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Manila: More than 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes as Typhoon Noul approached the northern Philippines, threatening flash floods, landslides and tsunami-like storm surges, government agencies warned today. The storm's movement…
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Kathmandu: Three fresh tremors struck Nepal this morning, triggering panic among the people still reeling from the impact of the devastating earthquake that has claimed nearly 8,000 lives. A 4.2-magnitude tremor was recorded at 1.50 AM…
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Peshawar: A gunfight between two Pakistani tribes over disputed mountain territory close to the Afghan border today left at least 47 people dead and 25 others injured, officials and local sources said. A security source told Agencies that…
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Washington: China has over the past several decades significantly increased its defence budget which is now more than three times that of India and the country could pose a threat to the US security interest in the region, the…
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Kathmandu: With its crucial road link badly damaged in the quake, Nepal authorities are studying Pakistan's past experience of tackling the issue, especially due to fears of more landslides in hilly areas during the upcoming monsoon season.…
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Kathmandu: Nepal will reconstruct all private and public properties destroyed by the devastating earthquake within two years, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala said as he called on citizens, neighbouring countries and migrant workers to lend…
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Islamabad: The bodies of the victims of helicopter crash, including ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines and wives of Indonesian and Malaysian envoys to Pakistan, were brought here today from the site of accident. MI-17 military…
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Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has disbanded the military unit attached to his security, weeks after a soldier carried a pistol to a function attended by him, the worst presidential security breach in 16 years. Police…
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Hague (Netherlands): Chemical weapons inspectors have found traces of precursors for the deadly VX and sarin nerve agents at an undeclared site in Syria, according to a European Union document seen. Maris Klisans, Latvia's permanent…
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Washington: US President Barack Obama has nominated an IIT alumni to his advisory commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). Obama yesterday announced the nomination of Sanjita Pradhan, an MBA from the Indian Institute of…
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