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NSA scoops data from Yahoo, Google data centres: Report

The US National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links connecting Yahoo and Google data centres around…

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Afghan peace delegation can meet Taliban leader: Pakistan

Pakistan said on Wednesday that the Afghan High Peace Council delegation can meet a senior Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Baradar…

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Former IMF official cautions about global low-growth trend

Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) senior official on Thursday expressed his concerns about the prolonged low growth trend of the…

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‘US says it won’t monitor UN communications’

The UN said Wednesday that "the US authorities have given assurances that United Nations communications are not and will not…

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China re-elected to UN Economic and Social Council

China was re-elected to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in United Nations on Wednesday, Xinhua reported.

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Syria’s future must be determined by Syrians: Assad

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that the future of Syria must be determined by the Syrian people only,…

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Sonia Gandhi is world’s third most powerful woman

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been listed the third most powerful woman as Russian President Vladimir Putin beat President Barack…

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Pakistan not to convert death penalty into life sentence

Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday said in the upper house of parliament that there was no…

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2,227 killed in US drone strikes in Pakistan: Minister

The Pakistani Senate was informed on Wednesday that a total of 2,227 people have so far been killed in 317…

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Pakistan to start talks with Taliban soon

Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that negotiations with the Taliban are likely to start in the…

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Border accord with China bid to avoid tensions: Antony

Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday said the inking of a new border accord with China was a sincere attempt…

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US spymaster defends spying on world leaders

America's top spymaster offered the Casablanca defence for the US spying on world leaders, including its close allies, saying everyone…

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NSA head denies US spying in Europe

US National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander on Tuesday told lawmakers that the recent media reports about the agency's…

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US urged to tighten privacy laws to rebuild trust

The US needs to tighten privacy laws to rebuild trust, damaged during the National Security Agency (NSA) eavesdropping scandal, as…

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WHO confirms polio outbreak in Syria

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday that 10 cases of infection with wild poliovirus type 1 had been…

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Turkey launches undersea commuter train

Turkey officially launched an undersea commuter train, while connecting the Asian and European sides of Istanbul Tuesday.

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US-China ties crucial: Albright

The US and China are at a crucial moment in their bilateral relationship and the two countries should work with…

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What did Obama know about US spying abroad?

Amid a brewing controversy over reports that the US was spying abroad, questions are being raised about what did President…

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