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Thai rubber farmers, police clash as crisis deepens
Rubber farmers clashed with security forces in southern Thailand as protesters torched cars and police fired tear gas in the latest unrest ...Suspected US drone strike kills 7 militants in Pakistan
Pakistan intelligence officials say a pair of missiles launched by a U.S. drone hit a militant hideout near the Afghan border and ...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 ...Indian author Sushmita Banerjee shot dead in Afghanistan
An Indian woman author who wrote a popular memoir about her escape from the Taliban has been shot dead in Afghanistan\'s Paktika ...Kenya parliament holds emergency debate on ICC pull-out
Kenya\'s parliament began action Thursday to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, just before the country\'s president and deputy president face trial ...Nordic countries pledge $750 million to the Global Fund
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria strongly welcomed a pledge of US$750 million by Nordic countries, a highly significant ...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 ...




