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US, Russia begin talks on Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry began crucial talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on putting Syria's chemical weapons…

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South-South cooperation key to development: UN chief

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the essential role of South-South cooperation in accelerating achievement of development goals.

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Syria to hand over chemical arms: Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he had agreed to put chemical weapons under international observation upon the request of Russia…

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Pakistan to raise US drone attacks issue at UN

Pakistan plans to raise the issue of US drone attacks in its tribal regions at the United Nations, the foreign…

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Pakistan army rejects Taliban claim

The Pakistan army has rejected the Taliban's claim that the latter had handed over three security men and secured the…

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US begins delivering arms to Syrian rebels

Ending months of delay, the US has started delivering weapons to rebels in Syria over the last two weeks.

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Employment rate in Australia slips

Australia's unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points to 5.8 percent in August, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported.

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232 mn global migrants living abroad worldwide: UN report

With more people than ever living abroad, Asia sees the largest increase of international migrants in the past decade, and…

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Taliban claim prisoners swap with Pakistan military

Taliban on Wednesday claimed to have exchanged three security men of the Pakistani military in the tribal region of Waziristan…

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Ex US envoys to India seek non-discriminatory immigration law

Five former US ambassadors to India have written to top US Congressional leaders in support of a "clean" immigration reform…

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Putin takes exception to America’s ‘exceptionalism’

As his plan to secure Syria's chemical weapons out Russian President Vladimir Putin centre stage, reached out to American people…

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Syrian government, rebels committing war crimes: UN

The UN commission investigating human rights abuses in Syria on Wednesday said that both the Syrian government and anti-government forces…

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Proof of Syrian chemical use given to UN: Russia

Russia has submitted proof of use of chemical weapons by militants in Syria to the UN Security Council, Alexei Pushkov,…

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ISI officers caught cheating in Pakistan exam

At least 500 candidates, including 50 Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials, were caught cheating in an examination…

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Syria conflict leaving invisible scars on children: Unicef

UNICEF said prolonged exposure to violence and stress, multiple displacement, loss of friends and family members, and a severe deterioration…

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Obama reviews security measures on eve of 9/11

Twelve years after the 9/11 attack, the US national security team pledged to take "measures to prevent 9/11 related attacks…

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Britain mulls issuing plastic currency notes

The Bank of England may begin to issue plastic banknotes in order to ensure good quality genuine banknotes that the…

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Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade grows

Dubai's foreign trade growth has reached a new peak in the first half of 2013, as the value of its…

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