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After Nepal quakes, monsoon poses risk of more landslides, floods
Geologists are rushing to identify the valleys, villages and towns most at risk from rock and mud falls
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Modi wants to use 'cricket diplomacy' to improve ties with Pakistan
Announcement comes a day after members of BJP opposed the resumption of cricket relations between two countries
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US helicopter missing in Nepal with 8 aboard: military
The aircraft was conducting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations
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Pope says environmental sinners will answer to God
"Planet has enough food for all, but it seems there is a lack of willingness to share it with everyone," Francis said
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Pakistani defector was key in Osama bin Laden operation: officials
The defector did not belong to ISI but another intelligence branch and is now residing in the US, say sources
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India raises objections over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
Chinese envoy in Delhi summoned and objection over the project was lodged
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Switzerland's first driverless car hits Zurich roads
The Volkswagen Passat has been equipped with sensors, computers and special software
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Bangladesh detains boat adrift with 116 migrants
Boat abandoned by smugglers en route to Malaysia; trawler detained near Bangladesh's southernmost island of St Martins
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Israeli court allows Jerusalem Day parade through Muslim quarter
High Court says any participants shouting racist slogans would be arrested by police
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Afghan drug users nearly double: officials
Opium poppy cultivation touched a record high in 2014 and this year is expected to yield another bumper harvest
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Saudi Arabia beheads 80th person this year
Amnesty International ranks Saudi Arabia among the world's top three executioners of 2014
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Muslim man asks to be excused from jury duty owing to religion
Judge turns down request, says many many Muslims serve as jurors, adding he must honour public duty
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Missing Bangladesh opposition spokesperson found in India
Ahmed has been found at an Indian hospital, close to the Bangladeshi border
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Naltar crash: Body of Philippines ambassador sent home to Manila
Bodies of Norwegian ambassador, wives of Malaysia ambassador and Indonesia ambassador to be dispatched later today
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Third secular blogger knifed to death in Bangladesh
Attackers wearing masks hacked Ananta Bijoy Das with machetes in Sylhet city at around 8.30am this morning
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India's Modi heads to China as rivals seek common ground
Modi will fly out for his first visit as premier to China before heading to South Korea
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Google map prank prompts tech giant to suspend public edits
The Map Maker service will be "temporarily unavailable" beginning Tuesday, according to a message posted online
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Ex-CIA officer in NY Times leak case sentenced to 42 months in prison
Justice Department said that in 2003, Sterling gave information about a clandestine program to The New York Times
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Visit to Central Asia: PM to push for early start of gas, power supply
Foreign Office holds meeting to prepare agenda for the trip on May 20-21
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Malaysia grounds Airbus A400M after Spain crash - state news agency
Airbus shares also hit following A400M crash in Spain
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Resumption of cricket can improve Indo-Pak relations: Abdul Basit
Basit said Pakistan and India had agreed to resume cricketing ties
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Another u-turn? Indian minister insists Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan, vows to bring him back
Rajnath Singh says they will do everything to get Dawood back, including pressurising Pakistan.
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OBL raid: 9 reasons why Seymour Hersh’s theory on Abbottabad raid is unbelievable
Hersh's reports have recently become less and less credible, and this story seems no different
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White House rebuts claim Pakistan role in Laden raid
Seymour Hersh claims Pakistan's security agencies not only knew about raid but had been holding bin Laden since 2006
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Pakistani, Saudi killed in bombardments near Yemen border: media
Civil defence spokesman Ali al Shahrani said "military missiles" hit school, residential neighbourhood in Najran...
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Taliban to hold another round of talks with Chinese officials this month
Chinese research institution planning to host leaders of Afghan groups, including Taliban
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Bangladesh mobile phones can't ring national anthem
"The national anthem can't be used as a business tool," the Supreme Court said, upholding a 2010 high court ruling
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Moroccan F-16 jet from Saudi-led coalition in Yemen goes missing
The disappearance of the Moroccan jetcould endanger a five-day humanitarian truce due to start in Yemen on Tuesday
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QUIZ: Can you guess which Bollywood movie these actors are from?
How well do you know Bollywood? Take our quiz and find out
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Indian rail projects outweigh rivalry before Modi visit to China
The two sides have agreed to speed up implementation of a shorter high-speed rail corridor from Chennai to Bengaluru
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PM recommends Sitara-e-Pakistan for diplomats killed in Gilgit crash
PM says no words can express the deep anguish and distress Pakistan feels after the incident
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Two policemen killed in Indian Kashmir
Separatists attack a road observation party, says deputy inspector
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Pakistan rules out possibility of giving India 'Most Favoured Nation' status: report
Abdul Basit says giving India the MFN status would have further sharpened the trade imbalance in favour of India
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Cameron unveils new cabinet after election victory
Many ministers from the previous government held on to their jobs including finance minister George Osborne
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Saudi King Salman skips Obama summit
Gulf officials had been pressing for the United States to supply advanced weapons like F-35 stealth fighters
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19 of 31 abducted Shiites freed in prisoner swap: Afghan officials
Hazaras were freed "in exchange for 22 Uzbek militant fighters
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About 1,400 migrants rescued off Indonesia, Malaysia
This number could get bigger, says north Aceh police chief Achmadi
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Bus crash in Indian Kashmir kills 23
Accident took place when driver lost control of vehicle and it plunged down a gorge
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Turkish ship attacked as it approached Libya's Tobruk - Foreign Ministry
The ship's third officer died and other crew members were wounded
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Danish culinary school fined $6,000 for forcing Muslim student to eat pork
School officials told 24-year-old student she would have to taste the food she cooked like all other students
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PM, army chief headed to Kabul tomorrow to discuss three-point agenda
Sources say RAW, Operation Zarb-e-Azb and talks between Afghan Taliban and Afghan govt on PM-led delegation's agenda
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19 of 31 Hazaras abducted in February freed: Afghan officials
Some Afghan media report Hazaras freed in exchange for Uzbek militants; Afghan security officials decline to confirm
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India's endangered lion numbers increase
Officials counted 523 lions - 109 male lions, 201 females and 213 cubs - up 27% from the last census in Gir sanctuary
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Indian Tamil leader cleared of corruption
Jayalalithaa Jayaram was forced to stand down as chief minister of Tamil Nadu after being found guilty last September
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Kayani, Shuja Pasha knew of OBL raid in advance: author
According to investigative journalist Seymour M Hersh, Bin Laden was a prisoner of the Pakistan military
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Saudi King Salman to miss US-Gulf summit
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef would lead the Saudi delegation to the summit.
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French give massive tour group from China the VIP treatment
The biggest-ever group to visit France comprises 6,400, mainly Chinese visitors, invited by their company boss
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Drunk passenger forces Malaysia Airlines flight to turn back
"The intoxicated passenger started harassing Malaysia Airlines' crew shortly after the flight was airborne"
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China detains 11 for smashing halal food shop
Customers vandalised the store after discovering non-halal foods had been transported along with halal products
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India rebels kill one hostage, release 250 others: police
Maoists protest against construction of a bridge which they fear will give security forces access to their hideouts