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United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace
The United States will meet the Taliban this week for talks aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan, where U.S.-led forces and the insurgents have fought a bloody and costly war for the past 12 years, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
The Taliban opened an office in Doha, the Qatari capital, on Tuesday to help restart talks and said it wanted a ... Read More
Alleged mastermind of the hijacked plane attacks on the US, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, is seen flipping through documents during pretrial deliberations at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. - Reuters pic.
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Lebanese minister accuses Syria of ‘ethnic cleansing’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have begun ethnically cleansing Sunni Muslims and deliberately pushing refugees across the border into Lebanon, the Lebanese caretaker minister for social affairs ... Read More
Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares
President Dilma Rousseff sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some ... Read More
Shah Rukh Khan faces ‘baby sex test’ inquiry
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China’s attempts at stabilising frothy property market show effect
China’s home price rises slowed for a second straight month in May from the previous month, in a sign that Beijing’s attempts to bring stability to a frothy property market are having some effect.However ... Read More
Jetsetting, brand-loving Buddhist monks
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SaltSmart plan to fight heart disease, strokes, kidney failure
A multi-sector consortium convened by the Pan American Health Organisation and the World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) has endorsed a plan to reduce dietary salt consumption to prevent cardiovascular ... Read More
Snowden rejects suggestions he is a spy for China
Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who exposed the US government's top-secret surveillance programs, fought back against his critics on Monday and denied allegations that he ... Read More
New bird flu: Thailand, Laos join forces to fend it off
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Asian children have weight problems, says Aussie study
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Jury finds no negligence in trial over man’s 8-month erection
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