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Man Wins Payout Over Panda Bite, Says La...

Man Wins Payout Over Panda Bite, Says Lawyer

BEIJING: A Chinese man who sued local government officials over an attack by a wild panda has won more than $80,000 in compensation, his lawyer said today. The animals are renowned for their lovable appearance but despite their placid, bamboo-chewing image they are members of the bear family and... read more »

Pakistan mourns for victims of deadly Ta...

Pakistan mourns for victims of deadly Taliban church attacks Share on Faceb...

LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan is mourning for the victims of a pair of Taliban suicide bombings that struck two churches the day before, killing 15 people, and minority Christians have blocked roads in protest over the attacks. Pakistani shipping minister and Christian community leader, Kamran... read more »

Disgraced Chinese general Xu Caihou dies...

Disgraced Chinese general Xu Caihou dies of cancer

Beijing: The disgraced former Chinese general Xu Caihou, one of the highest-ranking officials to be netted in President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive, has died of bladder cancer, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Xu, who was 71, was expelled from the Communist Party in June and... read more »

Kerry visits Israel amid reports of faltering Israeli-Palestinian talks
Kerry says Syrian transition would have ...

Kerry says Syrian transition would have to be negotiated with Assad

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States would have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a political transition in Syria and was exploring ways with other countries to pressure him into agreeing to talks. But State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said later that... read more »

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Improving ties with India top priority: Sharif

Improving ties with India top priority: Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told Indian High Commissioner T.C.A. Raghavan during a meeting here Wednesday that his country wants to resolve all contentious issues with... read more »

US hopes India will persuade 'friend' Karzai on troops stay post-2014

US hopes India will persuade ‘friend’ ...

Washington – The United States has expressed hope India would persuade Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign a deal allowing US troops to stay... read more »

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead un...

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Islamabad – Pakistan has said it cannot move ahead with the Iran gas pipeline project unless the issue of possible US sanctions is resolved. The comments... read more »

Chinese hackers snooped on five EU ministries, says US ...

Chinese hackers snooped on five EU ministries, says US security firm

London – Chinese hackers reportedly snooped on five European foreign ministries with malware-infected emails over the summer, new research from US... read more »

Syrian chemical weapons destruction might start in Janu...

OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons

Tokyo – The international chemical weapons watchdog’s head has said the destruction of Syria’s toxic stockpile could begin by late January on... read more »

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Shanghai New Year stampede: four officials sacked

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