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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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Irbil: An American fighting with Kurdish forces against the Islamic State group in Syria has been killed in battle, authorities said, making him likely the first US citizen to die fighting alongside them against the extremists. Keith…
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United Nations: India has called for an inclusive post-2015 development agenda that focusses on overcoming existing barriers for persons with disabilities, saying enhancing accessibility to education, healthcare and employment for the…
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Aden: Three suspected Al-Qaeda members were killed in an apparent US drone strike in Yemen's jihadist-held southeastern port city of Mukalla, a local official said today. The drone "fired four missiles on three Al-Qaeda militants sitting…
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Beijing: China has successfully conducted the first-ever military mobility test by rushing troops and weapons on its bullet train to the restive Muslim-majority Xinjiang province, aimed at evaluating its performance in quick movement of…
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