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Children raped, forced to eat faeces in Indian school: police
Police say the school had been running since 2002, but was not registered therefore it escaped government inspections.
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Pakistani immigrant convicted of wife's murder in New York
He savagely beat her over the head after she refused to cook the food he wanted.
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US appears to wind down drone campaign in Pakistan: Report
US think tank member claims programme in Pakistan appears to have ended.
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Parliamentary visit: Czechs likely to bring up case of missing tourists
MPs from Czech Republic begin four-day trip on June 2.
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Relations with India: Speakers for raising Pak concerns in future talks
Uninterrupted composite dialogue a must for normalisation of Indo-Pak relations.
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Hall of fame: Michael Phelps – The Baltimore Bullet
He broke three world records in 2003 World Championship in addition to winning four golds and two silvers.
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Egypt's Sisi wins election, faces economic challenges
The stakes are high for Sisi in a country where street protests have helped topple two presidents in three years.
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India's Modi invites Chinese president to visit
Chinese premier conveyed the Chinese government's desire to establish robust partnership with India's new government.
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Sisi sweeps election as Egypt military reasserts grip
Ninety-six percent of voters, at least 21 million Egyptians, chose retired field marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
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Goodwill gesture: India releases 37 Pakistanis
Out of the 37 Pakistanis, 32 are fishermen.
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Snowden says he wants to return to US
Fugitive self-proclaimed spy seeks to defend himself against charges that he is a hacker and a traitor.
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Pakistan 9th most obese country: Study
USA, China and India take 1st, 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
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One dead as ISAF chopper crashes in Afghanistan
It was not immediately clear if the crash was an accident or the result of hostile action.
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Australia rules out swathe of ocean as MH370 crash zone
Agency says search where acoustic transmissions were detected in early April was now complete.
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Ukraine separatists confirm they detained OSCE observers
Leader of pro-Moscow insurgents says the observers are fine, will be released.
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Cambodian anti-sex slavery activist resigns after scandal
Somaly Mam's decision to step down follows an investigation into her personal history.
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Cross-border shelling: Kabul summons Pakistani ambassador
Lodges protest over firing of artillery and rockets in Kunar province.
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New representatives: Three Pakistani Britons elected to EU Parliament
They are Afzal Khan of Labour Party, Sajjad Karim of Conservative Party, Amjad Bashir of UKIP: British media reports
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Relations with India: Govt urge to get tough on Kashmir issue
Leaders of religious, political parties criticise Nawaz for not taking up Kashmir issue during his visit to New Delhi.
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Crippling disease: UAE, Pakistan join hands in fight against polio
UPAP director announces launch of Emirates Polio Campaign in K-P, Fata.
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India trip: ‘Nawaz turned win-win situation into disaster’
Shah Mehmood Qureshi demands PM inform parliament of details of visit.
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Google to build self-driving cars with no steering wheel
Until now Google has been re-fitting Lexus and Honda cars to work as self-driving ones.
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Issues resolved: Pak-China border reopens for trade
Traders withdraw demand related to income, sales tax collection.
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Egypt extends presidential vote after low turnout
The extension of polling hours in a bid to boost turnout did little to raise the credibility of the vote.
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Auchan faces probe over Bangladesh garment factory collapse
Auchan says it had never placed any orders at the Rana Plaza garment factory which collapsed last year.
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After US announces to withdraw troops by 2016, Karzai calls on insurgents to end Afghan war
The deadline would end more than a decade of military engagement by the U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan.
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UN urges Pakistan to take action against ‘honour killers’ of Farzana
The High Commissioner said that the government must take urgent and strong measures to put an end to honour killings.
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UN peacekeeping: A force for the future
UN peacekeeping brings unique, universal legitimacy unmatched by any other international peace, security instrument.
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A meeting in Delhi
No one should fault the PM for going an extra step forward for peace, and showing eagerness to improve relations.
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Almost 11.5 million jobs to be created in South Asia over next five years: Report
ILO report says as much as 73% of Pakistan's workforce works in the informal sector.
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Snowden should 'man-up' and face trial: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry says that Snowden should return to the US and face charges.
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Obama warns US must not rush to war
The president's speech came with his foreign policy, which was once seen as a political asset
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China's emerging 'two-child generation' faces parenting challenges
In China, parents are struggling to readjusting single children to life with a sibling.
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US author, poet Maya Angelou dies in North Carolina: reports
Maya Angelou dies at age 86 in North Carolina, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Hong Kong erosion of press freedom deeply worrying: Amnesty
Two senior figures from the Hong Kong Morning News Media Group were attacked in March.
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Ukraine's new leader vows to crush insurgency
The state's industrial hub of Donetsk resembled a ghost town after a ruinous firefight with pro-Russian separatists.
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Snowden worked as a spy 'at all levels': NBC
Snowden, who has been charged in the United States with espionage, was granted asylum by Russia in August 2013.
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Taliban say US troop withdrawal plan is 'continued occupation'
NATO combat troops due to withdraw by December, but a residual US force is expected to remain behind.
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South Korea hospice fire kills 21, patient arson suspected
Death toll likely to fuel existing debate over safety standards in S Korea, which is still reeling from ferry disaster
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Pakistani immigrant on trial in USA for wife's murder
The Pakistani woman was allegedly murdered by her husband because she cooked him lentils rather than goat.
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Targeted killing: Body of Ahmadi doctor flown to Canada
Community members say violence peaks on anniversary of Lahore attacks.
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Afghanistan elections: Pakistan needs to focus on geo-economic strategy says Khattak
ANP senator analyses what poll results in the central Asian country mean for Pakistan.
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Military, police hit in fresh Boko Haram attack: Witnesses
They torched the home of a government leader and government buildings before turning their guns on a primary school.
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Afghanistan will not be a perfect place, not US' responsibility to make it one: Obama
CJCS Gen Dempsey says his Pakistani counterpart Gen Rashad Mahmood was pleased with the announcement.
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Next round of Iran nuclear talks due in mid-June: Report
The latest round of negotiations in Vienna last week resulted in little progress.
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Chemical weapons watchdog says team in Syria 'safe'
"All team members are safe and well and heading back to their operating base," said OPCW spokesperson.
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Key players in Sarkozy financing scandal and aftermath
The most serious of these is that he allegedly took money from former Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi.
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OSCE says lost contact with team in Ukraine's Donetsk
"The team was on a routine patrol east of Donetsk when contact was lost (on Monday evening)," reads the OSCE statement
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Nigeria ex-president Obasanjo holds talks to free schoolgirls
Relatives of senior Boko Haram fighters as well as intermediaries were part of talks with former president.
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Palestinians to unveil unity government by Thursday
Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority is to head the new government.

















































