Eight dead in Bangladesh garment factory fireEight dead in Bangladesh garment factory fire
 DHAKA: At least eight people have been killed in a fire that swept through a garment-making factory in the Bangladeshi capital, with the owner among the victims, police said on Thursday. The cause of the fire was not known but authorities said it broke out during the night on the third floor of an 11-storey building housing two garment factories in the capital's Darussalam district. “There were no workers at the Tung Hai..
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Indian FM kicks off two-day China visit after border rowIndian FM kicks off two-day China visit after border row
 BEIJING: Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid begins a two-day trip to China on Thursday, just days after the resolution of a border flare-up that highlighted longstanding tensions between the Asian giants. The world's two most populous countries have in recent years seen relations improve and trade boom, and both sides had sought to stay low-key over the latest row, which lasted several weeks. Two-way trade totalled $69..
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Sanaullah attacked in India jail diesSanaullah attacked in India jail dies
 NEW DELHI: The Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, injured in an attack by another inmate in a Jammu jail and admitted to Chandigarh Hospital, died on Thursday morning, an institute spokesman said. His condition was extremely critical. The patient was brought in a brain dead condition and died this morning due to multiple organ failure, hospital spokesman said. Earlier, Doctors at PGI Chandigarh issued the report over the condition..
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Pakistan underlines OSCE’s role in Afghan transition Pakistan underlines OSCE’s role in Afghan transition
UNITED NATIONS: With U.S.-led coalition forces set to leave Afghanistan next year, Pakistan has underscored the role of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the world’s largest regional security grouping, in the transition process, and said that peace would help strengthen the war-ravaged country.  “As the international security forces prepare to withdraw by 2014, OSCE’s continued engagement..
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Car bombs, shooting in Iraq kill four peopleCar bombs, shooting in Iraq kill four people
BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say a shooting and two car bombs have killed four people and wounded 26 in the western and northern parts of the country. Police officials say the deadliest attack took place on Wednesday morning when gunmen sprayed a police checkpoint with bullets in the western city of Fallujah, killing three policemen. In the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, police say a car bomb exploded near the offices of a Kurdish party, wounding..
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Bangladesh opposition enforces nationwide shutdownBangladesh opposition enforces nationwide shutdown
DHAKA, Bangladesh:  Thousands of security officers patrolled the streets of Bangladesh’s capital Wednesday trying to prevent violence during a general strike called by 18 opposition parties. The strike was ostensibly organized to demand changes in electoral law and to protest the deaths of 29 people, many of them Islamic hardliners, on Monday during street demonstrations calling for new anti-blasphemy laws. But many Bangladeshis..
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Al Qaeda suspects kill three Yemen colonels: militaryAl Qaeda suspects kill three Yemen colonels: military
ADEN: Al Qaeda-linked suspects on Wednesday shot dead three air force colonels from the strategic Al-Anad air base in the southern province of Lahij, a military official told a foreign news agency.  “Gunmen shot dead three pilots with the rank of colonel north of Huta (the provincial capital) as they were heading towards Al-Anad air base,” said an army official, adding that the killers were “suspected of belonging..
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Bangladesh building death toll crosses 750Bangladesh building death toll crosses 750
  DHAKA: The death toll from the collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh passed 750 on Wednesday after a dozen more bodies were found in the rubble overnight, a fortnight after the disaster. Army spokesman Lieutenant Mir Rabbi told that the "toll now stands at 752" but a general overseeing the recovery operation warned that it was likely to rise further. More than 3,000 garment workers were on shift at..
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US Pentagon report says China using cyberattacksUS Pentagon report says China using cyberattacks
BEIJING: China on Wednesday accused the United States of sowing discord between China and its neighbours after the Pentagon said Beijing is using espionage to fuel its military modernisation, branding Washington the “real hacking empire”. The latest salvo came a day after China's foreign ministry dismissed as groundless a Pentagon report which accused China for the first time of trying to break into US defense computer..
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Syria breaks off from internet as civil war rages Syria breaks off from internet as civil war rages
SAN FRANCISCO: Internet connections between Syria and the outside world were cut off on Tuesday, according to data from Google Inc and other global Internet companies. Google's Transparency Report pages showed traffic to Google services pages from the country, embroiled in a civil war that has lasted more than two years, suddenly stopping shortly before 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT). The vast majority of websites within Syria were rendered..
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Vast majority of Pakistanis dissatisfied: pollVast majority of Pakistanis dissatisfied: poll
  WASHINGTON: The vast majority of Pakistanis are unhappy with their country’s direction and a growing number see the domestic Taliban as a threat, said a survey released on Tuesday ahead of elections. The poll by the Pew Research Center found that 91 per cent of Pakistanis were dissatisfied with the direction of the country and that a mere 14 per cent saw President Asif Ali Zardari favorably. Former prime minister Nawaz..
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Israeli air strikes on Syria unacceptable: Turkey PMIsraeli air strikes on Syria unacceptable: Turkey PM
ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said the Israeli air raids on Syria were unacceptable. "No excuse can justify this operation," Erdogan told ruling party lawmakers in parliament after Israel's weekend strikes on the war-torn country sent regional tensions soaring.  ..
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