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Somali militants say 'Western' forces attack coastal base from beach
No foreign military units typically involved in such operations in Somalia have claimed responsibility for the strike.
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US set to be top oil, gas producer in 2013: EIA
US could push past Russia and Saudi Arabia as world's largest single producer of oil and of natural gas this year.
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Malala picks up another award as Nobel beckons
Malala is also among the favourites for the Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced on October 11.
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Push for regional peace: Indian president accuses Pakistan of exporting terror
FO spokesperson says nations need to work together to defeat the common enemy; toddler dies in Indian shelling.
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Indian air force worried about fleet upgradation delays
India is looking to extend the life of its existing fleet through mid-life upgrades.
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Switzerland probes banks over possible forex rigging
Recently, a global investigation into the rigging of benchmark interest rates led to UBS being fined $2.7 billion.
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'A Girl From Paradise': Documentary on Malala's story set to release in Canada
"The film explores how the failure to silence Malala has inspired men, women, and children," says the director.
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Swiss bank Safra Sarasin to shut joint venture in India
Sarasin Alpen is in the process of leaving India nearly three years after setting up operations in the country.
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Pakistan and India to play rugby for peace
Indian rugby team managers says he feels Pakistan is his second home.
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Gunmen kill Kenyan Muslim cleric, unrest feared
The apparent assassination of Sheikh Ibrahim Omar raises tensions in the port city of Mombasa.
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Latest Myanmar violence blamed on extremists
Sectarian violence in Myanmar has killed at least 240 people and displaced 140,000 since June 2012.
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China elevates Malaysia ties, aims to triple trade by 2017
Trade between the two countries is expected to hit $70 billion by the end of this year.
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Syria chemical attack reopens old wounds among Kurds
The United Nations described the attack in Syria as the most significant of its kind since Halabja.
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Frozen by shutdown, US warns of 'catastrophic' default
Obama decried shutdown as a reckless "farce," piling pressure on Republicans to climb down first on budget impasse.
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N. Korea warns 'imbecile' Park of confrontation
North Korea's top military body launched a blistering personal attack Friday on South Korean President Park Geun-Hye.
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Twitter unveils IPO filing, aims to raise $1 billion
Company's IPO revealed about 65% of its revenue derived from mobile users. But has not made any profits since 2010.
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Silk Road wound through dark side of the Internet
Silk Road combined Tor network for being invisible online with Bitcoin digital currency that can be difficult to trace
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Cricket: Kabir, Aqib put friendship aside in World Cup pursuit
Afghanistan and UAE cricket coaches say they enjoy a healthy rivalry in the field.
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Suspect shot dead after car chase from White House to Capitol
Footage aired by broadcasters showed the car executing a tight U-turn as shots rang out, and then speeding off.
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Football: Trade unionists protest outside FIFA over Qatar workers
FIFA mulls timing 2022 World Cup outside summers to escape heat.
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Man who brought al Qaeda to Afghanistan, to now run for country's president
Abdul Rassoul Sayyaf says he nominates himself to "stand alongside the true servants of Afghanistan".
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Pakistan calling: Engaging British Pakistanis
Some charitable organisations say “we find Pakistan too difficult,” this projects aims to show them it isn't.
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Bangladesh starts building first nuclear plant
The plant will have two 1,000 megawatt reactors costing up to $4 billion.
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Pakistan bottom of the barrel on net freedom: Report
Pakistan ranks alongside Saudi Arabia, Syria, China and Iran in Freedom on the Net 2013.
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Tech firm query would hurt national security: US
Clapper, director of national intelligence, said govt has no objection to release of total number of govt requests.
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Indian government ally jailed 5 years for long-running scam
Lalu Prasad Yadav would serve five years of "rigorous" imprisonment and was fined $40,000.
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Iran will be judged by its actions, Kerry tells Israel
He said the new mood of co-operation on display around the UN General Assembly had to be backed by quantifiable deeds.
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NATO warms up for Europe role after Afghanistan pullout
NATO's most ambitious naval exercise in 7 years gathers 23 warships from 6 countries and 5,000 troops from 8 nations.
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30 dead in Indian road crash
A heavy goods truck careered onto the wrong side of the road and smashed head-on into two packed vehicles.
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New leak at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant: TEPCO
Highly-polluted water may have made its way out to the Pacific Ocean.
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White House talks fail to end government shutdown
Obama said he would not negotiate until House lawmakers pass a temporary financing bill and raise the debt ceiling.
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Louboutin turns heel on anti-Islam ad
Ad poster shows potential skirt lengths - ranging from 'Sharia compatible' at the ankle to 'stoning' high up a...
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Civil-nuclear cooperation: French govt says option can be explored at request
Says Islamabad is working with Beijing but Paris has not received request.
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FBI shuts alleged online drug marketplace, Silk Road
The site was used by "several thousand drug dealers" to sell "hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs," says FBI.
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Transitions: Bestselling US author Tom Clancy dead at 66
Clancy wrote 28 spy fiction novels and inspired numerous Hollywood films and video games.
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Pakistan rejects Indian army claims of infiltration into Kashmir
India claims its fighting an incursion from Pakistan side in Kashmir with 30 to 40 fighters crossed into Keran sector.
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Indian cabinet repeals move to shield convicted MPs
The ordinance was decried by the main political opposition as unconstitutional.
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17 countries agree to receive Syria refugees in quotas: UNHCR
Syria currently has 1.2 million refugees, according to UN spokesperson.
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Marc Jacobs to leave Louis Vuitton
The US designer dedicated his final show to the "women who inspire me and the showgirl in every one of them".
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Pakistani passport among worst for travel: Visa Restriction Index 2013
Pakistan shared its low ranking with Somalia, with access to only 32 countries without a visa.
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Bahrain jails 4 Shias 15 years over a bomb
They were accused of forming a terrorist group, attempted murder, and carrying out bombings.
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Afghan soldier arrested in Pakistan over rogue attack on Australian troops
The soldier is expected to be tried for murder.
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Microsoft investors push for chairman Gates to step down
Investors are concerned that Gates' role as chairman effectively blocks the adoption of new strategies
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US government shutdown chokes Washington
With the first US government shutdown in 17 years, White House and Republicans dig in for an extended struggle.
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South Korea, US sign new strategy to deter North Korea nuclear threat
It is signed to deter the possible use of nuclear arms and weapons of mass destruction amid threats from Pyongyang.
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War drums over Syria silenced by US-Moscow deal
Russia makes a proposal that will put Syria's chemical arsenal under international supervision.
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World population to shoot up to 9.7 billion in 2050: Study
The projections ran parallel to forecasts by UN, World Bank and other prominent national institutes.
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September marked by bloody sectarian attacks in Iraq
Violence reaches a level unseen in Iraq since 2008 killing nearly 1000 people.
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Netanyahu at UN: Don't trust Rouhani, Iran's overtures a ruse
Iran's nuclear program has continued at a "vast and feverish" pace since the election of Rouhani, says Netanyahu
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Myanmar president visits riot-hit western state
In the latest clashes, a mob of hundreds of Buddhists burned houses and stabbed a 94-year-old woman to death.

















































