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Kathmandu: Nepal's Constitution drafting committee has started working on preparing the draft of the new constitution within 15 days, the committee's chairman said today. Addressing the committee meeting, Nepali Congress leader and…
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Beijing: Chinese experts have completed restoration of an 800-year-old Buddha statue, famous for its 1,000 hands, located in the country's southwest province after seven years. The restoration of the important landmark in Dazu County in…
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Islamabad: At least 20 militants were killed in airstrikes in northwest Pakistan's restive North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border, army said today. The fighter jets targeted militants in Datta Khel area of the district. "20…
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Islamabad: Over 240 suspected militants have been arrested by Pakistani security forces after a search operation in the restive Balochistan province, officials said today. Security forces carried out an overnight swoop in Mahmoodabad area…
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Islamabad: In a veiled attack on India, Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif today accused it of "creating instability" through ceasefire violations and supporting militancy in different areas of the country. "The entire world…
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Kandahar: An Afghan official says at least 20 police officers have been killed after militants ambushed checkpoints in the country's volatile southern Helmand province. Mohammad Ismail Hotak, the head of the province's joint coordination…
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Frankfurt: European aircraft maker Airbus believes the United States will be the biggest customer for its A400M military transport plane, despite a fatal crash involving one of them during a test flight last month. "By the next decade at…
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Kathmandu: Two moderate earth-quakes of 4.6 and 4.4 magnitudes today struck Nepal, taking the total number of aftershocks in the country to 313 after two devastating tremors killed nearly 9,000 people. The first quake was recorded at 1.22…
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Islamabad: Pakistan Government yesterday ordered international children's aid agency 'Save the Children' to leave the country within 15 days, saying the NGO was involved in "anti-Pakistan activities". The organisation's country office in…
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Colombo: The Sri Lankan Army has said there was no military administration in Tamil-dominated Jaffna and denied allegations by Chief Minister of the Northern Province C V Wigneswaran that more troops had been deployed in the area after a…
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