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IMF approves $6.7 bn loan for Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund\'s board approved a $6.7 billion loan package for Pakistan on Wednesday to help the nation revive its ailing ...Chinese official jailed for smiling at accident
A work safety official in China, seen "smiling" at the scene of a multiple-fatality accident, Thursday was sentenced to 14 years in ...Russian President Putin warns West on Syria action
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned America and its allies against taking one-sided action in Syria.Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro found hanged in jail cell
Ariel Castro, sentenced to life plus 1,000 years for abducting and raping three Cleveland women over a decade, has died of an ...U.S. soldier Manning seeks presidential pardon in WikiLeaks case
The U.S. soldier convicted of providing secret files to WikiLeaks in the biggest breach of classified materials in the nation\'s ...Femen presents documentary on topless movement at Venice
A new documentary about the Femen topless activists shown in Venice has revealed that the feminist group was founded by a man.New Malian president Keita takes office
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was sworn in on Wednesday as Mali\'s new president after winning a landslide victory in elections called to turn ...Egypt Brotherhood members sentenced to life
An Egyptian military court on Tuesday sentenced 11 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to life in prison after accusing them of "aggression" ...Dozens killed by car bombs across Iraqi capital
At least 56 people were killed and more than 170 others were wounded Tuesday when nine car bombs exploded in largely Shiite ...One woman per hour killed in India over dowry payments
On average, one Indian woman every hour is killed in a dowry-related dispute, government data indicate.




