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Blame game: Kabul blames Islamabad for deadly attacks
There was no immediate reaction from Islamabad, which has in the past denied such accusations from Kabul
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Taliban infiltrate police base, kill up to 15 Afghan officials
Taliban were in police uniform and had police vehicles and entered a police compound where they killed all 14 policemen
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IS claims to have beheaded Croatian hostage in Egypt
It had issued a 48-hour deadline threatening to kill him if Muslim women prisoners were not released from Egyptian jails
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India seeks $100m in damages from Nestle
Nestle was banned from making or selling noodles in India after tests found lead levels exceeded statutory limits
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Indians duped in million-dollar, 'high-caste' housing scam
Police arrest an estate agent who swindled some 1,000 investors on promise that only Brahmins would live in complex
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Bangladesh police probe 'hit list' of writers
The six, who include poets, bloggers and a journalist, all live in the southern city of Barisal
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Erdogan vows no let-up in fight against Kurdish rebels
Turkish president says a state subjected to an armed attack has right to defend itself with arms
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Suspected US drone strike kills five al Qaeda militants in Yemen
Officials say the men were targeted while they were travelling on a coast road east of the Arabian Sea port of Mukalla
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Taiwan unveils its biggest ever military drone
It is more than twice the size of any of the existing fleet of 32 "Sharp Kite" drones used by Taiwanese forces
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World Elephant day underlines gravely declining population
Elephants could mostly be extinct by the end of the next decade
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N Korea's vice premier executed: report
South Korea's news agency says Choe was executed by firing squad in May after voicing opposition to Kim's policies
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Dubai police say report of man letting daughter drown from 1996
It generated widespread interest on social networks including accusations media were disseminating an old story
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Pakistan postpones scholarship programme for Afghan students
Spokesperson for Pakistani Embassy in Kabul says process has been 'temporarily delayed' due to security reasons
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McDonald's France apologises for 'don't feed the homeless' note
"McDonald's is not here to feed all the hungry people in the country!" says the note
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Top shots from around the world: August 12
A roundup of the best images from around the globe today
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Saudi executes Syrian for drug trafficking
Interior Ministry says Omar al Nasser was arrested while smuggling a large amount of amphetamines
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Artist builds 500m 'stairway to heaven' with fireworks in China
Reports say it took the artist 21 years to plan and build the sky ladder
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Syria regime raids kill 31 civilians near Damascus: monitor
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 120 people were injured in raids and death toll may rise
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Pilgrims cast prayers to the skies from Algeria mountain peak
They are women desperate for children, youth seeking jobs, and the sick hoping for a cure
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New Google chief joins the illustrious Indian club
Pichai, who started at Google in 2004, lived in a two-room apartment where he slept on the living room floor
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US military helicopter crashes off Okinawa, all on board rescued
The US Forces, Japan, had no immediate comment
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Orlando airport to add prayer room for Muslims ahead of Emirates' arrival
Airport will spend almost $250,000 to build a prayer room which will open for Emirates' inaugural flight on...
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Rocket fire kills 4 in Syrian capital: ministry
Four people were killed and 58 others were wounded in residential neighbourhoods of Damascus
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Bic apologises for sexist advert on South Africa's women's day
Bic initially defended its position by saying the slogan was borrowed from a women's business blog but later deleted the post
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MH370 families reject Malaysia's conclusion on plane debris
many MH370 family members remain deeply suspicious of Malaysia's handling of the aviation enigma
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Israeli minister red-faced after migrant video mistake
The minister posted a video online showing a black migrant attacking a resident when the footage was actually from another country
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Latest Indian, French warplane deal runs into problems: sources
Military officials warn of a major capability gap opening up with rivals China and Pakistan in case of further delay
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Indonesia plane crash kills one, injures five
Local official says Cessna propeller plane of Komala Air crashed on runway of Ninia airport in Yahukimo district
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Myanmar evacuates thousands as worst floods in decades hit
Officials say at least 103 people have been killed and more than one million displaced by flooding
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Thai PM says brother could be new army chief
Thailand's defence ministry is shortly due to submit its recommended candidate for job with PM Prayut's endorsement
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Man sets self on fire outside Japanese embassy in Seoul
Self-immolation is not that rare in South Korea and was particularly common during the pro-democracy movement of the 1980s
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China landslide leaves around 40 missing
The deluge shortly after midnight swallowed 15 employee dormitories and three residential houses
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Abu Sayyaf hostage found beheaded in the Philippines
The body was intentionally left in the middle of the road so that people could find it
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Facebook struggles to sell advertising in India
Facebook earns 15 cents per user in India every quarter, compared to the $7 to $8 it makes on each US user
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Taliban condemns 'barbarity' of Islamic State execution video
Taliban says IS released a video showing a group of Afghan prisoners being blown up with explosives
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Aussie dad asks politicians to fund holiday, public step in
Callaghan established a GoFundMe page asking politicians to give his children the same travel entitlements their own receive
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The walls have eyes: Kabul's anti-corruption graffiti
The project is not some guerilla graffiti campaign but comes with the blessing of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani
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PTA wanted Twitter to remove tweets about territorial conflicts involving Pakistan
Pakistan made 6 requests to remove content specifying 6 accounts. It also made 3 requests for information about 3...
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Disasters caused $37.4 bn in losses in first half of 2015: Swiss Re
The Nepal earthquake alone accounted for $33 billion
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US charges nine for hacking, insider trading scheme
Two alleged computer hackers who live in Ukraine have also been indicted
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Pakistan lodges protest with India over cross border killing of woman along LoC
Indian deputy high commissioner was summoned to the foreign office on Tuesday and a protest was lodged
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410-year-old copy of Holy Quran recovered in India
It is said the copy is from the era of Mughal ruler Akbar
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Two suspected separatists killed in Indian occupied Kashmir
Police officer says villagers threw rocks at police and chanted 'We want freedom!' during gun battle with separatists
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Saudi Arabia rejects Russian calls to work with Assad against Islamic State
Moscow has called for coordination between the Syrian govt and the international coalition fighting the extremist group
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Bangladesh plans census for undocumented Rohingya
Official estimates have put the number of undocumented Rohingya in Bangladesh at between 200,000 and 500,000
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Narendra Modi to visit UAE on August 16-17
The Indian PM plans to meet his UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum
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Dutch prosecutors: fragments from MH17 site may be from Russian-made missile
Dutch prosecutors say some of the debris recovered from the site may belong to a Russian-made missile system
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Hong Kong police arrest Uber drivers, search office: reports
Uber has encountered a string of regulatory roadblocks as it grows around the world
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Anaconda finds home on the streets of India
The lack of drainage systems has created a rise in diseases like malaria and dengue in the city
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French court to rule on pork school dinners for Jews and Muslims
Complaint says a child would be extremely traumatised if a pork cutlet was served to him and he was obliged to eat it