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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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Karachi: Amid tight security, Pakistan's Shia Ismaili Muslims today buried the bus attack victims who were killed by ISIS militants in the volatile Karachi city, the first assault by the dreaded terror outfit in the region. Hundreds of…
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Kathmandu: Five aftershocks jolted Nepal today, triggering panic among the people as the death toll in the powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the Himalayan nation two days ago climbed to over 100. Nepal was jolted by the quake…
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Manila: Police recovered 58 bodies and about a dozen more people are still missing today from a Philippine factory fire that an angry relative said had trapped workers on the second floor of the building where iron grills on windows…
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Washington: The US today dismissed as untrue reports that a former Pakistani intelligence officer provided information about the hideout of Osama bin Laden to the CIA, saying an unilateral American operation traced and killed the al-Qaeda…
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