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Late Babar, Haris Suleman 'inspire' donors to give $3.1m for schools in Pakistan
With the extra money, plans now include building two campuses in Okara and one just outside Islamabad
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French MPs vote in favour of recognising Palestine State
Israel warns that the French Palestine vote will harm the peace process
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Exhibit in Saudi Arabia lends voice to artistic narratives
Contemporary art fair Solos features works, which draw inspiration from the turmoil that has enveloped the Arab world.
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Lebanon detains wife, son of IS chief Baghdadi: security source
Military source confirms arrest
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Hong Kong protest founders 'surrender', urge movement to retreat
Occupy Central leader Benny Tai urges students to 'put down deep roots in the community and transform the movement'
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Bangladesh court convicts British reporter of contempt
Judges say a 2011 blog post by David Bergman had 'hurt the feelings of the nation'
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India, France say will press ahead with Rafale deal
India, world's top weapons importer, is in the midst of a $100-billion defence upgrade programme
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Oil prices strike five-year lows, weighing on energy stocks
Brent crude for January sank to an October 2009 low of $67.53
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Kerry praises Pakistan Army as ‘a binding force’
US secretary of state calls his meeting with Gen Raheel ‘productive’.
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US military warned of possible Islamic State attacks at home: Report
Islamic State militants were targeting the United States within its borders
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Resume the Pakistan-India dialogue
We, the people of Jammu and Kashmir, await support of international community to intervene and resolve this dispute
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Border blues for Saudi woman trying to drive home
Activists said she was arrested on Monday afternoon, but the interior ministry did not immediately comment on her case
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Palestinian woman stabs Israeli, shot by army
The attack was the first by a Palestinian woman in a wave of unrest in Israel and the occupied territories
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India takes step toward resolving border dispute with Bangladesh
The proposed solution would enable both India and Bangladesh to acquire the enclaves within its borders
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World's tallest, floating Christmas tree put on display in Brazil
The 85-metre tree, which weighs 542-tonnes, is illuminated with 3.1 million lights
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AIDS campaigners say pandemic has finally reached tipping point
United Nations data shows that in 2013, 35 million people were living with HIV
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Maoist rebels kill 13 police in India
The troops were carrying out an operation deep in a forest when the gunmen attacked
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Kenya releases US-wanted suspected drug kingpins on bail
Two Kenyans, an Indian and a Pakistani were arrested last month with 98 packets of suspected heroin
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India sisters applauded for beating up alleged molesters on a bus
Arti and Pooja Kumar, aged 22 and 19, were harassed by men on a crowded bus last week while returning to their home
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Indian IS recruit goes home after having to clean toilets: reports
Majeed flew home to Mumbai where he was arrested and charged by India's National Investigation Agency
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Suicide attack at Afghan funeral kills nine: Police
The Nato force in Afghanistan will change on December 31 from a combat mission to a support role
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Local leader shot dead as Indian Kashmir votes: Police
Security is tight across region, where thousands of extra paramilitary troops are deployed during local elections
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IS suffer heavy losses in Syria's Kobane
Reportedly an Israeli-Canadian woman fighting alongside Kurdish forces has been captured by IS fighters
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Hong Kong police clash with protesters outside govt HQ
Frustrations have grown amongst the demonstrators as Beijing refuses to budge on the vetting of candidates
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New study: Muslims face worst discrimination in British job market
UK employers prefer hiring white Christians.
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Afghan reconciliation: Ghani resumes backdoor diplomacy with Taliban
Both sides start dialogue process under UN supervision .
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Modi vows to halt illegal immigration from Bangladesh
Indian premier says Bangladeshis are entering Assam every day and destroying the state
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South African family killed in Taliban attack on Kabul
Police chief Zahir Zahir resigns after at least nine militant attacks in two weeks
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Controlling Ebola: WHO advice forwarded to health ministry
WHO suggests the authorities begin by people’s travel history for risk assessment
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BJP’s needless posturing
India is not strong enough to muscle its way over Pakistan because BJP has made the sub-continent nuclear battleground
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Israeli umpire dies after being hit by cricket ball
ICA chief Naor Gudker told AFP Saturday's game was the last in the national league season
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Indian home minister accuses Pakistan of 'destabilising India'
Singh also claims Pakistan Navy allegedly involved in hijacking of a naval frigate
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Taliban attack foreign compound in Kabul: officials
The latest in a series of strikes in Afghan capital during final weeks of NATO's 13-year war against the insurgents.
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Taliban fighters breach Afghan army base, exchange fire with troops
Commander of Afghan army regiment says Taliban fighters with automatic weapons and suicide vests attacked the base
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Fifteen killed in "terrorist attack" in China's Xinjiang: state media
Attack wounds 14 others in Shache country
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Pope clasps hands in reflection in Istanbul mosque
Benedict turned towards Mecca in what many saw as a stunning gesture of reconciliation between Islam and Christianity
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Egypt court drops murder charge against Mubarak over 2011 protester deaths
Cheers broke out in the courtroom and Mubarak's two sons and co-defendants stooped down to kiss his forehead
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Racial profiling: UN watchdog slams police shootings of blacks in US
Urges Washington to ensure that all cases of police brutality are investigated promptly
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'Star Wars' fans get first glimpse of new movie
The seventh movie in the "Star Wars" franchise benefits from far superior visual effects than those first films
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US crude oil prices fall by more than $7 a barrel
Energy-related stocks also hammered Friday, leaving US stocks mostly flat in a holiday-shortened session
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Saved by a handshake
Turning a brief interaction at a conference in Nepal into diplomatic reality is not going to be easy
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Neighbourhood Watch: Ghani admin shuddered by spate of Taliban attacks
Analysts cite signing of controversial bilateral security agreement as reason for increase in violence
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Bombs kill 64 during prayers at prominent Nigeria mosque
The blasts happened at the Grand Mosque in Kano, the biggest city in the Muslim north of the country
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Briton charged in UK over Pakistan murder
Tariq Rana, 30, is accused of killing Gulam Asia, 49, in Lahore on July 27, 2013
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India woos neighbours as rifts open door to China
Modi says South Asia's largest economy would fund regional infrastructure, health facilities, communications...
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Pakistan frees 40 Indian prisoners
Fishermen say they will urge Indian authorities to also release Pakistani prisoners detained across the border
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Ebola vaccine passes early safety test
An experimental Ebola vaccine caused no serious side effects and produced an immune response in all volunteers
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Consolation at summit: Handshake salvages S Asian electricity deal
Nawaz, Modi exchange smiles and warm words in Kathmandu.
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Pakistan, India may resume talks
Informal interaction between Nawaz and Modi at a retreat in Kathmandu helped cool down the temperature
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European lawmakers back Google break-up
The symbolic vote casts another blow in the four-year standoff between Brussels and the US Internet giant.