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Saudi ‘optimistic’ on MERS-free hajj
september 21, 2013by latadmin
RIYADH (AFP) – Saudi authorities are optimistic that October's hajj pilgrimage to the kingdom, one of the world's annual largest gatherings, will pass...
NATO: 3 troops killed in Afghan insider attack
september 21, 2013by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan — NATO says three international troops have been killed when an individual wearing an Afghan National Security Forces uniform shot them…
Uttar Pradesh rocked: Communal violence erupts as India’s electoral battle looms
september 21, 2013by latadmin
The streets are stilled, the doors shuttered. Hundreds of people have fled. Over the course of a day, up to 1,000 Muslims left this village in fear for their lives. A...
Anger as Bangladesh refuses to decriminalise homosexuality
september 21, 2013by latadmin
Gay rights activists have criticised the Bangladeshi government after it rejected recommendations to remove a clause in its penal code which criminalises gay...
3 Coalition Soldiers Are Shot Dead in Afghanistan
september 21, 2013by latadmin
KABUL, Afghanistan — A man in an Afghan National Army uniform killed three coalition soldiers on or near an American base on Saturday, according to Afghan officials....
Pakistan Releases Taliban Commander to Help Afghan Peace Efforts
september 21, 2013by latadmin
LONDON — Acquiescing to years of Afghan government demands, Pakistan released a senior Taliban commander on Saturday in a bid to help kick-start peace talks in...
Taliban leader freed to aid peace process
september 21, 2013by latadmin
Pakistan has freed the Afghan Taliban’s former second-in-command. The release is apparently aimed at easing peace negotiations with the insurgency. The most senior...
Pakistan to free Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Baradar
september 20, 2013by latadmin
Former Afghan Taliban second-in-command Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is to be released from prison in…
President calls on people in Aceh to preserve peace
september 20, 2013by latadmin
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the people of Aceh to continue to maintain peace in this once conflict-torn region.
Indian landowner tells court he was right to kill daughter and her fiance
september 20, 2013by latadmin
Woman was beaten to death and her fiance beheaded in village 50 miles from Delhi An Indian landowner has told a court he was right to beat his 18-year-old daughter to...