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Japanese firm showcases thought-controlled robotic suits
The robot moves exactly in concert with the natural limb, but provides much more power than it could exert on its own.
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Secret courts are never the answer
Its shocking such severe infringements on both defendants’ and reporters’ rights were being seriously considered.
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Surging demand: Coca-Cola to start 3 new plants in Pakistan
Coca Cola MENA chief Ferguson says he expects sales growth of around 20 per cent in Pakistan this year.
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Iraq appeals for US air strikes on advancing militants
Secretary of State John Kerry has said drone strikes could be used.
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Nawaz pushes for early realisation of CASA-1000 project with Tajikistan
Pakistan, Tajikistan agreed to expand bilateral trade to US $500 million over the next three years.
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Iran vows to defend Iraq Shia sites; insurgents battle for refinery
Fighters in control of the refinery after heavy fighting by elite troops who have been under siege for a week.
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Afghan election in peril over Abdullah's fraud claims
Abdullah accuses Afghan president of not being impartial; final result of election scheduled for July 22.
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Moscow, Kiev discuss ceasefire as two Russian TV crew killed
Ukranian President vows to take necessary measures to protect reporters covering the conflict.
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Twitter restores access to blocked content in Pakistan
Microblogging site says it has changed its decision after the government failed to provide sufficient clarification.
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Afghanistan will not be a repeat of Iraq, says Karzai
Afghan president says the al Qaeda group no longer has a presence in Afghanistan.
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Iran will do everything to protect Iraq shrines: Hassan Rouhani
Indian foreign ministry says 40 Indian employees stranded in Iraq are 'uncontactable'.
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21 dead in Nigeria football viewing centre blast: Hospital source
Local residents say bomb appeared to have been hidden in a motorised rickshaw outside the venue.
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Japan wife 'beat husband to death' over 40-year-old fling
The couple lived together with their daughter, 43, who was out at the time of the alleged attack.
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Israel arrests 65 Palestinians as it presses hunt for teens
Israel's PM says the arrests were just part of multiple operations being carried out by the military.
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42 missing, two dead after boat sinks off Malaysia
Maritime official says this was an illegal boat and all the passengers were Indonesian.
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Pak-India relations: Diplomat optimistic about peace process
Basit expects better ties between the two countries.
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A decade on, drones show no sign of stopping
Since June 2004 there has been total 385 drone strikes inside Pakistan.
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Saudi Arabia 'responsible' for militant financing: Iraq cabinet
The statement came just days after Saudi Arabia and Qatar blamed "sectarian" policies by Iraq.
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US captures Benghazi attack suspect: Pentagon
Special operations forces, working with FBI agents, carried out the raid and apprehended Ahmed Abu Khatallah.
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MH370 searchers not looking in crash 'hotspot': Inmarsat
Inmarsat say they calculate a "hotspot" in the southern Indian Ocean in which the plane most likely came down.
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More deadly riots flare in Sri Lanka resort
More than a dozen houses, shops have been burnt overnight in the town of Alutgama.
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Syria rebels clash again with militants behind Iraq crisis
Blasts went off as the ISIL militants targeted the rebel brigades and al Qaeda affiliated al Nusra Front allies.
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Ukrainian forces, rebels clash near Russian border
Ukrainian president orders government forces to retake control of the border from the rebels.
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Fighting nears Baghdad as UN warns crisis 'life-threatening'
Washington deploys extra troops to protect its embassy in Baghdad; mulls air strikes against militants.
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Nawaz arrives in Tajikistan for two-day visit
Pakistan and Tajikistan also signed an agreement and four MoU's.
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Oslo imam seriously wounded in axe attack
Nehma Ali Shah was attacked as he returned home from the Central Jamaat Ahle Sunnat mosque.
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Egypt prosecutor orders release of hunger-striking Al-Jazeera journalist
Elshamy, who has yet to face trial, has been on hunger strike since January 21 to protest detention.
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Look who’s here
The sectarian divide has begun crippling states. But between tyrant and terrorist, there’s no right side to choose.
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India, Pakistan gradually increasing, modernising their nuclear arsenals
Pakistan has up to 120 nuclear weapons, while India has up to 110 nuclear warheads in 2014.
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Britain bans forced marriage
The law also makes it a criminal offence to force a British national into a marriage abroad.
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US, Iran may use nuclear talks to discuss Iraq
Any talk of Iraq would be secondary, with the main purpose being efforts towards a comprehensive nuclear deal.
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Judge delays verdict over Bangladesh New Year bombings
After eight years of investigation, prosecutors seek death penalty for each of the 14 accused.
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Another woman alleges gang-rape in troubled Indian state
'Two of the three accused have been arrested,' says senior superintendent.
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Russia warns Europe of possible gas disruptions over Ukraine
Gazprom turns to Stockholm court to sue Ukraine as it refuses to pay its outstanding bills of $4.5 billion.
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Schumacher moved to Swiss hospital after emerging from coma
Schumacher had left the French hospital treating him since his accident.
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Top China state-run think-tank warned over ideology: Media
Anti-corruption official accuses the think-tank of fabricating false theories using Internet.
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Spain raids militant's cell 'led by ex-Guantanamo inmate
Cell finds, dispatches recruits for militant group based in Syria and Iraq.
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100 days after MH370, Malaysia vows to keep searching
Transport minister promises that Malaysia 'cannot and will not abandon' the families of the missing passengers.
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Crying foul: Poll candidates claim fraud
US, UN urge candidates not to make ‘premature judgments’.
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Iraq launch offensive as mutilated slain comrades found
Troops found the burned bodies of 12 policemen as they recaptured the town of Ishaqi in Salaheddin province.
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Exodus revisited: Displaced families from N Waziristan find respite in Bannu, Afghanistan
Officials claim supplies of wheat, other essentials depleting fast.
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Just call her Dame Angelina
The Oscar-winning actor was given the female equivalent of a knighthood for her services to British foreign policy.
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Iraq crisis: US orders aircraft carrier to Gulf, Iran offers help
Obama said US will not be sending troops back into combat in Iraq but will prepare a range of other options.
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London meeting: Kerry, Sartaj discuss Pak-India ties
Top US diplomat says both countries have shared interest on issue of terror threat.
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Long term threat: ‘Militants gathering strength in Afghanistan’
UNSC reports says Taliban have enjoyed ‘bumper year’.
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Ukraine crisis: Pro-Russian rebels down military plane, killing 49
Attack comes hours before top Moscow, Kiev officials to meet for gas negotiations.
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Ignoring threats, Afghans vote in final test
Despite outbreaks of violence, long queues of voters snaked out of polling centres.
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Pushing boundaries: China aims at industrialisation in Latin markets
Asian powerhouse shifts focus from investment in raw material.
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Pakistan congratulates Afghanistan for successfully completing second round of elections
Second round of polls ended in Afghanistan on June 14 with a significant turnout, despite a number of attacks.
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Will Afghanistan follow Iraq’s example?
It’s up to the US now, whether to continue with the same policy or to correct their earlier mistake

















































