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13 killed as rain wreaks havoc in Pakist...

13 killed as rain wreaks havoc in Pakistan

At least 13 people were killed Thursday in rain related incidents across Pakistan’s Punjab province. Six members of a family were killed when the roof of their residence collapsed in Lahore’s Mozang Town, Dawn online reported. Four people, including two children, were killed in separate... read more »

11 killed in Pakistan building collapse

11 killed in Pakistan building collapse

At least 11 people, including two women and two children, were killed and 18 others injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Pakistan’s Sindh province. The building located in Choori Mohalla of Hyderabad city was in dilapidated condition and local authorities had issued warnings for its... read more »

910 militants killed since June, Pakista...

910 militants killed since June, Pakistan military says

Pakistan’s military on Wednesday said it has killed 910 suspected militants and lost 82 soldiers in a major offensive launched in June in a restive tribal region near Afghanistan. The military statement said it has cleared the main towns of Miran Shah, Mir Ali, Datta Khel, Boya and Degan, all... read more »

Abe praises Indian judge, tells Modi eve...

Abe praises Indian judge, tells Modi every Japanese knows Pal

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Narendra Modi that Japan still honours a dissenting Indian judge from a World War II military tribunal, a report said on Tuesday. Judge Radhabinod Pal was the only dissenting voice among 11 Allied justices during the trial of Japan’s leaders at the... read more »

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Gaza toll reaches 316 as UN chief heads to region

GAZA CITY – Palestinian Territories: Israeli air strikes killed 20 people in Gaza on Saturday, taking the death toll to more than 300, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon headed to the region to... read more »

Israeli soldier, 11 Palestinians killed in Gaza ground offensive

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