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SAARC summit address: PM envisions ‘dispute-free South Asia’
Says the gap between the promise of Saarc and reality of its accomplishments needs to be bridged
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Saarc summit: Pak-India friction threatens S Asia trade
The bickering spilled into the two-day Saarc summit in Kathmandu, as the two country’s leaders refused to meet
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Hurting: Chinese steel kryptonite for the local industry
Widening price difference major cause for concern.
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Cast not the first stone
It is in both Pakistan & Afghanistan's interest to fight the Haqqani group & finger-pointing helps nobody and nothing
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SAARC realities
Modi rightly said that nowhere in the world are collective efforts more urgently needed than in South Asia
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Elections in Kashmir a fraud, says Hurriyat leader
PHC terms on going election in Indian Kashmir a meaningless exercise
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NATO 'very concerned' by Russian military build-up in Crimea
NATO's top military commander was in Kiev for high-level talks with Ukraine's leaders
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British Muslims raise concern over new anti-terror law
The new anti-militant drive seems to be more geared to creating otherness in our society than security: IHRC chair
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Egypt reopens Gaza crossing for first time in month
Govt official says the crossing will open for four hours on Wed, Thurs
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Russia postpones Proton-M launch over defect
Roscosmos says it has found problem in controls of Briz-M upper-stage used with Proton-M rocket
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India moves to raise age for tobacco purchases to 25
The plans, proposed by an expert panel, were announced by health minister J P Nadda in Parliament on Tuesday
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Two FBI agents shot at house near Ferguson unrest - broadcaster
Agents were responding to a situation involving a person barricaded inside a house
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Ghani warns against Afghan 'proxy war' at South Asia summit
Afghan president says he will not allow territory to be used against any neighbour
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Pakistan more than capable of securing its nuclear stockpiles: Pentagon
CFR report states that Pakistan could produce more than 200 nuclear devices by 2020
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Paktika incident: Afghan Senate chief blames Pakistan for volleyball bombing
Muslimyar’s comments could affect efforts of the two countries who are trying to bury the hatchet
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Resumption of dialogue: The ball is now in India’s court, says PM
Nawaz Sharif says New Delhi shouldn’t have unilaterally called off foreign secretary-level talks.
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Lionel Messi breaks Champions League scoring record
The Argentine moves ahead of Raul, who scored 71 goals in 142 appearances for Real Madrid and Schalke
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'Ferrari of space' yields best map of ocean currents
The satellite yields the most accurate model of ocean circulation and boosts understanding of the seas
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Pope slams 'state terrorism' that kills 'innocents'
Each state, for its own part, feels it has the right to massacre terrorists. But innocents perish at the same time
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Exit Chuck Hagel
Whoever succeeds Hagel will have less than 2 years to mend a cracked pot, & few would bet on their chances of success
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Gulf countries agree to new contract for domestic workers ahead of Asia meet
New contract entitles workers to a weekly day off, annual leave and right to live outside their employer's house
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UK soldier killing reveals intelligence failures
The parliamentary report also warned that "the government's counter-terrorism programmes are not working"
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Female suicide bombers kill at least 21 in Nigeria's northeast
"While the people were trying to help the injured, the second bomb blasted," says a witness
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'Precise' drone strikes: 874 killed in US hunt for 24 terrorists in Pakistan
Report reveals US govt may have killed as many as 1,147 people during attempts to kill 41 men in Yemen and Pakistan
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UAE jails man after social media reports on father in prison
Charged with contacting foreign organisations and providing false information on the conditions of militant convicts
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India, Nepal sign $1bn hydropower deal
The deal allows an Indian company to construct a 900 megawatt hydropower project in Nepal
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Pakistani in Belgium labelled 'terrorist' for carrying cricket bat
Family faces deportation after police, media mistake bat for rifle; Pakistani embassy sacks boy's father, a diplomat
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Bangladesh former minister surrenders after Hajj criticism
Siddique calls Hajj a "waste" of manpower
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Saudi beheads 8th Pakistani since mid-October
Golajan is the latest of 73 people, foreigners and Saudis, to be executed in the kingdom this year
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India can't carve out brand new red lines: Hina Rabbani Khar
Former FM says if Pakistan wanted to up the ante on Kashmir, it would say plebiscite first and dialogue later
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Riot after US jury fails to indict Ferguson policeman
One officer was shot in the arm in a separate St. Louis suburb but this was not related to the grand jury verdict
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Barack Obama honors Meryl Streep with 'love'
"I've said it publicly: I love Meryl Streep," says Obama
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Pakistan calls for direct talks between Israel, Palestinian leaders
Pakistani Ambassador to UN says freeing Arab lands, including the Syrian Golan, is imperative for peace
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Peace in Pakistan linked to peaceful Afghanistan: Khawaja Asif
Defence minister says Pakistan wants to improve ties with India, Afghanistan
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Indian Kashmir heads to polls as Modi's BJP eyes power
BJP stages bold attempt to seize control of 87-member assembly - a move unthinkable until very recently
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Major change: Under pressure, Pentagon chief Hagel steps down
The US defence secretary will remain in the job until a successor is found.
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Last British troops leave southern Afghanistan
Britain suffered 453 military deaths during 13 years of operations in Afghanistan
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No peace for Afghanistan
Mass murder creates little but fear and intimidation, & for murderers, sadly, this was another ‘mission accomplished’
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Great expectations
The challenge for India and Pakistan at Saarc is to find themselves on the same page
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Nawaz calls Ghani, offers condolences over Paktika attack
The call lasted for almost five minutes during which both leaders discussed the terrorist attack
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Muslims, dalits and tribals make up 53 per cent of all Indian prisoners
The proportion of these three communities in India adds up to about 39%, but their share in prison remain higher
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Pak-Afghan ties entering a new phase: Sartaj Aziz
US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to visit Pakistan early next year
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Having failed to meet deadline, Iran nuclear talks extended by 7 months
It is unclear where next month's talks will take place
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Nepal bus crash toll hits 47 as more bodies found
Emergency workers pulled the bodies of 44 victims from the wreckage of the overcrowded bus over the weekend
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Women not equal to men: Turkey's Erdogan
He was speaking at a summit in Istanbul on justice for women
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US police shoot dead boy, 12, holding toy gun
Cleveland police statement added that it was an 'airsoft' type replica gun resembling a semi-automatic pistol
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Afghan women excluded from peace talks with Taliban
Just nine of 70 members of the Afghan High Peace Council are women
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Afghan intelligence agency blames volleyball bombing on Haqqani network
Paktika provincial spokesperson says death toll from blast had risen to 57 after 15 people succumbed to injuries
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Former Awami League official to be hanged for war crimes in Bangladesh
Mobarak Hossain found guilty of heading a militia that rounded up and killed scores during 1971 war
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Pakistan-China joint initiative: Railways plans to overhaul Karachi to Peshawar tracks
Paperwork for the project starting by the year’s end