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Turkey expels Israeli envoy over Gaza flotilla
Turkey expels Israeli ambassador to Ankara and suspends all military ties with its one-time ally.
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Regional summit: Russia offers to pour money into Af-Pak energy projects
The four nations also agreed to work more closely to combat extremism and drug trafficking.
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9/11 conspiracy theories thrive 10 years on
Many Americans still believe elements within George W Bush's administration, or Israeli agents, were behind attacks.
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Website was target of cyber attack, says WikiLeaks
Site comes 'under attack' as they continue dumping online, a cache of more than 250,000 State Department reports.
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General Petraeus hangs up his uniform
Petraeus will swap the military fatigues for a civil suit as he takes over as the director of CIA.
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Protests: Kashmir cries out for freedom on Eid
Thousands participate in protest demonstrations in Sopore and Srinagar after Eid prayers.
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Zardari seeks to allay Chinese concerns on terrorism
President Zardari has promised to work closely with China in the fight against terrorism.
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Copenhagen incident: One killed in Denmark mosque shooting
Scuffle between younger men took place outside a Pakistani mosque.
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Eidul fitr: Refugees celebrate Eid with Afghanistan
Congregations were held at different refugee camps in Qila Abdullah, Pishin and other areas of the province.
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Post 26/11 reflections: ‘Mumbai attacks were a result of Pakistan’s flawed policy’
Cables say Petraeus dubbed Mumbai attacks as a ‘9/11 moment’ for Pakistan.
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Execution postponed for ex-Indian PM's killers
Rajiv Gandhi's murderers, due to be hanged on Sept 9, get two months extension.
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Trail of disaster: Up to 35 deaths blamed on Hurricane Irene
Most fatalities were caused by falling trees or people being swept away.
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NATO races to secure violent, porous Afghanistan-Pakistan border
NATO has been beefing up security on the poorly marked frontier with new equipment and extended training.
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Indian Kashmir offers amnesty to 'stone throwers'
Indian Kashmir has declared an amnesty for more than 1,000 youths alleged to have attacked security forces.
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Ferocious Hurricane Irene batters New York
Evacuations in NY, streets empty, transport shut down.
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Muslim scientists: On the shoulders of giants
"Muslim scientists have made no contributions to the knowledge of the world". Nothing could be further from the truth.
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India celebrates people's victory as Anna Hazare ends fast
Activist ends 13-day fast after govt relents, thousands celebrate at hunger strike site.
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Facing the storm: Obama spearheads hurricane response
Residents of American East Coast brace for the worst from Hurricane Irene.
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India MPs to debate graft in bid to end Anna Hazare hunger strike
Doctors say worried about condition of Anna Hazare as his hunger strike entered its 12th day.
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Residents leave homes as Hurricane Irene closes in
Tens of thousands of people along the US East Coast on the move.
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Showing flexibility: Islamabad may allow expelled US trainers back
Both sides negotiating a solution; number of US personnel likely to be reduced.
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Terrorism: 18 killed in suicide blast at UN building in Nigeria
Militant sect Boko Haram claims responsibility for the attack.
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The endgame: Ex-diplomats see US pullout a long-drawn process
Speakers say political negotiations are the only solution to the Afghan quagmire.
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Journey to death: Five kidnapped Pakistanis killed in Afghanistan
Victims had been taken on August 14 from Paktia province.
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Sri Lanka scraps emergency laws
Move comes as Sri Lanka faces growing pressure over its human rights record, with reference to the Tamil conflict.
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India PM appeals to Anna Hazare to end fast
Hazare was well enough to address crowds on Thursday. He has lost nearly 7 kg since the start of his fast.
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Forbes names Merkel world's most powerful woman
List was heavily tilted toward Americans, 65 of the 100 places. Australia, China, India and Britain each had three.
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Calls for impartial probe: Rights group asks India to probe Kashmir graves
Amnesty Intl wants investigation to be widened to Indian Kashmir entirely.
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DC quake causes panic, WH, Pentagon evacuated
Tremors felt as far away as Martha's Vineyard, around 800 kilometers away, Toronto in the north and Atlanta in south.
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IPI gas pipeline: India shows renewed interest despite ‘US pressure’
Iran says it is no longer holding talks with India on IP.
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IAEA officials visit Iran nuclear sites
IAEA expert from the 'safeguards' department spent five days in Iran as centrifuges are moved to underground bunkers.
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Strauss-Kahn acquitted of sex crimes
Prosecution abandoned the case, bringing closure to a three month saga that saw Strauss-Kahn resign as IMF chief.
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Indian PM offers concessions to Anna Hazare
Singh calls an all-party meeting on the crisis for Wednesday, struggles in building consensus with opposition parties
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Hazare ready 'to die', Indian PM seeks solution
Singh invited all party leaders to meet to seek to hammer out a consensus to deal.
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Pakistani accused of slitting prostitute's throat in Dubai
“She deserved to die” AK said “I grabbed her from behind and slit her throat thrice”.
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Rights violation: Over 2,000 found buried in Kashmir’s unmarked graves
India’s rights commission calls for DNA profiling to match unidentified bodies with relatives.
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Two civil servants shot dead in Afghanistan
Suspected Taliban gunmen killed a public prosecutor in Helmand and a civil servant in Kandahar.
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Under pressure, Indian anti-graft may tone down demands
Hazare says hunger strike will continue until government passes tough anti-graft bill he champions.
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Keeping the faith
A new movement for a contemporary interpretation of the Qur’an gathers adherents and condemnation in equal measure.
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Cross-border tensions: Cairo withdraws Tel Aviv ambassador
Israel regrets Egyptian deaths; instructs joint investigation into the killings.
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New Silk Road: Pakistan key to regional economic integration: US
Grossman terms work done by Indian, Pakistani commerce ministers as positive.
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US says hikers 'imprisoned too long' in Iran
A spokesman for the families of the two men declined to comment on the reported sentencing.
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Somali pirates hijack ship with 21 Indian sailors from Oman
APM Terminals official told that there were no reported injuries or deaths among the crew.
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Five militants, army officer killed in Kashmir clash: Indian army
The fighting erupted in the northern Gurez district.
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India's 'Mr Clean' PM cornered by anti-graft drive
Manmohan Singh finds himself fighting for political survival with an anti-corruption activist.
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Shell shuts off valve of leaking pipeline
Shell says it will be monitoring the pipeline very closely.
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Anna Hazare leaves jail to start public fast
Thousands of frenzied, flag-waving supporters cheered Hazare as he walked from the gates of Delhi's Tihar jail.
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Eight dead in attack on British Council in Kabul
Attack comes on day of public holiday marking Afghanistan's independence from Britain in 1919.
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Pakistan packing globe: World population to reach seven billion by year’s end
Just seven countries now account for half the world’s population including Pakistan.
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Western leaders call for Syria's Assad to step down
Western leaders including Obama issue the call as US imposes sanctions on Syria.