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Bollywood star urges Davos set to fight sexism

BollywoodsuperstarShahRukhKhanonMondayurgedtheeconomicelitetobreakdownbarriersofdiscriminationagainstwomenastheygatheredfortheDavosforum.The52-year-oldstarofInd

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Blast wounds 6 children in S. Afghan province

SixchildrensustainedinjuriesinablastthatoccurredinShahWalikotdistrictofthesouthernKandaharprovinceonSaturday,localmediareportedonSunday.Theincident,accordingtoT

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World’s largest beach clean-up project in Mumbai

AfrozShah,alawyerwholivesinMumbai,isthedrivingforcebehindtheworld'slargestbeachclean-upcampaign.Overthepasttwoyears,hehasworkedwithanarmyofvolunteerstoclearsome

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Pakistan's fatal attraction to celebratory gunfire

AsPakistaneruptedinecstasyoverabreathtakingcricketwinagainstIndiathissummer,five-year-oldNoeenlaydyinginthecountry'snorthwest,thetinyvictimofanoftendeadlytradit

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AIIB shows willingness to provide funding for four projects in Karachi

AlocalnewspaperhasreportedthatAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB)hasexpressedaninteresttoprovidefundingforfourprojectsworthRs137.7b.Thesefourprojectsinclude

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India's ruling BJP chief elected to upper house of parliament

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah and Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani have been elected to the upper house of parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's homestate of Gujarat.

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Taliban key commander among 5 killed in Afghan northern Jawzjan province

A Taliban key commander Mawlawi Ahmad Shah is among five militants killed in Faizabad district of Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province on Monday, provincial police chief Rahmatullah Turkistani said.

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Militant attack kills dozen security personnel in Afghan southern Kandah

OveradozensecuritypersonnelwerekilledasTalibanmilitantsattackedsecurityforcesinShahWalikotdistrictofAfghanistan'ssouthernKandaharprovinceonThursday,alocaloffici

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India star Aamir now Bollywood's 'King of the Khans'

Three Indian actors sharing a surname have ruled Bollywood box offices across three decades, but the success of wrestling blockbuster "Dangal" means it's Aamir who's currently king of the Khans.

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Malaysia king celebrates his birthday at tea party

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah graced the Royal tea party held in conjunction with his birthday celebrations at Istana Negara.

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Indian PM to reshuffle Cabinet after re-election of ruling BJP chief

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reshuffle his Cabinet after his confidante Amit Shah's re-election as ruling party chief, sources said Wednesday.