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US drone strike kills three in Pakistan
AFP, Published on 30/09/2013
» A US drone strike targeting a militant compound Monday killed three militants in a troubled Pakistan tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.
Smugglers behind Lebanese asylum-seekers deaths of Java
AFP, Published on 30/09/2013
» Lebanese asylum-seekers who died when a boat sank off Indonesia were the victims of people smugglers who prey on them and Syrian refugees seeking to better their lives.
Great powers manoeuvre in Asia
News, Published on 30/09/2013
» Nowadays, many people seem to be more relaxed than ever about nationality, with the internet enabling them to forge close connections with distant cultures and people. But states remain extremely sensitive about their borders' inviolability. After all, territory _ including land, oceans, air space, rivers and seabeds _ is central to a country's identity, and shapes its security and foreign policy.
Pakistan bomb kills 39 in Peshawar
AFP, Published on 29/09/2013
» A car bomb killed at least 39 people on Sunday in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, officials said, the third deadly strike to hit the city in a week.
Former military snipers turn to mercenary killing
Published on 28/09/2013
» NEW YORK - The US "Mister Big" arrested in Phuket on Thursday and two other ex-soldiers from the US and Germany were charged Saturday (Thailand time) with plotting to kill a US drug enforcement agent and an informant.
Obama hails 'great friend' Singh, India ties
AFP, Published on 28/09/2013
» US President Barack Obama on Friday hailed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a "great friend," saluting his role in the warming of ties between the world's two largest democracies.
Pakistan bus bomb kills at least 18
AFP, Published on 27/09/2013
» A powerful bomb tore through a bus carrying government workers in restive northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people, officials said.
Afghan soldier kills US trainer in 'insider' attack
AFP, Published on 27/09/2013
» An Afghan soldier opened fire Thursday on his NATO trainers, killing one American and wounding several other coalition troops in the country's east, officials said.
Militants storm Indian bases in Kashmir, kill 10
AFP, Published on 26/09/2013
» Militants stormed a police station and an army base in Indian Kashmir on Thursday, killing ten in an attack the state's chief minister said was aimed at derailing peace talks between India and Pakistan.
India PM Singh heads to White House to bid farewell
AFP, Published on 26/09/2013
» Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pays what will likely be a farewell White House visit Friday, seeking to lock in his legacy of a transformed diplomatic, military and economic compact with the United States.