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Oscars buzz for Bigelow’s Bin Laden film
The two-and-a-half-hour long docudrama follows the CIA analyst over her decade-long quest to track down Bin Laden.
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In between closure and revenge India stands in silence to remember Mumbai massacre
Four years on, victims of the 26/11 attacks try and make sense of what happened.
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Talks with Taliban: Kabul asked to drop amnesty plan
HRW says Karzai’s administration had pledged amnesty for Taliban if they join a Kabul-backed peace scheme.
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Facilitation: Airlines, banks to set up counters at embassies
Reservation desks to be set-up at embassy premises to facilitate repatriating community at competitive fares.
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In a first, Sindh takes part in UAE date expo
Seeks to promote Pakistan fruit market, secure export orders.
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Gas pipeline prospects
It is curious big-seller Iran & big-buyer India are both worried about Pakistan to build pipeline & protect it.
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US planning to keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan post hand-over
Official says options under consideration range from 6,000 to 15,000 US boots on ground.
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Bangladesh blaze factory had 6 illegal storeys: govt
Government's chief inspector of factories says permission to only build three storeys was given.
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Mumbai marks 2008 attacks, days after Kasab hanged
Relatives, government ministers attend ceremony at a memorial to police officers who died during the attacks.
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Israel defence minister Barak quits politics
Barak, 70, made the surprise announcement at a press conference in Tel Aviv.
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New fire at Bangladesh garment factory, day after deadly blaze
There were no reports of deaths, but eight workers were injured due to heavy smoke.
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Rights group urges no amnesty for Afghan Taliban
Providing immunity from war crimes, crimes against humanity violates international law, says Human Rights Watch.
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Israel says successfully tests more powerful rocket interceptor
David's Sling is billed as Israel's answer to the longer-range missiles of Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas and Syria.
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Egypt's Morsi says new powers temporary, urges dialogue
Under a constitutional declaration, Morsi can issue "any decision or measure to protect the revolution."
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Israel firms up security as Gaza truce takes hold
Israel restricts Palestinian access to Al-Aqsa mosque, Islam's third holiest site.
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Hezbollah warns Israel of 'thousands of rockets' if Lebanon attacked
Says Hezbollah can strike anywhere from Israel's northern border to its southern Red Sea port of Eilat.
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Egypt judges in showdown with Morsi over sweeping powers
Egypt's Judges Club calls Morsi's decree a "ferocious attack on Egyptian justice."
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13 killed as Bangladesh flyover collapses: Police
Military rescue teams had been called in to help with the search for victims.
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Bangladesh garment factory fire kills 120
Witnesses said the workers, mostly women, ran for safety as the fire engulfed the plant.
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Bomb kills three Yemenis marking Shia Muslim Ashura festival
Medics and local officials said 13 other people were also wounded in the attack.
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Malala’s father to work in Birmingham: Reports
Expected to take up a 12-month post as administrator at Pakistan Consulate.
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Unified efforts: Moot calls for humanitarian aid in Syria
Delegates at IFRD meeting urge enhancing relief assistance in the country.
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IP gas pipeline: Iran wants assurance that Pakistan is ‘all in’
The $500 million funding agreement is to be signed next week, say sources.
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India counters China map claims in a tit-for-tat move
India's action comes after China began issuing new biometric passports showing areas as part of Chinese territory.
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Protests after ‘pharaoh’ Mursi assumes powers in Egypt
Rally in Tahrir Square demand Mursi quit; he says working for rotation of power.
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Hijab first in British parliament
Youth Parliament member elected to represent views of young people in their area to government.
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For stronger economy: PML-N backs stronger ties with Norway, China
Norwegian envoy says her country can help overcome the energy crisis.
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Brotherhood offices torched in Egypt as demos against Mursi intensify
Offices of Freedom & Justice Party (FJP), Muslim Brotherhood's political arm, were set ablaze in Ismailiya, Port...
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Cricket: Ex-IPL boss Modi alleges murder attempts
According to the book, on each occasion Modi was warned by the police or the intelligence agencies.
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Afghan police say Shia attack thwarted
The heavily-fortified capital is under heightened security ahead of the anniversary, with all police leave cancelled.
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Muharram processions: Curfew, restrictions imposed in Srinagar
Indian police in parts of Srinagar city sealed off many residential areas to thwart Muharram processions.
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First Palestinian killed by Israeli fire since truce: Medics
Seven other Palestinians suffered gunshot wounds.
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Electronic tracking: New constraint for Saudi women
Saudi males receiving text messages informing them when women under their custody leave country.
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Egypt's Morsi assumes sweeping powers, branded new pharaoh
The move is a blow to the pro-democracy movement that toppled the long-time president.
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Afghan suicide bomber kills two, wounds 40: Police
Explosion took place near a police centre in Maidan Shar, says Afghan police spokesperson.
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Israel makes arrests in Tel Aviv bus bombing: Security agency
Suspects admit recruiting an Arab Israeli from Taibeh, an Arab village near Tel Aviv, to carry out attack.
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Operation X: Closure for some, fleeting satisfaction for others
A blow-by-blow account of how meticulously India’s most secret execution was planned.
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School of Tomorrow: Malaysia moot stresses on lifelong learning
Conference ‘Empowering Lifelong Learning’ mirrored Malaysian government’s emphasis on lifelong learning.
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Relentless resolve: Iran vows gas pipeline by 2014
'We want to complete this project by 2014,' Ahmadinejad told a press conference in Islamabad.
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Change of plan: Mursi skips D-8 summit, sends his deputy instead
Mursi was scheduled to address a joint session of parliament in Islamabad.
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Israel's desire to attack Iran 'childish': Ahmadinejad
Iranian president says that his country does not attack anyone, but knows how to defend itself.
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The Israeli winter
It seems no one in Tel Aviv understands just how deeply its neighbourhood has changed. But will Israel change as well?
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Judges grill Sarkozy in campaign finance probe
Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy appears before French judges due to accusations about his 2007 election finances.
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Thai man dies playing video game
Police say he was addicted to games, hardly went to bed.
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Public holiday in Gaza to mark truce deal
For the first time in more than a week, the noise of traffic jams and honking horns filled the air in Gaza City.
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Journalist deaths hit 15-yr high: Press watchdog
A total 119 journalists have died this year.
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India asks Pakistan to increase security at embassy
Indian foreign ministry spokesman confirms that the demand had been made as 'there was a need for extra security'.
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Pakistan Taliban vow to attack Indian targets over Kasab execution
TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan demands India return Kasab's body.
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UN Security Council urges Israel, Hamas to uphold ceasefire
The 15-member council said in a statement it 'deplored the loss of civilian lives resulting from this situation'.
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How other attackers have escaped the hangman in India
Prior to Kasab, only one execution had taken place in India in the last 15 years.

















































