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2 policemen killed in blast near university in SW Pakistan

At least two policemen were killed and 11 others injured when a bomb went off outside a university in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Tuesday afternoon, local media and officials said.

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Debris parts from missing helicopter found in Malaysia's Sawarak state

Some parts of debris from the missing helicopter carrying senior government officials were discovered in Malaysia's Sarawak state on North Borneo, Prime Minister Najib Razak said Friday.

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2 people hacked to death in Bangladeshi capital, 2 injured

Two persons including an editor of a magazine were on Monday hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, hours after a prison guard was shot dead in a separate incident.

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China urges correct view of history from Japanese politicians

China on Friday urged Japan's political figures to uphold correct conception of history after a group of Japanese lawmakers visited the Yasukuni Shrine.

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Japanese lawmakers visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine en masse

​A group of lawmakers on Friday visited the controversial war-linked Yasukuni Shrine which stands as a symbol of Japan's militarism and honors its war dead including criminals convicted by an international tribunal.

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Passengers injured as train collides with tractor in east England

A number of rail passengers and a tractor driver were injured after a train collided with the tractor on a level crossing in Norfolk in east England on Sunday, local police said.

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27 including 13 militants killed in Afghan conflicts

Conflicts have left 27 people including 13 militants and 14 police dead in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday.

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China's property market to remain steady, healthy: official

​China's property market will continue to experience steady and healthy development thanks to sound economic fundamentals and enormous housing demand, an official said Tuesday.

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17 killed, 41 wounded in in suicide bombing in Iraq's Diyala

Up to 17 were killed and 41 were injured Monday in a suicide bomb attack in a village in Iraq' s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security source told Xinhua.

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Cuba intensifies fight to fend off Zika virus

The Cuban government on Sunday announced fresh measures to keep the Zika virus out of its borders.

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4 killed, 2 injured in S. Philippine explosion

Four people, including a child, were killed and two others injured when a roadside bomb exploded in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao, military said Wednesday.

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Jokowi backs high-speed rail

The Indonesian government will go ahead with its plan to develop the country’s first high-speed railway despite lack of permits and opposition from lawmakers.

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Two suicide bombings claim 13 lives in Afghanistan

Two suicide bombings which struck the eastern Nangarhar and southern Helmand provinces on Wednesday, have claimed 13 lives including four attackers in Afghanistan, officials said.

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About 100 Pakistanis fled to Syria and Iraq to join Islamic State

About 100 Pakistanis, including women, have travelled to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State since the rise of the dreaded terror group in the Middle East.

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150,000 people displaced by floods in South America

As many as 150,000 people were believed to have been displaced in three South American countries due to severe flooding, local media reported Thursday.

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Release of Delhi gangrape juvenile convict sparks protests

​A large number of protesters comprising mostly students and activists gathered to protest against the release of a juvenile gang rapist near India Gate here Sunday.

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Amid severe smog, Beijing orders halt to production

Environmental watchdogs strengthened inspections to reduce pollutant emissions as the air quality deteriorated on Monday to the most severe readings in the country's northern regions, including the worst this year in Beijing.