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NATO, EU sign agreement on cyber defence cooperation
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58 killed in Nigeria in two female suicide attacks
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U.S. and India consider joint patrols in South China Sea: U.S
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Trump wins in New Hampshire, Sanders defeats Clinton
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9 Killed, 150 injured in train crash in Germany
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Nepal to bid adieu to former PM Sushil Koirala today
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Un Chief AskSri Lanka to locate civillian of war missing
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Sikh man barred from boarding plane in US
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Former PM of Nepal Sushil Koirala passes away
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North Korea launches rocket; UN condemns
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Bhutan's queen gives birth to a baby boy
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German Chancellor Merkel to visit Turkey next week
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Ankara next week for talks with Turkey’s prime minister, her spokesman said today, as she seeks to cut ...
Authorities in Brazil detect Zika virus in patients' saliva
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New U.S. intelligence report says Islamic State weaker
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US General John Nicholson new NATO commander in Afghanistan
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Sending troops to Iraq, Syria will be terrible mistake: Hillary Clinton
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Will accept arrest if UN panel rules against him: Assange
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Obama slams anti-Muslim rhetoric during visit to US mosque
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12 nations sign TPP deal amid protest
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Syria peace talks suspended until Feb 25
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Saroj Kumar Jha appointed as Senior Director in World Bank
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Major Gen Menon appointed as UNDOF head
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Zika virus transmitted through sex comes up in US
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President Hollande calls for an end to US sanctions on Cuba
French President Francois Hollande today called for an end to US sanctions on Cuba during a historic visit to Paris by President Raul Castro. After ...
New computer programme can instantly read your mind
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Schools in Sydney evacuated after bomb threats
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86 people killed in attack by Islamic extremists in Nigeria
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