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Ukrainian riot police withdraw after overnight move on demonstrators
Ukrainian police and protesters clashed again outside Kiev\'s city hall after security forces attempted to re-take the building occupied by hundreds of ...World marks international Human Rights Day
Countries around the world are marking International Human Rights Day.US Defence Chuck Hagel meets Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is in Pakistan for talks with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and new army chief Raheel Sharif.Thai PM dissolves Parliament, calls elections
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has dissolved parliament and called an election, after sustained protests in the capital, Bangkok.Maldives police stop presidential election
Police in the Maldives have forced the postponement of the re-run of the presidential poll, declaring the vote illegal and blocking ballot ...Pakistan rearrests ex-president Musharraf over Red Mosque deaths
Pakistani police have re-arrested former president Pervez Musharraf over the raid of an Islamabad mosque in 2007.Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 10
As many as 10 people are dead after a fire at a garment factory on Tuesday evening in the Bangladeshi town of ...Bomb kills 7 during anti-polio campaign in Pakistan
A police officer says a bomb exploded in northwest Pakistan near a vehicle carrying officials taking part in an anti-polio campaign, killing ...Pakistani Taliban vow to attack Malala Yousafzai again
The Pakistani Taiban has vowed to attack 16-year-old dissenter Malala Yousafzai again if they get the chance.4 NATO soldiers killed in Afghan operation
Four NATO soldiers were killed early Sunday in an operation in Afghanistan, the coalition forces said.




