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Increased Taliban infiltration in Afghan forces a cause for concern
Media outlets blame intelligence failure for the spike in ‘Green-on-Blue’ attacks
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Modi’s harsh remarks
Both sides have much to benefit from by way of peace dividend, but neither seem able to agree to make jump together.
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Al Gore sues Al Jazeera over cable channel deal
Claims owners of Al-Jazeera America improperly took back $65 million placed in escrow for sale of his cable channel
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Al Qaeda tells family to press US to negotiate hostage release
Warren Weinstein was kidnapped in 2011 in Lahore, where he worked for an American consulting company.
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Britain ready to supply Kurds with arms
The us has asked European countries to supply arms and ammunition to Kurdish forces, officials have said.
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11 civilians killed in rebel-held Donetsk: Officials
Eight others wounded
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India's new PM Modi slams rape shame, communal violence
Vows to improve the lives of the nation's poor in his first Independence Day speech
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Anti-monopoly campaign: BMW’s Chinese dealers fined
Ordered to pay penalties for ‘forming price alliance’.
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Iraq's Maliki concedes defeat, backs PM designate
Critics say Maliki's sectarian policies have alienated and radicalised the Sunni minority
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500 Pakistanis stranded in Libya flown home
More flights to Libya will be operated on the instructions of government.
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Brazil presidential candidate dies in plane crash
The plane had two pilots, two advisors, a photographer and a videographer aboard. All of them died.
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Israel, Gaza violence defies truce 'deal'
Hamas allegedly fired rockets which Israel responded by bombings in the narrow strip using jets.
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Is China loosening its grip on state media?
In a rare portrayal of political openness, state television is airing a serial on late reformist leader Deng Xiaoping.
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Pakistan rejects Afghan allegations of cross-border attack
Afghan officials claimed that 38 missiles landed in Kunar province which had been fired from Pakistani side.
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India talks to buy French fighter jets still on: Minister
Jaitley told parliament that the US has overtaken Russia as the largest arms supplier to India in the last 3 years.
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Ordnance blast kills five in Gaza as truce nears end
Missile detonated as bomb squad officers tried to dismantle it, foreign journalist among dead
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Iranian is first woman to win 'Nobel Prize of maths'
Maryam Mirzakhani is one of four winners announced by the International Congress of Mathematicians.
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Austrian mountain rescuers deliver high-altitude baby
Police say team of 15 mountain rescuers had to climb some 2,500m above sea level to help deliver the baby
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Modi's accusations 'most unfortunate': Foreign Office
FO says India and Pakistan should focus on resolving all issues through dialogue instead of engaging in blame game
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Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall dead at 89
US media reports said Bacall died after suffering a stroke at her home in New York on Tuesday morning.
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Islamic State advances in Syria's Aleppo province: NGO
The extremist group had managed to seize six villages north of the city, not far from the border of Turkey.
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Suicide bombers put women under suspicion in Nigeria's Kano
Women abandoning traditional religious dress after spate of suicide bombings by girls with explosives under hijab
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Bangladesh arrests ferry owner over deadly sinking
Ferry was only licensed to carry 85 passengers, but was packed with more than 200 people
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US assessing how to move civilians from Iraq mountain: Kerry
The mountain in northern Iraq is besieged by Islamic State militants
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Clock ticks down to end of Gaza truce deadline
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Cairo will readdress thorny issue of ceasefire and Israel's Gaza blockade today
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Pointing fingers: Islamabad blames Delhi for Gultri incident
According to ISPR statement, 55 incidents of ceasefire violation by Indian troops have taken place since July
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Diplomatic support: US, UK back democratic govt
Envoys of two countries assure Ishaq Dar of their support
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Pakistan, India: Trade goes on despite political ups and downs
Studies say higher trade will increase Pakistan’s GDP by 2%.
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UK to suspend 12 Israel arms export licenses if Gaza truce fails
Britain said it was reviewing arms export licences to Israel after fierce fighting which resulted in mass causalities.
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Robin Williams found hanging from belt: police
Authorities refused to say whether a suicide note had been found, as an investigation continues.
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UN slams Sri Lanka for deporting Pakistani asylum seekers
Sri Lanka has deported 88 Pakistanis since August 1.
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French MP fined for saying Hitler 'did not kill enough' Roma
The appeals court in the Western town of Angers slapped the fine, equivalent to $4,000, on Gilles Bourdouleix.
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Alamuddin refuses to be put on UN panel investigating war crimes in Gaza
"I am horrified by the situation in the occupied Gaza Strip," Clooney's fiance said.
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Vatican calls on Muslim leaders to denouce IS brutality
The council said IS militants were guilty of the "heinous practice of decapitation, and kidnapping women".
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Chinese zoo unveils world's 'first' surviving panda triplets
Gender of cubs not disclosed yet and they will be given their names at a later date
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France warns over Ukraine aid convoy
Foreign minister says any Russian aid convoy could be a pretext for a covert operation
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US demands justice for 'unconscionable crime' of MH17: Kerry
'This is unconscionable on a huge international order,' Kerry adds
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Australian grandfather in tears at severed head photo
Image of the Sydney-raised boy posing with the rotting head of a soldier sparked outrage
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Modi accuses Pakistan of waging proxy war in Kashmir
He is the first Indian prime minister to visit Kargil since more than 1,000 died in a battle fought there 15 years ago
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Actor Robin Williams dies at 63
According to US media reports, the veteran actor had been battling depression
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Another Gaza ceasefire
The Cairo talks are being conducted at arm’s length, with neither side sitting across the table from the other.
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Bangladesh — metaphor or allegory?
Almost 45 years after its bloody secession, governing party seems to be heading towards one-party authoritarian system
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Second British Foreign Office minister quits
Officials insist Simmonds' decision unrelated to Sayeeda Warsi's, who quit in protest over UK govt's policy on Gaza
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Pakistan lodges protest with India over firing across working boundary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons Deputy High Commissioner of India
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President, PM offer condolences for those killed in Iran airliner crash
President, PM write letters to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
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Floods kill 45 in eastern India: official
State deputy relief commissioner says 45 lives lost since flooding hit last week, with total of 3.3m people affected
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Life stirs in Gaza as new 72-hour truce takes hold
The violence has killed 1,939 Palestinians and 67 on the Israeli side since July 8
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Amnesty slams US over civilian deaths in Afghanistan
Report reveals 'a deeply flawed US military justice system'.
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Erdogan prepares for Turkish presidency after historic poll triumph
Erdogan vows to build a "new Turkey" and reconcile the divided country
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Iran's Rouhani blasts critics as 'political cowards'
President Rouhani tells opponents 'go to hell and find somewhere to stay warm'.