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Pakistan to move UN after Modi cites India's role in 1971 war, says its stand has been vindicated
During his visit to Bangladesh in June, PM Modi had admitted that India played a part in the break-up of Pakistan in 1971 Liberation war.
20-year-old Sikh wins right to join US army programme without removing turban, beard
A Sikh-American student at a New York-based university after a long struggle has been allowed by a US court to enrol in an army programme without removing his articles of faith.
CIA drone strike targets top al-Qaeda leader in Yemen: report
Nasir al-Wuhayshi's group, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, is behind several plots against the US, including an attempt to blow up a US commercial airliner on Christmas Day 2009.
Jeb Bush to throw his hat in the race for the Republican nomination
Ex-Florida Governor and scion of the Bush family; Jeb Bush is all set to run for the Republican nomination for the 2016 Presidential elections.
Pope Francis eyes worldwide audience for environment encyclical
He said: "This encyclical is aimed at everyone: Let us pray that everyone can receive its message and grow in responsibility toward the common home that God has given us."
China launches freight train service connecting Europe
China on Saturday launched a freight train service between its northeastern city of Harbin and Europe, opening a new trade route to Europe covering a distance of nearly 10,000 kms.
French airport police detain 6-year-old girl in ID crackdown
Paris airport police held a 6-year-old French girl for three days on suspicion she had a fake passport until a judge ordered her released into her mother's arms, a lawyer said on Friday.
French privacy agency orders Google to remove global links
France's data privacy agency ordered Google to remove search results worldwide upon request, giving the company two weeks to apply the "right to be forgotten" globally.
Australia to expand on security crackdown with tougher new laws
Australia will expand a crackdown on Islamist terrorist groups with more tough security legislation, the attorney general told a regional summit aimed at combating violent extremism on Friday.
Malaysia Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Melbourne
A Malaysia Airlines plane carrying more than 300 passengers made an emergency landing at Melbourne airport on Friday after a reported engine fire.
Chinese soldiers kill North Korea 'border-crosser'
Chinese soldiers on Thursday shot dead a man suspected of crossing into the country from North Korea, officials said, the latest of several deadly incidents along the frontier.
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif slams remarks by Indian leaders as 'imprudent'
Nawaz Sharif on Thursday attacked the "irresponsible and imprudent" statements from the Indian political leadership.
India sees 'strongest' growth in first quarter of 2015: OECD
Indian economy saw the "strongest growth" in the first quarter of 2015 among large economies, including China, the US, Germany and Canada, according to Paris-based think tank OECD.
US Court to hear arguments against Sonia Gandhi in 1984 riots case
A US appeals court will hear oral arguments in August in a lawsuit against Congress President Sonia Gandhi in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
Pakistan asks UN to take note of India's 'open admission' of 'intervention' in other countries
Sartaj Aziz told Parliament that the government has already taken "strong notice" of Prime Minister Modi's statement "acknowledging" India's "intervention" in events of 1971.
India-born Padmasree Warrior out as Cisco's CTO
India-born Padmasree Warrior, one of Silicon Valley's high-profile female executives, has stepped down from her post of Chief Technology Officer at global IT giant Cisco after a significant restructuring of top management under incoming CEO Chuck Robbins.
