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Afghanistan sacks army officers for negligence leading to Taliban attack
Militants storm outpost in eastern province of Kunar on Sunday triggering 4-hour battle, 21 soldiers dead, 5 missing.
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Child mortality: Pakistan has the highest rate of first day deaths
A million newborn babies a year die within 24 hours of birth.
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Merkel in Israel to discuss Iran, peace talks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel wants to reach a real peace that will put an end to the conflict.
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LinkedIn launches China version despite censorship fears
China has the world's largest online community with more than 618 million users.
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Cautious US not crowing on Ukraine
'US fears that worse is to come that this is a conflict that is spinning out of control,' says senior program officer.
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Pentagon plans to shrink US Army to pre-WWII level
Defense Secretary recommends shrinking American forces from 520,000 active duty troops to between 440,000 and 450,000.
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Seven Egyptian Christians found shot dead in Libya
Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty confirms to AFP that the victims were 'all Christians.'
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Indian home minister threatens to 'stamp out' media critics
Comments by Sushilkumar Shinde came after a former army chief referred to reporters recently as 'presstitutes.'
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Asia Cup: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 12 runs
Thirimanne scored 102 runs while Sangakkara scored 67 while Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul picked up 2 wickets each.
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Jet planes bomb hideouts in North, South Waziristan killing 30 militants
Airstrikes mainly take place in Datta Khel and Shawal areas of North Waziristan.