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Indian students surge in the US

Indian students largely drove the growth of new foreign enrolment in US graduate schools this year with a 40 percent…

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Australia’s unemployment rate rises

Australia's unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points to 5.7 percent in October, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported on…

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Michelle Obama’s Bollywood-themed Diwali!

US First Lady Michelle Obama lit a 'diya' (lamp) in the East room to start White House Diwali celebrations after…

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Samantha Cameron’s Sari Wonder

UK Prime Minister David Cameron's wife Samantha Cameron did a Sari number while taking part in Diwali celebrations. She was…

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Court orders Musharraf’s release

A Pakistan court on Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was…

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US seeks strong military-to-military ties with India

Taking note of the rise of India and China, a top US commander has said that Washington looked forward to…

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Spain, Britain forge joint declaration on Gibraltar

Spain and Britain have crafted a joint declaration on Gibraltar for presentation to the UN General Assembly, Spanish Foreign Minister…

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How the Pakistani Taliban turned into a fatal power

In and out of the Pakistani Taliban Movement, or Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.

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Pakistani will pursue talks with Taliban

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told cabinet ministers that his government will pursue talks with the Taliban despite the killing…

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17 militants killed in Afghanistan, 10 surrender

Seventeen Taliban militants have been killed while 10 others have surrendered in two days of counter-insurgency operations in conflict-ridden Afghanistan,…

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‘CIA made doctors torture suspected terrorists’

Doctors and psychologists working for the US military became involved in torture and degrading treatment of suspected terrorists under instruction…

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Sharif flays US for drone strikes

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday used his address to military officers to criticise US drone strikes following a…

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No peace talks with Pakistan government: Taliban

Blaming the Pakistan government for the death of their chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone attack on Friday, the…

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People evacuated as volcano erupts in Indonesia

The authorities in Indonesia's Karo district of North Sumatra province evacuated 1,293 people from the slope of Mount Sinabung that…

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World War II bomb defused in German city

Bomb experts defused a 1,800-kg bomb from World War II on Sunday in the western German city of Dortmund after…

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Six killed as tour boat sinks in Thailand

A tour boat capsized and sank near Thailand's popular seaside town of Pattaya Sunday, killing six people, including one Chinese…

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Pakistan Taliban appoint Asmatullah Shaheen as interim chief

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have appointed Asmatullah Shaheen as their interim leader after differences emerged among the ranks on a…

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Pakistan PM to hold meeting on US ties

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will preside over an important meeting later on Sunday to discuss his country's relationship with…

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