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Prayers and tears as Asia mourns tsunami dead 10 years on
Tears that fell at that time... there were feelings of confusion, shock, sorrow, fear and suffering. We prayed
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GSP Plus scheme: No end to duty concessions on export to EU, says diplomat
Pakistani envoy argues the country is not legally bound to keep moratorium on executions
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Pope slams violence against children
Denounces last week’s grisly attack at school in Peshawar.
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Arson attack on Swedish mosque injures five
Police says they are investigating the incident as a case of aggravated arson but had no suspects yet
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Advanced farming techniques: Uruguay paving way for ‘smart’ agriculture
Country hopes to feed 50 million people in future
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Russia: Currency crisis over, but inflation set to soar
Recovery made after capital controls and curbs on exports
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Public income: Saudi Arabia raises spending despite huge budget gap
Budget shortfall of $38.6b the largest ever for the kingdom.
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Not just our problem
Extremism is growing everywhere, and is closely linked to societies becoming less tolerant of ‘the other’.
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India's military hunts rebels after deadly attacks in Assam
Military official said helicopters were scouring the jungles of Assam to track down militants trying to flee to Bhutan
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Bad news for terrorists
A durable security foundation that is jointly owned is likely to produce positive results for Pakistan & Afghanistan
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Sting helps keep The Last Ship afloat
In first full week of Sting’s performances, ticket sales rose to more than $817,000 from $491,000 the previous week.
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Miami Vice memorabilia up for sale on eBay
All-white 1986 Ferrari Testarossa driven by characters in hit 1980s series is being offered for $1.75m.
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Sony streams North Korea comedy 'The Interview' online
In a first, movie was simultaneously screened in theaters and online
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As world honours the dead, Indonesia set to begin tsunami memorials
Tsunami survivors and rescue workers will lead several thousand people in gathering for memorial prayers late Thursday
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Ukraine truce hangs in balance after 'difficult' talks
Pro-Russian rebels report little to no progress
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Saudi beheads Pakistani for heroin smuggling
Ismail Khan Sayed is the 12th Pakistani to be beheaded for drug trafficking since mid-October
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Turkey student arrested for 'insulting' the president
Young boy believed to be a member of a leftist organisation
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Afghan women's cricket crushed by threats, bombs and tradition
Activists say fate of squad is indicative of wider lack of institutional support for women in sport
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Thousands flee deadly violence in India's Assam
Residents seek shelter in makeshift camps set up by govt following a series of coordinated attacks by armed rebels
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Indian Kashmir elections
People of the occupied land came out in droves to stop the BJP’s political onslaught with their votes
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Jackie Chan shamed by son's drug use
Jackie says he never used his connections to help his son out
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Sony to release The Interview in more than 200 theaters
Sony will screen the Seth Rogen-directed movie in Austin, Texas and Atlanta.
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Russia says Ukrainian pilot behind MH17 crash
The witness, a Ukrainian airfield employee claims to have seen a warplane take off on July 17 with air-to-air missiles
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India awards top civilian honour to former PM Vajpayee
Vajpayee is credited with bringing about a thaw in relations with Pakistan
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Death penalty resumption in Pakistan none of our business: US
US State Department spokesperson says lifiting of moratorium is a decision for Pakistan, not US' to weigh in on
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Death toll from northeast India attacks rises to 56
Witnesses said armed militants pulled villagers from their homes and shot them at point-blank range
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'Mera Sultan' invades Latin America, land of 'telenovela'
The Turkish soaps are classic melodramas with lots of romance and minimal sex.
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United against terrorism: Islamabad, Kabul vow border coordination
Top military leaders pledge to swap intelligence on militants, their hideouts.
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Euro-Asia: Turkish entities show interest in Dasu project
WAPDA team visits Ankara, briefs investors about power plant.
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Tribal rebels kill at least 34 in Assam: Indian police
Of the 34 killed in the two districts in four separate attacks, 26 were in Sonitpur district
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Chinese doctors’ selfie with unconscious patient sparks controversy
Three doctors in the photos have been removed from their posts while others were given warnings.
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Welcome back home beauty
Rolene Strauss received a high spirited welcome in Johannesburg.
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US official charged with emptying Guantanamo resigns
"Cliff was very skillful negotiating with our foreign partners and allies, we moved 34 detainees on his watch," Kerry.
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Six arrested in India for allegedly spying for Pakistan this year, claims India
Among those arrested, five are Indians and one is a Sri Lankan national.
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India slashes health budget, already one of the world's lowest
India also ordered a spending cut for the country's HIV/AIDS programme by about 30 per cent
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Ukraine takes historic step toward NATO
Lawmakers in the government-controlled chamber overwhelmingly adopted a bill dropping Ukraine's non-aligned status
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Modi's BJP makes Kashmir poll gains
Early results, however, indicate no single party would win a majority in the 87-member state assembly
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'Anti-women' citizenship bill sparks fury in Nepal
Nepal's parliament proposing to bar single parents from passing on citizenship to children in national constitution
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Australia fears fresh attacks as Sydney mourns siege victims
Abbott says briefing from National Security Committee indicates heightened level of terrorist chatter
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Bangladesh ex-minister sentenced to hang for genocide
Syed Mohammad Kaiser became the 15th person to be convicted of atrocities by the International Crimes Tribunal
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Taliban sanctuaries: Afghans launch raids in TTP-infested Kunar
21 armed insurgents have been killed and 33 wounded
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Ties triumph: Pakistan, Russia ink $1.7b energy deal
Under the agreement, Moscow will lay an LNG pipeline from Karachi to Lahore.
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N Korea hit by 'continuous' Internet outages: report
Cyber-security experts suggests that the country may be under attack.
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Currency woes: Russia to limit grain exports
Government says barrier is to ensure food security at home.
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Pakistan, Tajikistan discuss road, railway links
Dushanbe seeks Islamabad’s help in importing crude, its refining.
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Expelling Afghan refugees
Expelling Afghan refugees is going to do little to reduce the terrorist threat
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India panel slams Kashmir govt over poor flood warning
Kashmir has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for $6.3-billion for repairing the flood damage
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Airbus delivers first next-generation plane to Qatar Airways
So far, A350-900 has been a success with 778 orders already registered by the end of November
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The party's over in Kabul as expat era fades away
Kabul's "Kabubble," as it was known, seems to have truly burst as US and its allies officially end their 13-year war
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Child rapist latest prisoner executed in Saudi
He was the latest of 84 Saudis and foreigners to be executed in the kingdom this year