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Asia

US, China agree to impose new sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear test: report

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UNITED NATIONS: In order to punish North Korea for the nuclear test it conducted recently, the United States and China have given their consent...

Middle East

Unknown assailants kill 40 Syrian soldiers in Iraq

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BAGHDAD: At least 40 Syrian soldiers and Iraqis were shot dead on Monday in Iraq's western province of Anbar who were being taken to...

Europe

British Queen leaves hospital after treatment for the symptoms of gastroenteritis

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LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II left hospital on Monday a days after having been admitted for the first time in a decade after suffering...

Pakistan

Malala Yousuzai, Colombia president among Nobel prize nominees

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OSLO: A Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education is a wild card entry for this...

Iran

Iran not providing the necessary cooperation; says UN nuclear agency chief

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VIENNA: The UN nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday that Iran is not providing the necessary cooperation, making it difficult for the agency to...

World

Violence erupts as Kenyan elections begin

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NAIROBI: Some unknow machete-wielding men killed at least 17 people as violence erupted after Kenyans on Monday started casting votes in a nationwide election...

Middle East

Multinational Naval Peace Drills 2013 begins in Persian Gulf

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KARACHI: The five-day multinational naval exercise hosted by Pakistan Navy has begun in Gulf Sea on Monday, aiming at to enhance expertise for controlling...

Europe

Queen Elizabeth II admitted to hospital in London

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LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II has been admitted to the hospital in London after suffering from what seems to be symptoms of gastroenteritis, a Buckingham...

South Asia

Army deployed in Bangladesh to tackel riots

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DHAKA: In a bid to control the turmoil erupted across the Bangladesh after an Islamist was sentenced to death by a war tribunal last...

Regional Terrorism

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, an Islamist leader, shot dead in Mali; claims Chad

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N'DJAMENA: The Chadian army has killed, an Algerian national and Afghanistan veteran Islamist leader, during an operation in northern Mali, Chad claimed. Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the...

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