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Unleash your inner demons: Gullu Butt fever inspires mobile app

“There is a handlebar-mustached thug in all of us”o says local Android app developer Pawail Qaisar, the creator of a…

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Some Chinese workers evacuated in northern Iraq

Dozens of Chinese workers have been relocated from strife-torn northern Iraq, state media said earlier today with an additional 1,200…

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3 killed after explosion at GAIL India fuel pipeline: media

At least three people have been killed following an explosion at a fuel pipeline of state-owned energy company GAIL (India)…

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Obama seeks $500mn to train, equip Syrian rebels: Inspite of Iraq Crisis

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama called on Congress Thursday to approve $500 million to train and equip the "moderate Syrian…

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Bomb attack in Nigerian capital leaves 21 dead and 17 injured

Nigerian authorities have arrested one suspect, and killed another, after a bomb claimed 21 lives in a shopping centre in…

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Afghan elections: Top contender Ghani dismisses fraud claims

Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani yesterday defended himself against electoral fraud allegations that have propelled the war-torn country into a…

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Ukraine crisis: Obama warns Moscow of more sanctions await

US President Barack Obama warned yesterday that additional sanctions would be imposed  if Russia does not move swiftly to reduce…

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Israel stages 12 air strikes on Gaza after rocket fire

The Israeli air force carried out 12 raids on the Gaza Strip overnight after militants fired more rockets at southern…

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Voting under way in Libya general election

Polling was under way across Libya today in a general election seen as crucial for the future of a country…

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