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Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
KABUL, May 19 — Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan’s disputed border with Pakistan.
Kabul’s overtures to New Delhi are likely to rile Islamabad, where a new government led by ... Read More
Couples kiss at a mass wedding ceremony in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, May 19, 2013. Eighty couples sealed their wedding, beneath the characters reading: “Love in Hangzhou”. — Reuters pic
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Pope warns Church against closing in on itself
VATICAN CITY, May 19 — Pope Francis warned the Catholic Church to not close in on itself at a Mass to mark Pentecost Sunday attended by more than 200,000 people, urging the faithful to be open and present ... Read More
North Korea fires short-range missiles for second day in a row
SEOUL, May 19 — North Korea fired a short-range missile from its east coast today, a day after launching three of these missiles, a South Korean news agency said, ignoring calls for restraint from Western ... Read More
Iran reportedly hangs two spies working for Israel and US
DUBAI, May 19 — Iranian authorities executed two men today convicted of working for Israeli and US spy agencies, Iran’s Fars news agency reported.Mohammad Heidari, accused of passing security-related ... Read More
India’s weakened Congress wondering if early elections will help
NEW DELHI, May 19 — India’s Congress party is debating holding a general election in November, six months ahead of schedule, senior party leaders said, reflecting an internal discussion over whether to ... Read More
UN chief Ban says worried over North Korean missile launch
MOSCOW, May 19 — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern today over North Korea’s short-range missile launch, calling on Pyongyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear ... Read More
Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43
BAQUBA, May 17 — Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left after Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a ... Read More
Toronto mayor denies smoking crack
TORONTO, May 17 — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denies allegations that he smoked crack cocaine, his lawyer told the Toronto Sun today.Reporters for the Toronto Star, a rival Canadian newspaper, and Gawker ... Read More
Former Argentine dictator Videla dies in prison at 87
BUENOS AIRES, May 17 — Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander who led Argentina during the bloodiest period of a “dirty war” dictatorship and was unrepentant about kidnappings and murders ... Read More
Bahrain forces raid top cleric’s house
MANAMA, May 17 — Bahraini security forces raided the house of top Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim today, the opposition said, an act likely to enrage the island’s majority Shia population which is ... Read More
Upmarket district votes again as Imran Khan decries killing
ISLAMABAD, May 19 — An upmarket constituency of Pakistan’s violence-plagued city of Karachi voted again under tight security today, a day after gunmen killed a senior politician from a reformist party in ... Read More
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