water crisis, says development bank
65 percent of people across the Asia Pacific still lived without secure household water supplies.
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Taliban stopping polio vaccinations in Afghanistan: Report
Afghan Taliban spokesperson refutes reports, says they have no problem with vaccination programme.
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China says willing to work with US against hacking
China has repeatedly made such offers in the past.
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Indian police launch raids in probe into Finmeccanica, AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland has denied paying bribes in a $750 million deal to supply 12 helicopters for Indian political leaders
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Attackers disguised as cricketers ambush Srinagar police camp
Initial investigations suggest the attackers belonged to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba: IG Police
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North Korea confirms end of war armistice
The North announced last week that it would nullify the 1953 armistice and peace pacts signed with Seoul.
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Thailand denies shooting Rohingya boat people
Survivors of the alleged incident said sailors opened fire on around 20 Rohingya migrants.
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Obstacles: Report blames Indian hawks for impeding trade with Pakistan
Intelligence report says contraband smuggling in goods trains was staged.
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Release of Taliban detainees: Pakistan took money, claims ex-Afghan spymaster
Islamabad rejects the claim of Amrullah Saleh.