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US defense secretary quits as IS(IL) war heats up

President Barack Obama announced the departure of US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel yesterday with the White House under fire over…

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Protests break out in Ferguson as policeman gets favorable verdict

The policeman who’s killing of unarmed black teen sparked weeks of riots in the US town of Ferguson will not…

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Nepalese FM attempting to arrange Nawaz-Modi meeting

Even though Nepal’s Foreign Minister Mahendra Bahadur Pandey is trying hard to arrange a bilateral meeting between prime ministers Nawaz…

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Moroccan flash floods: At least 32 dead

The death toll from three days of what residents described as the heaviest storms to hit southern Morocco in decades…

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World powers, Iran to make concerted effort for nuclear deal: Britain

World powers and Iran will make a "last push" for a nuclear deal before a Monday midnight deadline even though…

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Suicide attack at Afghan volleyball match: 50 dead

Around 50 people were killed and 60 others wounded when a suicide blast ripped through crowds gathered to watch a…

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Female Afghan MP injured but defiant after suicide attack

Afghan women´s rights campaigner Shukria Barakzai speaks in a tired whisper as she recovers in hospital from an assassination attempt…

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Bahrain goes to polls amidst total opposition boycott

Bahrain held legislative elections for the first time since a 2011 uprising, despite a boycott by the opposition that led…

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CIA chief may take decision for an unprecedented shake-up of spy agency

CIA Director John Brennan is weighing a dramatic overhaul of the leading US spy agency that is likely to meet…

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