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Sri Lanka To Sign China Port Deal Despite Protests

Sri Lanka will proceed with the billion-dollar sale of a deep sea port to China despite protests in an effort to slash...

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Indian Baby Survives Being Buried Alive By Teen Mother

A week old baby boy in India survived several hours in a grave after being buried alive by his teenaged rape victim...

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India Blesses Its Snakes As Charmers Face the Venom of Modern Life

Officially the snake charmers' profession is banned in India, but its devotees were at the centre of prayers and milk...

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Three Strikes For Pakistan’s Political Survivor Sharif

Pakistan's three-time premier Nawaz Sharif, whose power base earned him the moniker "Lion of Punjab", is a political...

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Perera Fights Back In First India Test

Sri Lanka had their backs against the wall despite a defiant 90 not out by Dilruwan Perera on the third day of the...

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Sri Lanka’s Dilruwan Perera Digs Deep To Hold Off India In 1st Test

Sri Lanka's Dilruwan Perera scored 90 not out by lunch on the third day of the first Test against India in Galle on...

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Warner Hits Back In Bitter Cricket Australia Pay Row

Australia vice-captain David Warner has accused Cricket Australia of wrongly blaming players for not resolving a bitter...

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Zakir Musa, 23, Named Leader of the New Al-Qaeda Terror Group, Kashmir

Terror in Kashmir has a new name after a prominent young militant was named as the head of a new Al-Qaeda-linked group...

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P&G Reports Better Results As It Fends Off Activist Challenge

Procter & Gamble, seeking to fend off a challenge from activist investor Nelson Peltz, Thursday pointed to...

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Kashmiri Militant Named Head of New Al-Qaeda-Linked Group

A prominent young Kashmiri militant has been named as the head of a new Al-Qaeda-linked group in the disputed Himalayan...

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India Frees Frenchwoman Wanted For Chile Assassination

India on Thursday freed Frenchwoman Marie-Emmanuelle Verhoeven, wanted in Chile in connection with the assassination of...

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Etihad Airways Says It Lost $1.87 Bn In 2016

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said Thursday it posted a $1.87 billion loss last year, hit by "one-off" impairments on...

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Pradeep Picks Maiden Five-Wicket Haul In India Test

Paceman Nuwan Pradeep clinched his maiden five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka clawed back at a runaway India on day two of...

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Cricket Australia Ready For Arbitration In Pay Row

Cricket Australia said Thursday it will take its bitter pay dispute with players to independent arbitration if...

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Modi Boosts Grip On Power With Alliance In Scandal-Hit India State

A former arch-rival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi aligned with the Hindu nationalist leader on Thursday to...

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Historians Race To Preserve Dying Memories of Partition

Sitting in her Karachi home, Jamshed Jahan Ara looks straight into the camera as she explains in a trembling voice how...

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China and India Locked In High-Stakes, High-Altitude Border Row

A border standoff between Chinese and Indian troops on a remote Himalayan plateau has heightened long-standing tensions...

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Indian State Leader Resigns In Potential Boost For Modi

The leader of India's eastern Bihar state resigned from his post on Wednesday in a surprise move widely expected to...

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China Warns Botswana Over Dalai Lama Visit

Beijing issued a warning to Botswana Wednesday over its plans to host the Dalai Lama next month, asking the African...