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Lahore: At least 200 religious scholars in Pakistan have issued a fatwa terming suicide attacks as "un-Islamic" and said the Islamic governments are bound to crush rebel groups like the Taliban, ISIS and al-Qaeda. "Tehreek-i-Taliban…
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Honolulu: A US Marine Corps Osprey aircraft made a hard landing in Hawaii today, killing one Marine and sending 21 other people to hospitals as dark smoke from the resulting fire billowed into the sky. The injuries ranged from critical to…
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United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said he was increasingly concerned by the humanitarian crisis sparked by refugees stranded in boats in Southeast Asia, and offered help from the United Nations. Ban said yesterday he had…
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New York: China, under President Xi Jinping's leadership, has re-engineered many of its long-range ballistic missiles to carry multiple warheads after years of maintaining a minimal nuclear force, according to a media report. China's move…
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Islamabad: At least six 'militants', including foreigners, were killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan's remote northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, a security official said today. The attack was carried out in Shawal Valley…
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Kathmandu: Rescuers in quake-hit Nepal today located three charred bodies and the wreckage of a US Marine helicopter that went missing while delivering aid in the devastated Himalayan nation as death toll from the fresh quake reached 117…
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Beijing: India and China today signed a record 24 agreements in key sectors, including in railways and education, on day two of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to the communist neighbour. Protocol for setting up…
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Beijing: India and China today vowed to seek a "political" solution to the boundary issue and proactively resolve it as early as possible amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's emphasis that the dispute should not prevent progress in ties…
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Beijing: After voicing concern over China's investments in PoK, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked it to "reconsider" its approach on some of the issues and take a strategic and long term view to push the relationship which has been…
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Washington: The US Congress has passed a legislation which gives lawmakers right to review and possibly reject any nuclear deal with Iran. The bill was overwhelmingly passed by the House of Representatives by 400-25 votes yesterday, a week…
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