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New Taliban chief returns to Pak's tribal areas from Afghanistan
Mullah Fazlullah, the new chief of outlawed Pakistani Taliban, has made his way into Pakistan's unruly tribal areas from neighbouring Afghanistan where he was based since the 2009 military operation in Swat.
Now Saarc gets official anthem penned by Indian diplomat
Kathmandu-based Indian diplomat Abhay Kumar has penned an anthem for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) in a bid to foster regional consciousness and bring member states closer.
China pipeline blast: Death toll rises to 62
The death toll from an oil pipeline blast in Qingdao City of China's eastern Shandong Province rose to 62 after the body of the last missing person was retrieved, rescue officials said today. About 136 people were hospitalised and 14 were discharged from hospital earlier, they said.
Report cards chastising Lennon auctioned for $13,804 each
Two report cards that speak of the bad schooldays behaviour of ex-Beatle John Lennon, punished with detention for "fighting in class" and "sabotage" when he was 15 years old, were knocked down at auction for $13,804 each, TracksAuction.com reported on Monday.
NY train was going too fast when it derailed, say authorities
The locomotive's speed was extracted from the train's two data recorders after the Sunday morning accident.
NATO chief: US deal with Afghanistan crucial
NATO's secretary-general says the alliance won't be able to deploy its non-combat training and advisory mission in Afghanistan after next year unless President Hamid Karzai agrees to a bilateral security agreement with the United States.
Obama announces $100 mn HIV research initiative
President Barack Obama has announced a new initiative at the National Institutes of Health in pursuit of a cure for HIV.
Strong earthquake hits Indonesia, no casualties
A strong, shallow earthquake rocked parts of eastern Indonesia early Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Ukraine: Thousands protest President's refusal to sign EU agreement
The demonstrators are singing the national anthem and chanting "Ukraine is Europe," while waving EU and Ukrainian flags.
Who needs gardens? Now grow vegetables on wrapping paper
The wrapping paper, called Eden's Paper, contains seeds which grow into vegetables once planted.
11 dead, 34 injured in Nepal bus crash
According to government administrator Sagar Mani Parajuli, the bus went off the road and rolled for another 300 meters.
Croatia votes in referendum on whether to allow same sex marriage
If a majority vote "yes" on Sunday, Croatia's constitution will be amended to de-facto ban gay marriages.
How Traffic can power low-cost electricity for cities
The development has potential to produce sufficient electricity to power up a household through a device that "catches" the force of the moving cars.
Egypt effect: Hamas cancels anniversary rally over economic woes
The cancellation indicates that Egypt's border restrictions, including the destruction of smuggling tunnels, are increasingly hurting Hamas.
Retired Pak officers accused of torturing Zardari free to travel abroad
The Pakistan government has lifted a ban on foreign travel by two retired police officers accused of torturing former President Asif Ali Zardari in 1999, according to a media report today.
Pakistan: Gunmen attack police guarding polio team
Police say gunmen have fired on police officers protecting a team of polio workers in northwest Pakistan, killing one and wounding another.
Namibia begins search for missing Mozambique Airlines plane
Authorities in Namibia are searching for a Mozambique Airlines plane carrying 34 people that was reported missing.
Pakistan frees three senior Afghan Taliban leaders
Pakistan today released three senior Afghan Taliban leaders, including a close aide of Mullah Omar, as part of efforts to facilitate the reconciliation process in Afghanistan.
Pak band Laal sings for Malala Yousufzai
A rock band in Pakistan is openly singing in support of teenager activist Malala Yousufzai and has got good response despite the fundamentalist elements in the country.
Cheers: 3,700 year old wine cellar unearthed in Israel
The site dates to about 1,700 BC and isn't far from many of Israel's modern-day wineries.
5.3-magnitude quake jolts northeast China
A moderate earthquake of 5.3-magnitude jolted a city in northeast China's Jilin Province today, damaging some houses.
Syria seeks India's help to resolve crisis
Syria wants India to play an important role in finding a political solution in that strife-torn nation, according to Bouthaina Shaaban, media and political advisor to the Syrian presidency.
Ban pirates, UN tells Somalia
The UN Security Council has unanimously called on Somalia to pass laws banning seafaring pirates off its coasts and urged the east African nation to more aggressively combat them and the crime lords on land who finance and organize their raids.
Indian-American actor Kal Penn to play real life White house role
Born in New Jersey as as Kalpen Suresh Modi, Penn is an actor, writer and producer, who shot to fame with the Harold and Kumar film series.
AK-47 developer Mikhail Kalashnikov hospitalised
Kalashnikov was rushed to a hospital in the Siberian city of Izhevsk on Sunday.
Workers to remove radioactive rods from Fukushima nuclear plant
Experts have said keeping so many fuel rods in a storage pool in the building poses a major safety risk.
CHOGM: Sri Lanka rejects probe into human rights violations
Cameron had called for an international probe if Sri Lanka does not address the issue by March 2014, reported Xinhua.
Obama greets Sikhs on Guru Nanak's birthday
President Barack Obama has greeted "Sikh friends" around the world on the birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak saying Sikh values of pluralism were also "central to who we are as Americans."