Potato diplomacy: Lavrov gives Kerry ice-breaking gift
SOCHI: After months of raging tensions over Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sought to… Read More
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Three-decade quest backs physics’ ‘Standard Model’
PARIS: Scientists on Wednesday said that after a nearly three-decade bid they had detected a… Read More
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Squalor, misery await Afghan returnees forced out of Pakistan
BEHSUD: Like thousands of Afghan returnees, Neik Mohammad became unwanted in Pakistan after a Taliban… Read More
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Skype opens door to real-time translation feature
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft-owned Skype on Tuesday cleared the way for anyone to use a new… Read More
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Missing Bangladesh opposition spokesman surfaces in India
SHILLONG: Police in India have detained the chief spokesman of Bangladesh's main opposition party after he… Read More
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HSBC subsidiary announces sale of 10pc stake in Chinese bank
HONG KONG: Hang Seng Bank, a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of British banking giant HSBC, on… Read More
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Sick in winter but healthy in summer? Blame your genes
PARIS: Nearly a quarter of our genes change how active they are according to the… Read More
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ADB to finance $6bn in Pakistan infrastructure projects
KARACHI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved a $6 billion loan to help… Read More
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London-bound traveller causes Paris chaos with World War shell
LONDON: The busy Gare du Nord station in Paris was evacuated on Monday after a… Read More
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White House rebuts claim Pakistan role in Laden raid
WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday flatly rejected claims that Pakistan was told in advance… Read More
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Bombardment near Saudi border with Yemen kills Pakistani
RIYADH: A Pakistani was killed on Monday when the Saudi city of Najran near the… Read More
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Turkey’s religious body publishes Holy Quran in Armenian
ANKARA: Overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey's top religious authority Diyanet said it has published thousands of copies… Read More
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Private Indian banker named first BRICS bank head
NEW DELHI: Indian private banker K.V Kamath was named Monday as the first head of… Read More
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19 of 31 abducted Shiites freed in prisoner swap: Afghan officials
GHAZNI: Nineteen of 31 Shiite Muslims abducted in Afghanistan were released Monday in exchange for… Read More
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Aged 100, Australian dancer still hears call of the stage
SYDNEY: Starring in music videos at the age of 100, Eileen Kramer is probably the… Read More
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Fighting between tribes of North Waziristan leaves 47 dead
NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A gunfight between two tribes of North Waziristan over disputed mountain territory close… Read More
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Diplomats speak of Naltar helicopter crash terror
ISLAMABAD: Three ambassadors to Pakistan who survived a helicopter crash that killed seven people have… Read More
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Japan’s Toyota, Mazda eye green alliance: report
TOKYO: Japanese automakers Toyota and Mazda are considering a comprehensive tie-up in environmentally-friendly technology amid… Read More
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US put Al Jazeera’s Islamabad bureau chief on terror list
WASHINGTON: US authorities placed an Al Jazeera journalist on a watch list of suspected terrorists,… Read More
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Measles dangers linger for years after infection: study
MIAMI: Measles can harm the immune system for up to three years, leaving survivors at… Read More
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