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Brexit hastens Kashmir´s economic break with Britain

The tiled palaces beside Pakistan´s Mangla reservoir and dozens of exchange offices testify to the prosperity enjoyed by Kashmir´s Mirpur…

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Iraq sees ‘progress’ in talks on Kurdish peshmerga pullback

Iraqi and Kurdish commanders made "progress" in talks Saturday on Kurdish fighters withdrawing from disputed areas, Iraq's chief of staff…

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Catalan separatist leader urges ‘democratic opposition’ to Madrid takeover

Catalonia's secessionist leader on Saturday defiantly called for "democratic opposition" to direct rule imposed by the central government on the…

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Facebook, in reversal, to publish cache of political ads

Facebook Inc announced a plan to increase transparency about its role in political advertising on Friday, ahead of congressional hearings…

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Syrian forces responsible for sarin attack: UN panel

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces were responsible for a deadly sarin gas attack on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhun…

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Chinese experts slam Indian official over culture comment

Chinese experts have slammed an Indian official’s remarks that China has been culturally controlled by India, saying the official is…

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Swiss tourists suffer brutal attack in India

A Swiss tourist has been left with a fractured skull after he and his girlfriend were attacked near the Taj…

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Kennedy document release unlikely to quell conspiracy theories

A trove of secret documents about the assassination of US president John F. Kennedy is to be released on Thursday…

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Police arrest 7 at Moscow premiere of controversial tsar biopic

Seven people were arrested Tuesday at a protest at the Moscow premiere of "Matilda", a controversial biopic of the last…

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