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Not just Bangladesh, garment makers pressured in Cambodia as well
Hundreds of angry workers rampaged through textile plant in Cambodia, clashing with police over demands for pay hike.
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Turkish protesters demand police sackings, unions join
Police use of tear gas, water cannon to disperse the initial demonstration triggered most violent riots in decades.
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Manning said to be 'very political' but effective in Iraq
Never experienced problems with Manning or noticed any drop-off in the standard of his work, says Warrant Officer.
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Building on ties: New premier indicates plan to link Gwadar with China
Says implementation of an expansive rail network is in the offing to help connect mainland China to Gawadar port.
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Fort Hood suspect to detail defense he was protecting Taliban
Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people claims he was protecting Afghanistan and Taliban leadership.
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Pakistani executed in Saudi Arabia for drug smuggling
Wajid Ali Zarnoosh was found guilty of trafficking heroin into Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi cuts access to Viber messenger app
Authorities had asked telecom operators to furnish a means of control that would allow censorship..
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Bangladesh lifts ban on YouTube, blocked after blasphemous film
Ban has been lifted because it was hurting thousands of people using YouTube for research, education, says Sunil Bose.
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US soldier pleads guilty over Afghan massacre
The US soldier plead guilty in a deal that will see him escape the death penalty for slaughtering 16 Afghans.
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Worker rights issues pose a challenge to Gulf building boom
Lack of workers' rights and low wage growth are now starting to make Gulf less attractive to workers from South Asia.
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Susan Rice to replace Donilon as new Obama national security advisor
Rice will take over from Obama's current national security advisor Tom Donilon in July.
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Boston bomb suspect tells mother he is 'doing fine'
Be strong, you are my life, mother tells Boston suspect.
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Manning never talked about aiding US foes: Hacker
Witness agrees with a defense attorney's portrait of a tortured soul who acted out of a desire to inform the public.
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Syria rebels say they have lost battle for Qusayr
Control of Qusayr was vital for rebels as it was their principal transit point for weapons and fighters from Lebanon.
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Israel's education minister gets the giggles in parliament
A reference to "penetration" in a speech caused Israel's education minister to burst into a laughing fit.
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US blacklists Iranian regime's 'front companies'
Washington has long argued that economic pressure is the best way to frustrate Iran's attempts to build an atomic bomb
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Rupee flirts with lifetime low as India's woes mount
I don't see anything that can turn the rupee around for a while: Foreign exchange strategy chief
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Turkey rocked by new violence despite apology
Thousands gathered in Istanbul's main Taksim Square for a sixth day, yelling defiance at Erdogan.
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Turkish deputy PM apologises for use of force by police
The comments by deptuy PM Bulent Arinc contrast with PM Erdogan's defiant dismissal of the protesters.
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UN believes chemical weapons used in Syria
France says the nerve agent sarin had been deployed by the Syrian government.
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British soldiers punished for abusing Afghan civilians
Both men pleaded guilty at a court-martial at a British base in Sennelager, northwestern Germany.
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Kuwait defends barring expats from morning treatment
Foreigners restricted to seeking treatment at clinics only in the evenings on experimental basis.
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US tourist gang-raped in northern India: Police
Truck driver and two accomplices gang-rape American victim for nearly one hour.
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No Indian minister will attend Nawaz's oath taking: Salman Khurshid
Indian High Commissioner will be the only one to attend the ceremony, says Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid.
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Pakistan re-elected to UN's racial discrimination committee
Pakistani Ambassador Anwar Kemal secured 128 votes in a highly competitive election.
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India expresses regret, assures investigation into attack on Pakistan diplomat
Two persons involved in the incident have been arrested, FIR lodged.
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Pentagon weighs larger post-2014 force in Afghanistan
The Obama administration is negotiating a long-term security agreement with the Afghan government.
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Pakistan's animosity reducing, India needs to change attitude: Aiyar
There is a belief that since Pakistanis have been hostile in the past, they are necessarily hostile now, says Aiyar.
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Muslim religious leaders condemn Holocaust deniers
Mulsim religious leaders issue a statement condemning any attempts to deny or justify the Holocaust.
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Security breach: Students asked to re-sit Cambridge exams
CIE convenor says it will withhold results of students who don’t reappear in exams.
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Street scuffle: Pakistan diplomat roughed up in Delhi
The mission also says it has lodged a strong protest with the MEA. An FIR has also been lodged.
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Woman in red becomes leitmotif for Istanbul's female protesters
The image of a woman in a red dress being sprayed by tear gas goes viral on social media.
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Romanian student’s AI-driven car drives him to pole position at ISEF
Teen builds a car that equals Google’s attempt, but is considerably cheaper.
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Our spiralling deterrence
It's our misfortune to be located next to a blundering nuclear power that does not know what to do with its strength.
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US soldier goes on trial over WikiLeaks disclosures
Manning confirmed he pleads guilty to 10 charges but not the most serious one against him - aiding the enemy.
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Turkish man killed by taxi driving into group of protesters
Turkish Prime Minister has accused the anti govt protestors of walking arm-in-arm with terrorism.
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10 children killed in Afghan suicide attack near school
One policeman was also killed and two coalition soldiers were among some 16 people wounded.
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Facebook says needs to improve response to hate speech
Facebook Inc admitted its systems to remove hate speech haven't worked as well as the company had hoped.
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Pakistan, China, India boost nuclear arsenals: Study
Pakistan has increased its warheads by about 10 to between 100 and 120, says SIPRI.
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Growing crystal meth use blurs drug-hungry Afghanistan's future
Impoverished Afghanistan, faces another potential headache with usage of the synthetic drug crystal methamphetamine.
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Cricket: Indian media flay board over Srinivasan stand
On Monday, India's media lashed out at the country's cricket board.
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Asian factories cool as export orders slide
Asia's factory sector lost momentum in May.
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Confirmation: Taliban return from three-day visit to Tehran
The Iranian Foreign Ministry had denied the Taliban delegation’s visit to Tehran on Sunday.
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Turkey police tear gas protesters in Istanbul, Ankara
Protesters march on Prime Minister Erdogan's offices in a third day of clashes.
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Al Qaeda chief warns attacks on US in 'everyone's reach'
Military chief of al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula post audio message online.
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Suspect Ashraf Islam admits threats to kill Prince Harry
British police arrest Ashraf Islam on May 23, the day after a British soldier was killed in Woolwich, London.
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Hezbollah, rebels clash in Syria near Lebanon border
The clashes took place in a mountainous region inside Syria.
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Two urban experiences: Mumbai & Karachi
Princeton professor Gyan Prakash compares two urban experiences.
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Backdoor diplomacy mired in mistrust
Two initiatives involving former security officials, ambassadors and public figures have remained ineffective so far.
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Future cooperation: Afghan Taliban on fence-mending tour of Iran
This is the first high level and formal interaction between the two sides.

















































