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Assad all set for crushing win in Syrian elections

Voting offices opened Tuesday in Syrian regime-held areas for a presidential election that Bashar al-Assad is certain to win, and…

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US willing to work with new Palestinian govt .and continue aid

The United States said Monday it would work with the new Palestinian unity government and maintain its aid, but warned…

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Newly appointed minister killed in car accident in India

A new Indian minister was killed earlier today in a car accident in the capital just days after being sworn…

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13 dead as torrential downpours wreak havoc in Lankan capital

Unusually heavy monsoon rains have flooded Sri Lanka´s capital and neighbouring districts where mudslides killed at least 13 people, officials…

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Taliban threaten voters to stay away from Afghan elections

Taliban insurgents threatened earlier today to attack Afghanistan´s run-off presidential election, warning voters to stay away from polling stations for…

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Suicide bomber kills 3 Turkish engineers in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber killed three Turkish engineers and wounded another on Monday in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, the latest attack…

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Telanganans Celebrate as they get their new state in India

Celebrations erupted in southern India to mark the creation of the new state of Telangana yesterday at the culmination of…

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Bombing in northeast Nigeria football pitch kills at least 40

A bombing at a football pitch in Nigeria's restive northeast killed at least 40 people yesterday in an area prone…

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US prisoner swap ignites both criticism as well as hopes for peace

The prisoner swap that freed  soldier Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for Taliban detainees ignited criticism after the insurgents´ leader declared…

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