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US says slain Taliban leader was planning attacks on Americans

President Barack Obama himself personally approved the drone strike that liquidated Mullah Akhtar Mansour because the Taliban leader was overseeing plans for…

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Al-Azhar imam, Pope Francis hug each other in historic Vatican meeting

Pope Francis embraced the grand imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar Mosque at the Vatican earlier yesterday in a historic encounter both…

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Iran, Afghanistan, India sign three-way transit accord

Tehran: India, Iran and Afghanistan signed a three-way transit accord on Monday as New Delhi and Tehran inked an agreement worth…

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series of explosions rock Syrian govt strongholds: 78 killed so far

A series of rare explosions, including suicide bombings, rocked coastal government strongholds in Syria earlier today, killing at least 78…

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Obama to host Modi at White House

Washington: President Barack Obama will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on June 7, as the pair…

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Air-sea search intensifies for missing EgyptAir plane

Cairo: A massive search was under way for an EgyptAir plane that disappeared over the Mediterranean with 66 people on…

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Egyptian authorities believe missing EgyptAir plane crashed into the Mediterranean

An EgyptAir plane missing with 66 people on board almost certainly crashed into the sea, officials from the airline and the Egyptian…

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EgyptAir flight carrying 66 people disappears from radar over the sea

An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo carrying at least 56 passengers and 10 crew disappeared from the radar early…

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Terror patronage: US Senate votes to allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia

The US Senate formally approved legislation earlier yesterday that would allow September 11 victims and their relatives to sue Saudi…

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