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Gunfire erupts after Kenya says all hostages freed in mall siege
According to Kenya's foreign minister, the militants include "two to three Americans" and a British woman.
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Huddled up: Big issues at the UN summit
Special ministerial meetings will be held on the sidelines of the General Assembly on Congo.
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Kenya hostages evacuated, mall siege nears end: govt spokesman
The three-day-long siege has left at least 62 dead and up to 200 wounded.
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Malala challenges world leaders to educate Syrian refugees
Malala received $1 million from campaign group Avaaz to kick off the push for money to send Syrian refugees to school.
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Flowers of blood in Imran Qureshi's Rome exhibition
Many of the works contrast life & death. Splattering of red acrylic paint to suggest blood, foliage representing life.
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BlackBerry agrees to $4.7 billion buyout
BlackBerry says it will continue a search for a possibly better suitor in the interim.
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Apple sets new record for iPhones sales launch
The lower-cost iPhone sold for $99 in the United States with a carrier subsidy.
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Rowhani slams Iran sanctions as he heads to NY
UN imposed four rounds of sanctions on Iran for failing to heed six ultimatums to suspend uranium enrichment.
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Australia clamps down on information about asylum seekers
The steady flow of refugee boats is a hot political issue in Australia.
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Factories ablaze as Bangladesh garment workers protest
Up to 200,000 workers joined the latest demonstrations.
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Somali militants threaten to kill Kenya hostages
Israeli advisers are helping Kenya with strategy to end the siege that began on Saturday.
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Mall siege: Gunmen hold hostages in Kenya
Sixty eight people were killed.
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Anti-burqa initiative: Swiss canton set to ban full-face veil
If the measure passes, it will be the first time that any of the 26 cantons imposes such a ban.
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26/11 investigation: Pakistani judicial panel reaches India
Will cross-examine and re-examine four prosecution witnesses in the Mumbai attacks case.
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Afghan peace process: Taliban unlikely to open new office
Discussions likely to take place without formal office.
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In our own backyard: The contribution of remittances
How the govt can use its biggest source of untapped funds.
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Taliban leader awaits fate in Karachi safe house
Baradar could play key role in Afghan peace process.
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Three US troops killed in Afghan 'insider attack'
The attacker was killed when Americans and Afghan soldiers returned fire.
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Six killed in US drone strike in North Waziristan: Officials
Three suspected terrorists wounded in the attack.
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Punished for patriotism: JI to move resolution against BD verdicts
Many leaders of the JI have been sentenced for supporting Pakistan army during 1971.
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Somali rebels kill 39 in Nairobi shopping mall bloodbath
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said that he had "personally lost family members in the Westgate attack.
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UEFA president Platini to visit Afghanistan on Sunday
Michael Platini will show his support to football in the war-torn country.
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Gunman in Afghan uniform kills three NATO soldiers
The attacker was killed when Americans returned fire, he said.
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Humanitarian crisis as Philippine troops go after rebel remnants
The conflict has claimed more than 100 lives.
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White House: Iran overtures 'clearly not sufficient'
Washington believes Iran is seeking to develop the capability to build nuclear weapons.
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Bo Xilai: rise and fall of a political star in China
Now Bo, the ambitious princeling who sought power, is instead facing the prospect of decades behind bars.
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Afghan peace process: Pakistan releases Mullah Baradar
Sartaj Aziz had earlier said that the former Taliban chief strategist would not be handed over to Afghan authorities.
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EU member states fear Syrian refugee influx
Some two million Syrians have fled to neighbouring countries so far.
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Mumbai attacks: Commission to be in Mumbai on Sept 24
Judicial panel’s trip was delayed three times this month.
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Parliamentarians in action: Pakistan, Indian MPs vow to build dialogue bridge
Pass a resolution, urging both govts to resolve issues, including Kashmir.
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Protracted issue: Donor support sought for Afghan repatriation
Safron minister says solution to the issue lies in Afghanistan, underscores importance of RAHA initiative.
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Bilateral relations: Pakistan, US to resume strategic talks next month
US ambassador invites Nisar to chair first meeting of the process in Washington.
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Exposed: India’s ex-army chief ‘misused secret funds’
Money used to topple Omar govt in Indian-administered Kashmir, tap phone lines in Delhi.
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Afghan peace process: To Kabul’s joy, Pakistan frees Mullah Baradar today
Afghan presidential spokesperson says the move will facilitate the reconciliation process after 12 years of war.
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Mullah Baradar’s expected release stirs series of speculations
The insurgent leadership says Afghan president is mistaken to think Baradar will switch sides and ‘betray the cause’.
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Blocked
The government’s efforts to censor something as massive and ever evolving as the internet are doomed to failure.
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Trend File with Secret Closet: NYFW spring/summer’14 top 10
Rather than overt trends, there was a liberating ‘play as you please’ air about the shows.
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Have you seen?: Government issues Noor Jahan postage stamps!
The stamp is for Rs8 and will also be available for overseas orders.
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Hundreds of Syria rebels pledge loyalty to Qaeda groups
Rebels also agreed a ceasefire with Al-Qaeda loyalists after bitter fighting for a key town near the Turkish frontier.
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Indian Coast Guard arrest 7 Pakistani fishermen
Fishermen arrested for trespassing International Maritime Boundary Line near Jamnagar.
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Turkish pianist handed jail term in blasphemy retrial
Say was originally sentenced on April 15.
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Egypt forces hunt down militants in bastion Kerdassah
Security forces were hunting for those responsible for August "massacre" of 11 policemen in Kerdassah.
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'Several people' injured in Chicago shooting: Police
Local news reports said there were as many as 10 adults struck by the gunfire and that a child was also hit.
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Bullet-riddled corpses echo brutal Iraqi sectarian war
The unidentified men - aged 17 to 25 - had been shot in the head and chest.
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China's Bo Xilai verdict to cap spectacular scandal
Scandal involves bribes, murder, illicit love, political infighting, and a colourful yet tightly controlled trial.
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British tourist trampled to death by elephant in India
The tourist was near the wildlife resort town of Masinagudi in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
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Iran leader offers to broker Syria talks
Rowhani says he wanted to pursue a policy of "constructive engagement.
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Prisoner release: Six Afghan Taliban leaders reunite with families
Their homecoming was delayed by more than 10 days.
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Policy shift: Nawaz to raise drone issue in UN speech
PM’s address would be the first time govt would take up the matter at the UN.
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Another scandal: Drunk PIA pilot arrested at Leeds
Taken into custody as he headed to fly a plane carrying 180 passengers.

















































