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Seminar: Scholars for MFN status for India
Pak-India trade benefits to go beyond economic benefits.
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Too little too late?: Gwadar port transfer to China wins cabinet nod
Multi-billion dollar Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline also given the go-ahead.
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Doctors outline operation to repair Malala's skull
Surgeons at Queen Elizabeth Hospital plan to insert a titanium plate to protect the 15-year-old's brain.
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Secretary Of State: US Senate panel backs John Kerry
Kerry was the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee till his nomination as secretary of state.
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Pakistan-India ties: ‘Dialogue process has not been derailed’
Indian high commissioner says regional peace is in both states’ interest.
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Exclusive report: Rohingyas flee into an unwelcoming Bangladesh
Denied healthcare, education and work by the state, the refugees turn to crime.
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Afghanistan seeks to expand defence ties with Pakistan
Afghan defence minister met with president Zardari and chief of army staff Kayani.
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Violent protests in Bangladesh over war crime trials
More than 3,000 protesters from the Jamaat-e-Islami party attack police with bombs and bricks.
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Modi wins backing of key BJP leader to run for India PM office
Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha lends his backing to Modi as the party's next candidate for India premier.
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Bangladesh, India sign extradition and visa deals
Bangladesh says treaty could pave way for the country to put on trial several criminals who crossed border into India.
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Iran sends monkey into space, showing missile progress
Iranian defence ministry announces launch as world powers seek to resume talks for resolving nuclear standoff.
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Sixth Delhi gang-rape accused to be tried as juvenile
He has been charged with rape but not with murder, will face a maximum prison term of three years.
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Russia fumes at 'childish' debate over Iran venue
New nuclear crisis talks are being delayed because of disagreements about where these should be held.
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Egypt opposition mulls response to Morsi dialogue call
Morsi calls for a national dialogue aimed at ending the crisis gripping the country.
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US senators unveil immigration reform deal
Under the plan, individuals fulfilling the requirements could eventually obtain a green card for permanent residency.
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Japan underestimated China in territorial row: Ex-envoy
The two countries have argued about the onership of the archipelago for decades.
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Pakistan-India bus, trade resume as tensions ebb
Recent flare-up along the Line of Control saw a total of five soldiers killed earlier this month.
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Restoring ties: Pakistan likely to get P3C Orion aircraft from US this year
Ambassador Sherry Rehman says defence cooperation between the two sides gaining momentum.
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Notes from the world of IT: 2013 – looking ahead into the year
Here is what the year holds for Pakistan in terms of the trends in technology.
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Indian ‘spy’ killed for washing clothes in Lahore jail: Witness
Jailors tried to make it look like a natural death, says witness.
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Nightclub fire kills 245 in southern Brazil: Police
It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze.
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Setback to peace prospect: Proposed Kabul Ulema moot gets cold shoulder
The lukewarm response from clerics is being attributed to Taliban rejection.
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Davos Forum: Malala hailed as inspiration in fight for better education
Danish Prime Minister says Malala’s example showed need for international community to help vulnerable states.
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Egypt unrest: At least 30 dead in clashes over football verdicts
Judge sentences 21 to death over stadium disaster that killed 74.
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Indian president’s comments
India has to realise that breaking cultural, sporting ties serves absolutely no useful purpose beyond mere posturing.
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Leaderships in the Muslim world
Islamic world has seen many monarchies & military dictators utilising device of elitist political Islamism for ruling.
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Red Carpet Recap: Les Miserables
We’re rooting for Anne Hathaway’s killer red carpet moments.
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India wheels out new long-range missile in annual parade
The nuclear missile can hit anywhere in China.
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Egypt court sentences 21 to death for stadium disaster
At least 74 people died in Port Said soccer stadium disaster last year.
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Delhi lawmaker tells gun owners to save women: Report
Tejendra Khanna urges gun-owning residents to put their weapons to "social service" and scare away potential...
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Malala inspired children worldwide: UN campaigners
Malala's example showed the need for the international community to help vulnerable states: Danish Prime Minister
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Denver judge to deliberate whether to hear Raymond Davis assault case
Davis was arrested in October 2011 for a fistfight at a shopping centre in Denver.
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India ready to extend the hand of friendship to Pakistan: Mukherjee
Pakistan should not take this hand for granted, says Indian president.
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One in five were infected by pandemic flu
More than a fifth of the world's population was infected by H1N1 virus during 2009-2010.
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Man sails from PNG to Australian island on twig raft
He made it alive to an island on raft made of twigs, through crocodile and shark-infested waters during a cyclone.
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India says 35 years jail not enough for David Headley
Indian foreign minister says Headley would have been given more punishment if he was tried in India.
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Shiv Sena gives women kitchen knives, chilli to fend off rapists
Shiv Sena says it had handed out 21,000 knives with three-inch (7 cm) blades to women.
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India denies request of Pakistani diplomats to attend Jaipur Lit Festival
Manzoor Memon and Naeem Anwar had sought permission to go to Jaipur to attend a literature festival 10 days back.
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Mumbai attacks: US court hands down 35-year jail term to David Headley
Prosecution asks for sentencing, not life imprisonment, as he had confessed.
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In search of a legal framework: UN opens probe into impact of drone attacks
Inquiry to examine abuse of human rights, says Foreign Office.
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Yemen says country's Qaeda Number Two dead
After completing the rehabilitation programme, Shehri disappeared and later resurfaced as AQAP's Number Two.
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US court hands Mumbai attacks plotter 35 year jail term
US citizen David Coleman Headley was convicted of plotting Mumbai 2008 attacks, and attacks on a Danish newspaper.
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US foreign policy more than troops and drones: Kerry
Senator John Kerry outlines to US lawmakers his priorities as the next secretary of state, if he is confirmed.
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Beheaded in Saudia: Sri Lanka to ban women from being maids abroad
Sri Lankan minister Keheliya Rambukwella says women under 25 were banned from working menial jobs in Saudi Arabia.
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French court says Twitter must identify racist tweet authors
Court ruling follows legal complaint lodged in October by France's Union of Jewish Students.
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US drone strikes in Pakistan to go under UN microscope
Around 20-30 strikes have been selected to access the extent of civilian casualties, identity of militants targeted.
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US military to lift ban on women in combat
Under the decision, the armed services will have until January 2016 to carry out the changes.
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Clinton says will use social media to fight al Qaeda
Secretary State says US State Department had "started two organisations to deal with countering violent extremism".
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North Korea plans nuclear test aimed at US
Experts predict North's next atomic test might be of a uranium bomb, rather than the plutonium devices.
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Fighting rages in Syria, Russia lashes out at opposition
Russian President offers to host an international conference aimed at aiding the more than 650,000 refugees.