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US offers help to probe Pakistan provincial minister's killing
The US on Monday offered help to probe the terrorist attack that killed Pakistan's Punjab province Home Minister at his ancestral home.
Iraq probe finds Nuri al-Maliki, others responsible for Mosul fall
An Iraqi parliamentary investigation found ex-premier Nuri al-Maliki and other officials responsible for jihadists overrunning second city Mosul, in a report being sent for possible legal action, lawmakers said on Sunday.
Chinese currency devaluation appears a welcome step: IMF
Terming China's currency devaluation as "a welcome step", the IMF has said the move allows market forces to have a greater role in determining the exchange rate.
ISIS luring British families with offer of free gadgets: Report
Families from the UK and across Europe are being allegedly lured to war-torn Syria by dreaded Islamic State terrorist group by offering them homes with the latest kitchen appliances as well as paying them more for each extra child they bring.
US drone strike kills five Haqqani terrorists in Pakistan
The pilotless aircraft operated by the CIA fired two missiles at a compound last night in Alwara Mandi area of Datta Khel in North Waziristan. A security official said that the compound was destroyed and five militants hiding there were killed.
Typhoon Soudelor approaches China, nearly 5,000 evacuated
Nearly 5,000 people in eastern China's Fujian province have been evacuated ahead of typhoon Soudelor.
NASA's Hubble finds evidence of galaxy star birth
Astronomers, using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, have uncovered a unique process for how the universe's largest elliptical galaxies continue making stars long after their peak years of star birth.
12-year-old UK girl gets highest Mensa IQ test score, may be brainier than Einstein, Hawking
A 12-year-old girl in the UK has achieved the highest possible score of 162 on a Mensa IQ test, which could make her brainier than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
US honours Indian security guards killed in Afghanistan
The US has honoured two Indians who were killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan while working as security guards for a private American military contractor.
MH370 hunt: Missing plane draws eyes to land of molten lava and killer sharks
Many of the 800,000 residents have been overwhelmed by the attention placed on their island, where big local stories are usually about shark attacks and volcanic eruptions.
Yemen clashes kill 20, as fighting rages
Fierce battles between Shiite Houthi rebels and pro-government forces in Yemen's Marib province and the city of Taiz on Friday killed 20 people, according to officials.
US man gets 30 years for exposing sex partners to HIV
A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for knowingly exposing a sexual partner to the virus that causes AIDS.
Rains, landslides kill 9 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
At least nine people have been killed during five days of torrential rain and landslides in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), emergency officials said on Thursday.
3 dead, 7 injured in shooting at a movie theatre in Louisiana, USA
The shooting happened about 20 minutes into a 7 pm showing of the movie "Train Wreck," according to the newspaper, which quoted theatergoer Katie Domingue.
US Presidential candidate Bobby Jindal unlikely to make cut for first Republican debate
Top Republican presidential contenders have begun preparations for their maiden Republican debate on August 6 to be hosted by the Fox News.
India abstains from voting on UN resolution on American NGO
India has abstained from voting on a UN resolution that granted special consultative status to an American NGO, Freedom Now that works to free political prisoners across the world.
