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Asuncion :  Nearly 3.4 tonnes of marijuana have been seized in Paraguay, authorities said. The drugs were found in a house in Pedro Juan Caballero, a city bordering Brazil, Xinhua cited from a report by the Paraguay's National Anti-Drug…
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Kabul : At least 33 people have been killed and 147 others injured Thursday when Taliban militants attacked a government compound in Afghanistan, officials said. Fighting erupted when the Islamic attackers detonated two vehicles loaded…
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Cardiff :  Western leaders meeting for a NATO summit in Wales Thursday outlined the long-term engagement in Afghanistan after the end of the NATO-led combat mission in the country later this year. Leaders from 28 NATO nations joined by…
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Seoul :  The US has not yet decided on its reported plan to deploy an advanced missile system in the Korean Peninsula, a South Korean official said Friday. The confirmation came after a senior US defence department official said that…
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United Nations :  About two thirds of children worldwide are physically abused by their caretakers on a regular basis, said a report published by the UNICEF. The report, "Hidden in plain sight: A statistical analysis of violence against…
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Islamabad :  An anonymous person has sent 200 bouquets to activists who have been protesting outside Pakistan's parliament house despite heavy rainfall, Dawn online reported Friday. Members of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and the…
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New Delhi/London :  Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has announced the creation of a South Asian branch of his group to "raise the flag of jihad" in the Indian sub-continent, causing concerns here. In a 55-minute video posted online,…
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Washington  :  If you could not log on to your Facebook account Wednesday afternoon, it was because the popular social networking site suffered an outage for about 15 minutes that affected users around the world. The outage was due to "an…
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One major difference lies in the Japanese government's ability to mobilise large amounts of Overseas Development Assistance, particularly through soft loans, she added. "The Tokyo Declaration puts Prime Minister Abe's commitment at 3.5…
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United Nations : The head of UN peacekeeping operations has commended General Iqbal Singh Singha, the Indian force commander of the UN mission in the Golan Heights, for his "strong leadership" and "good and sound judgement" during a…
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