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Drug scam: 9,000 kg of ephedrine was smuggled to Iran
Approver says the illegally obtained quota of the controlled chemical was not used for making medicines.
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US Senators push legislation seeking FTO label for Haqqani Network
Senator Feinstein and Senator Chambliss say saying it fits the criteria outlined for a Foreign Terrorist Organisation.
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Al Qaeda front group claims Iraq attacks
Sunni insurgents denounce the Baghdad government which they say is controlled by Iran.
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India buys Gandhi archive to halt auction
The Indian government paid 700,000 pounds ($1.1 million) for the entire collection.
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US calls on Iran to release Christian pastor
He was arrested in October 2009 and condemned to death for apostasy for abandoning his Muslim faith.
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Annan to put new 'approach' to rebels after Assad talks
The opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) slammed Annan's decision to meet Assad.
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PM Ashraf to visit Kabul to expedite peace efforts
Pakistan willing to support efforts to bring Taliban to the table.
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Intel bankrolls next-gen chipmaking, buys into ASML for $4.1 billion
Intel can save about $2 billion a year on 450mm processes, versus the current standard of 300mm.
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Warrantless cell phone tracking spikes in US
Wireless carriers said they recorded a rise in requests by as much as 16% over the past five years.
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NASA Mars images 'next best thing to being there'
The full-circle scene fuses together 817 images taken by the mast-mounted panoramic camera (Pancam) on Opportunity.
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Laughing yoga cultivates merry mindfulness
"You may not lose fat, but you will lose the idea that you're fat."
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Looking for a ride? App connects drivers and passengers
The app matches them with nearby drivers - prescreened by the company - who are willing to give rides.
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Football: Terry 'racially abused Ferdinand after taunt'
Terry uttered a racial abuse after Ferdinand taunted him during their Premier League match last October.
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Press Freedom: Sri Lanka to introduce curbs for news websites
Sri Lanka Media Minister says the amendments aim to bring accountability to electronic and web media.
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Terrorists?: US Congress to vote on Haqqani network bill
The Senate has already passed the bill, which was introduced by Senator Richard Burr, in December 2011.
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Malaysia makes $18.4m party drug bust
Purple Erimin 5 pills were hidden in 20 boxes along with some legal goods.
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2 Shias die in clashes with Saudi police: Activists
The new deaths bring to nine the number of people killed in clashes between Saudi authorities and protesters in Qatif.
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Attacked Maldives blogger flees militant threat
I was attacked because I advocate secularism, Ismail Rasheed told AFP.
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Annan in Syria hoping to save peace plan
Syrian president Assad said Annan's plan failed to stop bloodshed because "many countries don't want it to...
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China's inflation slows
Inflation rate for the first half of 2012 was 3.3 percent, well below the Chinese government's target of 4 percent.
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Clinton in plea for rights of Afghan women
The horrific Taliban video showing a public execution underlined the need for protection of women in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan termed biggest stakeholder in post-2014 Afghanistan
Parliamentary team apprises British leaders on concerns about the Afghan endgame.
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Cyber crime: No internet for 0.25m users from today
Malware will inflict internet service by changing a user’s DNS settings without permission.
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Post-Salala bonhomie: Burying the past, US, Pakistan look to future
In a meeting with Hina Rabbani Khar, Secretary Clinton says US will focus on ‘more trade, not aid’ for Pakistan.
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France investigates after news show runs gunman siege tapes
Interior Minister Manuel Valls condemned the decision to run extracts of the negotiations between Merah, police.
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Pillaging our heritage
We are losing our national treasures It is slowly — but definitely — being taken away from us.
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Somali forces say detained 500 with militant links
Witnesses accused Somalian forces of making indiscriminate arrests.
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Death toll in southern Russian floods climbs to 141: police
Massive death toll is because of torrential rains which caught many in their sleep.
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China dismisses Japan plan to buy disputed islands
Japan considering buying the mineral rich uninhabited islands of Diaoyu in a move which has angered Beijing.
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Bombs, clashes kill 35, 7 of them NATO soldiers in Afghanistan
A bomb killed six NATO troops in the east.
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North Korean economy posts rare growth in 2011
The closed economy posted a rare growth of 0.8 percent in 2011.
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Taliban execute woman accused of adultery
Video shows woman shot five times to cheers of jubilation from the 150 or so men watching.
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Afghanistan beyond 2014: Key donors’ huddle begins in Tokyo today
Japanese minister says donors to pledge over $16b for Afghanistan; US designates Kabul as a major non-Nato ally.
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Phone app allows US users to film police activity
"Police Tape," an Android phone application is available for download on the website of the ACLU of New Jersey.
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Apple faces new legal challenge in China
Shanghai Zhizhen Network Technology Co Ltd patented its Xiao i Robot software in 2004.
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US court lifts Samsung phone ban, keeps tablet block
Apple claims the 10-inch Galaxy Tab computer was copied from the iPad.
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Yahoo!, Facebook unveil alliance, end patent dispute
Provide users with engaging social experiences while creating value for marketers: Facebook COO.
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Taliban?: Woman publicly executed near Kabul
Video shows a turban-clad man approaching a woman kneeling in the dirt & shoots her 5 times with an automatic rifle.
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Pledges worth $16b for Afghanistan expected at Tokyo conference
Japan to pledge $3b for Afghanistan and $1b for neighbouring states.
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Indian hacker defaces National Highway Authority website
Hacker leaves message saying defacement was carried out in remembrance of July 13 Mumbai bombing victims.
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With new status, US signals Afghanistan not to be abandoned
United States names Afghanistan a major non-Nato ally.
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Car bomb kills 7, wounds 20 in central Iraq: Police
The blast in Ramadi killed seven people and wounded 20 when it exploded in the residential area.
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US court fines Iran $813m for 1983 Lebanon attack
In1983, 241 American soldiers, including 220 Marines, were killed in near Beirut's international airport.
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UN names Asma Jahangir in panel to probe Israeli settlements
She will be part of a 3 member panel of experts alongwith Judge Unity Dow of Bostwana, French judge Christine Chanet.
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Iran blames France, Germany for atomic scientist assassinations
Previously accused Israel, US and Britain of plotting the killings to set back its uranium enrichment program.
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Nervous Libyans ready for first taste of democracy
Excitement about a first taste of democracy is mingled with fear that it will be hijacked by the militias.
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Qaeda-linked extremist groups operating in Africa
Several radical extremist groups openly declare their alliance with al Qaeda and carry out criminal activities.
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China again the villain in US election
Obama announced that his government had filed a WTO complaint against tariffs on $3b of US autos entering China.
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US hopes Syria talks will issue call for tough UN sanctions
The United States will call for a tough new UN sanctions regime to be imposed on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Dry taps and open sewers: welcome to India's 'Millennium City'
Crippling power and water shortages and open sewage drains are an extreme example of the poor infrastructure.
















































