Pakistani man lynched over prostitution
Sunday - May 19, 2013, 01:42pm
A man was lynched to death and two others, including an alleged prostitute, were injured after they were caught in an "objectionable" condition in a house near the Pakistani capital, a media report said Sunday.
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Pakistani woman politician shot dead
Sunday - May 19, 2013, 01:38pm
A senior woman politician in Pakistan's port city of Karachi was gunned down by motorcycle-riding assailants outside her residence late Saturday, a media report said Sunday.
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Sharif-Kayani meeting is good for Pakistan: paper
Sunday - May 19, 2013, 01:22pm
A Pakistani newspaper Sunday lauded army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani for breaking convention and calling on incoming Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
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Deadly rains affect 200,000 in China
Sunday - May 19, 2013, 12:49pm
Continuous rainfall has claimed one life and affecting some 200,000 people in southwest China, authorities said Sunday.
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Car bomb kills eight in Syria
Sunday - May 19, 2013, 12:49pm
At least eight people were killed and 10 others wounded when a car bomb ripped through a Damascus district Saturday night, local media and activists said.
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Chinese premier departs for India
Sunday - May 19, 2013, 12:48pm
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang departed here Sunday for official visits to four nations, with India being the first stop
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Pakistan holds re-polling after fraud claims
Sunday - May 19, 2013, 12:48pm
Re-polling in a parliamentary seat started in Pakistan's port city Karachi Sunday following allegations of vote rigging, officials said.
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Dubai moves to stop ivory tusk smuggling
Sunday - May 19, 2013, 12:12pm
An environment campaign to enhance international efforts to combat the smuggling of elephant ivory tusks is being undertaken by the Dubai Police General Command.
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Russia reviews adoption law over French gay marriage
Sunday - May 19, 2013, 12:11pm
Russia's children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov has said Moscow may change its adoption agreement with France in response to the country’s new gay marriage law.
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Japan clarifies report on North Korean missile launches
Sunday - May 19, 2013, 12:08pm
While confirming North Korea's missile launches Saturday, the Japanese government clarified none of the missiles landed in its territorial waters, Xinhua reported.
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