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Pakistan drafts bill for refugees after 35 years of ‘ad-hocism’
By Ismail Dilawar SAFRON Ministry, federal cabinet committee reviewing “draft law” prepared in collaboration with UNHCR to deal with Afghan…
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Yamaguchi bird flu outbreak third case confirmed in Japan this winter
Regional government officials have confirmed the detection of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu virus at two chicken farms,…
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Essebsi officially declared Tunisia’s president
Beji Caid Essebsi was on Monday officially declared the winner of Tunisia’s latest presidential runoff poll. Announcing the final results,…
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US-led combat mission in Afghanistan formally ends
The US and its NATO allies on Sunday marked the formal end of the war in Afghanistan where a new…
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Authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh convict two ethnic Azeris of espionage
A court in the Nagorno-Karabakh province convicted two Azerbaijani citizens of espionage. The proceedings which took place in the town…
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Riga Mayor: EU sanctions against Russia are not working
The European Union’s sanctions against Russia in retaliation for the annexation of Crimea and aggression in eastern Ukraine are not…
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Croatia votes for country’s new president
3 million 779.281 registered Croatian voters started to queue up in front of 6.350 polling stations early on Sunday. Croatian…
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AirAsia flight goes missing over Indonesian waters
AirAsia Malaysia CEO tells AA company undertaking search, rescue operations after plane loses contact over Java Sea. An AirAsia plane…
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Rescue operations for burning Italian-flagged ferry continue
Many people are still trapped in the Italian-flagged ferry which caught fire off the Greek island of Corfu on Sunday…
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Soldiers of the future will generate their own power
By Jeff Sisto, NSRDEC Public Affairs Wearable technologies may provide U.S. Soldiers with on-the-move, portable energy and reduce the weight…
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