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Islamabad, Oct 19 (PTI) Continuing its attempts to internationalise the Kashmir issue, Pakistan has raised the matter with the UN chief, saying the world body's engagement would add to its credibility in managing crisis situations.…
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Karachi, Oct 18 (PTI) Pakistan's 'Gen Next' politician Bilawal Bhutto Zardari today said the peace process between India and Pakistan should not be held hostage by the Kashmir issue. Referring to his recent statements on Kashmir, Bilawal,…
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Washington, Oct 18 (PTI) Allaying fears about spread of Ebola in the US, President Barack Obama today asserted that the country was not facing an outbreak of the deadly virus and it was fully prepared to confront the challenge posed by…
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London, Oct 18 (PTI) Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has assured visiting External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj of a more pragmatic visa regime during a "very productive meeting" here. The senior Liberal Democrat…
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Hong Kong(PTI) :Hong Kong riot police battled with thousands of pro-democracy protesters for control of the city's streets, using pepper spray and batons to hold back defiant activists who returned to a protest zone that officers had…
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Abuja, Oct 17 (AFP) Nigeria today claimed to have reached a deal with Boko Haram militants on a ceasefire and the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls but doubts immediately surrounded the purported breakthrough. Chief of…
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London, Oct 16 (AFP) Brent oil hit a fresh four-year low today, after another sharp sell-off in equities, with traders increasingly concerned about the global economic outlook ahead of key US inventories data. Brent North Sea crude for…
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Vienna, Oct 16 (AFP) Iran said today it is against extending a November 24 deadline for troubled nuclear talks, even though major stumbling blocks remain in the way of a deal. "We only have 40 days left to the deadline and... none of the…
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United Nations,  (PTI) The United Nations General Assembly today elected Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela as the new non-permanent members of the Security Council for a two-year term beginning in January next year. The…
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Baghdad,  (AP) Militants unleashed a wave of attacks in Iraq today, mainly targeting Shiite areas in and around the capital of Baghdad, killing at least 50 people and wounding dozens, authorities said. The Islamic State group has overrun…
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