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US to cut 40,000 soldiers from Army: official
Decision comes day after Obama said US-led coalition fighting Islamic State would step up its campaign in Syria
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With the promise to meet again, Taliban, Afghan officials conclude first round of peace talks
Afghanistan welcomes talks, hoped it would begin a process of 'dignified peace.' Taliban remain vague on talks...
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Arrest spree: 50 Kashmir youths arrested in raids
Around 100 youth were still wanted for participating in anti-India and pro-freedom protests
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Un rights council: Rohingyas hail Pak-Saudi resolution
The joint move again proved the positive role of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in solving humanitarian crisis peacefully
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US drone strikes target Islamic State fighters along Afghanistan-Pakistan border
Between 25 and 49 insurgents were killed during the strikes
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More charges slapped on Charleston church massacre accused
A grand jury has indicted Roof on all the murder and attempted murder charges
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The Greek ‘no’
Greece is a case study on the risks the Pakistani financial system is built upon
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US welcomes Afghan-Taliban talks: White House
White House spokesperson says this is an important step toward advancing prospects for a credible peace
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Norwegian firm to set up three solar power plants in Pakistan
Power plants to generate 150MW. Pakistan also sought Norway’s cooperation on hydro-electric projects
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Three wounded as suicide bomber targets NATO forces in Kabul
Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack
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War against terrorism: Ours is collective national victory of a nation, says army chief
Gen Raheel says the army has dismantled terrorist networks, and dislodged them from their established sanctuaries
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Russian police launch 'safe selfie' guide after spate of deaths
Warning comes after a 21-year-old woman in Moscow accidentally shot herself in the head in May while taking a selfie
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Sri Lanka arrests top judge over sex assault
Judge was taken before a magistrate who ordered his release on personal bail of $3,800
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Cut '8 days of military spending' for universal education: Malala
Malala says unfortunately, $39 billion is spent on military in only eight days
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World's oldest man dies at 112 in Japan
Sakari Momoi died of kidney failure in a care home in Tokyo
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Cosby admits supplying drugs to woman in pursuit of sex
Cosby admitted that in 1976 he had supplied Quaaludes -- a strong depressant widely used in the 1960s and 70s
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Turkish Airlines flight diverted to Delhi after 'bomb threat'
Indian security forces say they are scouring the plane for signs of explosives
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Indian woman 'set on fire' by police for refusing to pay bribe
Indian woman accuses police of setting her on fire after she refused to pay a 100,000 rupees bribe
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20 killed in Zaria, Nigeria bomb attack: state governor
Boko Haram extremists will be the main suspects, as they have carried out a wave of similar attacks in the past
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Scientists point to narrowing gap for averting climate disaster
Michel Jarraud spoke about rising sea levels, acidic oceans and ever more frequent extreme weather in a warmer world
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UK remembers 2005 bombings under shadow of Tunisia
Britain commemorates 10th anniversary of the London suicide bombings that claimed 52 lives
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Bangladeshi Buddhist monks feed fasting Muslims over Ramazan
Dharmarajika in Dhaka has become a focus of attention since it started distributing daily food packs for Muslims
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Chinese 'Walter White' nabbed for selling ecstasy substitute: Xinhua
Chinese professor Zhang started a chemical company in 2005 but had staff manufacture methylone, an ecstasy substitute
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K2 climbers try to master the art of cooking the perfect 'chapati'
Mike Horn and his group of explorers take a break from tackling the K2 to take part in a 'chapati' competition
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Taliban, Afghan government talk 'peace' in Islamabad
Afghan Taliban spokesperson denies having any knowledge of the talks in Islamabad
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Two wounded in Afghan militants' car bomb attack on foreign forces
Taliban militants have stepped up attacks after most coalition troops left Afghanistan at the end of 2014
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Head of Britain’s largest Muslim student society dies in tragic swimming accident
Bashir Osman, 26, was visiting colleagues at a youth organisation for European Muslims
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Inside the Saudi prison that's home to new wave of terrorists
As of March, nearly 2,300 Saudis had traveled to Syria to join terrorist groups like Islamic State and Nusra Front
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Suspected Shebab militants kill 14 in northern Kenya attack
Mandera County Commissioner Alex Ole Nkoyo says those attacked mainly worked in a nearby quarry
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China kicks off war commemorations with graphic exhibition
The expo is located near the site of a skirmish in Beijing 78 years ago that sparked an all-out Sino-Japanese war
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Cleric who inspired Tunisia gunman lives in £1 million West London home
Al-Sibai, 54, reportedly receives £50,000 a year in disability living allowance
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Coca-Cola campaign aims to ‘remove labels this Ramazan’
Ramazan-themed ad campaign is aimed at drawing attention to worldwide prejudice
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Brothers arrested over links to Islamic State bombing in Kuwait
Saudi media says the three were parties to the crime of the terrorist bombing that targeted Imam al-Sadeq mosque
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HSBC fires six employees for staging mock Islamic State execution video
The employees filmed the video on an HSBC team-building day in Birmingham and published it on Instagram
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Enemy of enemy: Hekmatyar support for IS stuns observers
Hizb-e-Islami chief asks supporters to help Da’ish in fight against Taliban
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Obama says US 'intensifying' anti-IS efforts in Syria
US air strikes to continue targeting oil and gas facilities which are funding IS operations
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You may be growing older faster than you perviously thought, study finds
Using 18 biological measurements, researchers determined a "biological age" with ageing signs appearing in mid-20s
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800 million still hungry and poor despite progress of millennium goals: UN
16,000 children still die each day, mostly from preventable causes
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Saudi Arabia again denies Hajj visas to pilgrims from Ebola-hit countries
Ministry also requested elderly, individuals with chronic diseases, among others to postpone Hajj this season
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Surveillance software maker Hacking Team gets taste of its own medicine
Among documents published by hackers a list that purports to show company's active and inactive clients at end of 2014
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COAS discusses bilateral defence ties with chief of South African army
General Raheel Sharif is on a three-day official visit to South Africa
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Will the Burqa Be Banned in Berlin?
Many liberals and conservatives in Germany also believe that the head scarf as a religious symbol should be banned
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Shiv Sena urges Indian govt to impose family planning on Muslims
The extremist party hopes Modi will clearly tell India’s Muslim community to accept the necessity of family planning
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Woman stripped naked in Indian-held Kashmir
The woman was stripped naked by a gang of five men, including an Army official and a minor
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Warplanes bomb Saleh party HQ in Yemen capital
The attack came as some of Saleh's party members were meeting the UN's Yemen envoy in another part of the city
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Iraqi jet mistakenly bombs Baghdad district, five killed
The Sukhoi jet had been taking part in an air strike against Islamic State militants
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15 Turkish workers killed in truck collision: official
Driver of milk tanker has survived accident and is being treated in hospital
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44 killed in bomb blasts in Nigeria's Jos: relief agency
44 dead, while 47 injured in the twin blasts in Nigeria
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China using animals to predict earthquakes: report
Government researchers use chickens, fish and toads to try to predict earthquakes
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Pakistan's glaciers melting faster than rest of the world
Pakistan is listed among countries highly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change

















































