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Manmohan Singh leaves for St. Petersburg G20 Summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left for St. Petersburg on Wednesday to join other leaders at the G20 Summit and find…

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Pakistan to get $2 billion bailout from IMF

The Pakistani government is likely to receive over $2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week under its…

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Iraq to provide oil assistance to Jordan

Iraq has announced to provide oil assistance to Jordan worth $25 million, media reported.

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Americans oppose military strike against Syria: Poll

The majority of Americans still oppose launching military strikes against Syria, even as the Barack Obama administration is trying hard…

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Syrian refugees now number 2 mn: UNHCR

The number of Syrian refugees has reached two million to date and the figure is expected to rise to 3.5…

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Provincial judge shot dead in western Afghanistan

A provincial judge was shot dead by two gunmen on Tuesday in western Afghanistan's Herat province, said police.

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Afghan governor escapes bomb attack, 4 guards killed

The governor of the northern Afghan province of Badakhshan on Tuesday escaped a bomb attack, which killed four of his…

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Egypt court bans Al-Jazeera TV channel

A Cairo court on Tuesday ordered taking Al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr (Al-Jazeera in Egypt) television news channel off air.

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Pakistan, India agree border tension a setback to dialogue

Pakistan and India on Tuesday came up with a unanimous view that the ongoing escalations along the Line of Control…

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Former Nazi officer faces murder trial

A 92-year-old former Nazi officer, Siert Bruins, went on trial on Monday for murdering a Dutch resistance fighter about 70…

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Manmohan Singh to leave for St. Petersburg G20 meet Wednesday

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves on Wednesday for the 8th G20 Summit in St. Petersburg to join other leaders in…

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Beijing tightens rules to curb pollution

Beijing on Monday rolled out a slew of measures to curb industrial pollution amid latest efforts to improve the city's…

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Manmohan Singh heads for St. Petersburg G20 Summit on Wednesday

With policy actions in the US shaking currency markets globally and the world economy still in the risk zone, Prime…

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8,000 affected in Pakistan flood

About 8,000 people have been affected by flood in Matiari district of Pakistan's Sindh province as the Indus river continues…

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China becoming an auto-society

Chinese are getting increasingly drawn to automobiles and turning the country into an auto-society literally, a development credited to the…

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Singapore has record number of billionaires

Singapore has a record number of 21 billionaires, according to the latest Forbes rich list.

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US unemployment rate drops

Unemployment rates in the US were lower in July compared to a year earlier in 320 out of the 372…

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Melbourne world’s most liveable city for third year

Melbourne has once again been named the best city in the world to live, according to the latest Economist Intelligence…

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