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Blackwater guards face new US charges for Iraq shooting deaths
Shooting caused tension in US-Iraqi relations and raised concerns about US government's use of private contractors.
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Spate of attacks on Shias kills 59 people in Iraq
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for any of the attacks.
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Somalia's Shebab: Regional threats after Westgate attack
The attack on the Nairobi mall which left 67 dead marked a significant and worrying step up in Shebab operations.
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Snowden says he took no secret documents to Russia
Snowden also insisted he was able to protect the documents from China's spy services.
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US may use Romanian airbase for Afghan pullout
The proposed agreement would solve a major logistical hurdle facing the US.
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Couple in UK arrested for trafficking, raping servant girl from Pakistan
Ilyas Ashar, 84, and Tallat Ashar, 68, will be sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on 23 October.
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Saudi Arabia wins first ever UNSC seat, to be 'voice' of those concerned over Syria
Saudi Arabia to take the seat of Asia-Pacific representation from Pakistan.
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Overstay: India grants Adnan Sami Khan three-month extension on visa
Sami says he followed standard extension procedures to secure a visa extension and could not leave the country.
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Mythical yeti ‘could be descended from ancient polar bear
DNA from a beast in Kashmir was 100% match with a sample from a 4000 year old polar bear jawbone found in Norway.
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A year on, no news of US journalist captured in Syria
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders reports that at least 16 foreign journalists are missing in Syria.
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More bombs explode in Myanmar; police arrest four suspects
The string of bombings have killed at least two people and wounded four over five days in four different regions.
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Japan rescuers search mudslide for typhoon survivors
Typhoon had killed at least 18 people.
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Iran, world powers pledge new nuclear talks
After talks deal Wednesday, Iran said it was hopeful for a "new phase in our relations" with international community.
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Suicide truck bomber kills 11 in northern Iraq: Police
Attack targeted members of Iraq's predominantly Shia Shabak minority in the village of Mwafaqiya in Nineveh province.
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Corruption watchdog slams Chinese firms' lack of transparency
China got the lowest rating of the BRICS economies.
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US Congress ends default threat, Obama signs debt bill
The down-to-the-wire deal offers only a temporary fix.
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A hundreth of Pakistanis live in bonded labour: Global Slavery Index
Some 2.1 million Pakistanis are thought to be enslaved, especially children and bonded labourers.
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Malala to be offered honorary Canadian citizenship
Malala would become only the sixth person ever to be offered honorary Canadian citizenship.
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Iran, world powers pledge 'new phase' in nuclear talks
Iran hints at including the option of snap checks on nuclear facility in proposed offer.
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Japan typhoon toll at 17, dozens still missing: Reports
Japanese troops have also sent three helicopters and several servicemen to Oshima to help with the rescue effort.
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Deal reached, US to keep borrowing for five months
US Senators reach deal to keep borrowing till February, 2014 and avert hitting a deadline on its debt limit.
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Hillary Clinton given ticket by London traffic warden
Clinton handed a £80 ticket for not buying parking metering worth £3.30 for her Mercedes.
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Not talking to Pakistan hasn't changed behaviour of our enemies: Menon
Indian National Security Adviser says enemies do not want India to talk to saner elements in Pakistan.
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Pakistan releases seven low-ranking Afghan Taliban prisoners
Taliban insisted that Mullah Baradar has not yet been allowed to rejoin family despite repeated claims by Pakistan.
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Polish Muslims drop Eid sacrifice amid protests, halal ban
According to EU law, animals in Lithuania and other member countries must be stunned before slaughter.
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Illegal stay: Singer Adnan Sami asked to leave India
Trade union wing of militant group informed police that Sami had overstayed.
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Roller-coaster ties: PM, aides finalise agenda of ‘tough’ Washington trip
Meeting with US President Obama next week is deemed first true diplomatic test for Nawaz so far.
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Escalating tension: India violates ceasefire on the LoC, once again
Indian shelling started at seven in the morning and hit the civilian population of Datoot village.
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Votes sell for about $5 in Afghanistan as presidential race begins
Presidential candidates alarmed by the scale of voter cards trade, question how legitimate the election will be.
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India's poor face grim rebuilding task after cyclone
The cyclone has destroyed some 500,000 homes in Ganjam, while businesses and crops have also been affected badly.
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Senate leaders nearing US debt ceiling deal
If Congress does not raise the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling, US government could start defaulting on its obligations.
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World powers, Iran, brace for new nuclear talks
Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif presents Iran's positions to the P5+1 group.
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Bomb kills 27 in Syria as US steps up call for peace talks
Blast in the town of Darkush kills at least 27 people, including three children and a woman.
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Bomb found in Lebanon's Hezbollah stronghold on eve of Muslim holiday
The bomb was found in a Jeep Cherokee parked in the Mamora area, in southern suburbs of Beirut.
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Bomb targeting worshippers kills 11 in Iraq
The blast near a Sunni mosque in the northern city of Kirkuk also wounded 22 people, sources said.
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Microphone bomb kills Afghan governor at Eid prayers
At least 18 other people have been wounded.
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British Pakistani among 4 arrested in London anti-terror raids
Pakistani arrested from his flat in Peckham, south-east London.
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All in the name: International Herald Tribune re-branded as International New York Times
125-year-old newspaper starts a new journey.
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Diplomacy: Afghanistan to release all Pakistani prisoners says Fazl
Says onus is now on the government to grasp the initiative put forward by Karzai.
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Hajj sermon: Grand mufti urges Muslims to avoid chaos, sectarianism
Says Islam is a religion that strictly forbids terrorism.
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Searching for elusive peace: Pakistan, US envisage Afghan deal before 2014
Obama’s point-man James Dobbins discusses Nawaz’s scheduled US trip.
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Radiation experts confirm polonium on Arafat clothing
Arafat's remains were exhumed in November 2012 and samples taken, partly to investigate whether he had been poisoned.
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India lodges protest with Pakistan over killing of fisherman off Gujjarat coast
India summoned the Pakistani deputy envoy to the Ministry of External Affairs on Monday.
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Nobel prize 'should have been mine', jokes Bashar al-Assad
The Prize went to the global chemical weapons watchdog, working in Syria to destroy the regime's chemical arsenal.
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India, US trying to hamper Balochistan quake relief: Hafiz Saeed
US and India agreed to step up cooperation to prevent the financing of extremist movements in Pakistan.
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Miss Universe can face jail time for shooting at the Taj Mahal
Indian police files complaint against Miss Universe for an unauthorised photo shoot at the Taj Mahal.
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Pilgrims throng Mount Arafat for hajj highpoint
Officials said they expected around 1.5 million pilgrims to descend on the site.
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Outrage in India as temple stampede toll rises to 115
Stampede in a temple in Ratangarh, during the festival of Navratri, injures 133.
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Israel freezes Gaza supplies after 'terror tunnel'
Israel freezes the shipment of building materials into Gaza out of security concerns.
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US lawmakers split despite October 17 debt deadline
US faces a potentially devastating sovereign debt default as senators fail to agree on terms to reopen the government.

















































