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Iran nuclear talks snag on access to military sites
Iran maintains that its nuclear activities are only for peaceful purposes
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15 wounded in mosque attack at Philippine police camp
Filipino security forces receive counter-terrorism training assistance from the United States for over a decade
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Iran, US eye 'intense' month to seal historic deal
Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet once again in the Swiss city of Geneva
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Daish threat brings Afghan Taliban, Iran closer
High-level Taliban delegation recently visited Tehran
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No peace for Rohingyas
The Rohingyas are driven from their country in increasing numbers, condemned to a life afloat
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US tried Stuxnet-style campaign against North Korea, but failed: Sources
US cyber agents probably tried to get to North Korea by compromising technology suppliers from Pakistan, Iran, China
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Pakistani digital rights activist Nighat Dad among Time’s Next Generation Leaders
Time’s next generation leaders' programme aims to identify young innovative leaders who are leading by example
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Blatter wins FIFA vote amid corruption storm
Just before the start of second of voting challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew
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India's economy grew at 7.3% in 2014-15
It is seen by analysts as a major boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi a year after he was elected
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Nepal may extend Everest climbing permits after quake
Hundreds of climbers had to abandon their attempts when an avalanche struck Everest base camp
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Thawing ties after 50 years: US removes Cuba from terror blacklist
The island is still subject to a US trade embargo put in place in 1962, which Obama has called on Congress to lift
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UN gives posthumous awards to 5 Pakistani peacekeepers
Pakistan is the second largest contributor to the UN peacekeeping mission with 8,163 personnel
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Two young volunteers termed ‘heroes’ after foiling suicide bombing attempt on Saudi mosque
The suicide bomber was stopped by volunteers when he tried to enter the women's section of the mosque
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Govt to formally contact UAE over Axact scam: Nisar
Interior minister says FIR against Axact is not conclusive and would be finalised after more evidence is gathered
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German hostage in Afghanistan is free: Berlin
He is doing well under the circumstances and is in the custody of the German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif
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IS seizes control of airport in Libya's Sirte: Tripoli govt
It is the first time IS in Libya has recorded such a military gain
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Radioactive leak detected at Delhi airport: official
Material identified as Sodium Iodide 131, is used to treat thyroid and was meant to be delivered to a hospital
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Bulgarian roads get sugar coating to ward off crashes
The initiative is based on an ancient legend according to which dusting roads with sugar will chase away evil omens
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The text that will make your iPhone crash
The text in the message includes two English words, a string of Arabic letters and one Japanese character
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Pakistan flag waved once again at Huriyat rally in Srinagar
Huriyat spokesperson Yasin Malik arrested for waving flag at Kashmiri leader Shabir Shah's rally
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Four people killed in foiled militant attack on mosque in Saudi Arabia: media
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack
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British children 'profiled' with 'counter extremism' questionnaire
Council accused of racism after quizzing young children on race and religion with survey
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Millionaire NY mum jailed for killing autistic son
She was found guilty of fatally poisoning her son, by forcing high doses of medication down his throat with a syringe
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With 194m undernourished, India tops world hunger list
The number of undernourished people has fallen from one billion to 795 million
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Australian men hurl abuse at Muslim women, punch commuter for intervening
The racial vilification started when one of the young women sat down next to the men
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India's Gaana.com hacked by Pakistani hacker
CEO later offers hacker a job at Gaana.com to help find other issue on the website
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Pakistan keen to enhance defence cooperation with Belarus: PM Nawaz
Premier says Pakistan keen to develop strong ties with Belarus during meeting held at PM House
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Hospitals overwhelmed as India heatwave deaths top 1,700
Most of the worst affected are poor and elderly who were simply unaware of the dangers of heat stroke
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Imams threatened as biker group plans anti-Muslim protest outside Arizona mosque
The protest will be held on Friday, but the mosque's administration says they will not alter prayer timings
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Google unveils Android Pay in fresh challenge to Apple
Service would work at more than 700,000 US retail outlets that accept contactless payments
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Despite hostage deaths, majority of Americans still support drone strikes in Pakistan
Less than half of the respondents, 48%, said they were very concerned that strikes endanger lives of civilians
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Car bombs targeting two five-star Baghdad hotels kill at least 10
The bombs exploded seven minutes apart targeting the Babylon and Meridian hotel
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This boss promises to pay college tuition for his employees’ children
Under the programme, employees will see four year tuition of their children taken care of by Huang
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Qaeda-led rebels take Idlib's last Syria regime bastion
Ariha was the last remaining government-held city in Idlib province bordering Turkey
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Saudi-led coalition strikes, fighting kill 40 rebels in Yemen
Non-stop air raids on rebel positions across the city were reported by residents
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Attacks force locals to shut down dozens of cell phone towers in Indian Kashmir
More than 50 towers in the Sopore area of northern Kashmir have been taken out of service
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UN reviewing partnerships with corruption-tainted FIFA
The UN and FIFA have tie-ups, for example, to promote health, gender equality and for child protection
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Alleged Pakistani drug trafficker beheaded in Saudi Arabia
Ihsan Amin became 90th person to be beheaded in Saudi Arabia year, compared with 87 for the whole of 2014
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Australian man gets a black eye after he stood up to defend Muslim women from abuse
Police said they were investigating the incident and had been provided video of the incident be other train passengers
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Facebook formally launches its limited-free internet service in Pakistan
Internet.org is now live in Pakistan for people on the Telenor Pakistan network, says Facebook CEO
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23-year-old crowned maharaja of Indian royal dynasty
The recent economics and English graduate from Boston University succeeded Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar
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US defense aid to Israel to rise over Iran deal fears: sources
Aid to Gulf Arabs has often ushered in increases in aid to Israel
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India's tallest man longs for love
Though Singh has an MA in Hindi, he is yet to find a good job and works in an amusement park as a freak-show performer
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Creative activism: Artists speak out against FIFA sponsors
In order to create awareness and to shame the sponsors, activists around the world have started creating “anti-logos”
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Commander of elite Tajik police force defects to Islamic State
The US-trained commander chief of elite police force reveals so in a YouTube video
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Indian state revokes controversial emergency law
In another state, a woman has been on a hunger strike for 15 years and will continue till AFSPA is repealed
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Emoji, meme, photobomb, twerk among new Merriam-Webster words
Other entries include clickbait, jegging and NSFW
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Bangladesh to set up courts to try people smugglers
“There will be seven tribunals to try traffickers,” Law and Justice Minister Anisul Huq says
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French bartender jailed after customer who downed 56 shots dies
Renaud Prudhomme had to be rushed to the hospital after breaking the bar's record of most consumed shots
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16-year-old Indian Kashmiri boy may lose vision after pellet attack
On May 21, Nazir was on his way to tuition when he crossed paths with a demonstration and was fired at several times