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UK arrests 2 men over incident with Pakistan plane

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a plane flying from Pakistan to Britain, officials said, rattling the UK just days a British soldier was killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack.

Obama seeks end to perpetual US 'war on terror'

Twelve years after the 'war on terror' began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants.

Obama's drone speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen

President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones to kill Islamic militants was well-received in two countries most affected by the strikes - Pakistan and Yemen - but criticism of the US policy remains strong.
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23 May

Indians account for 22% of Britain’s ultra-rich club

The list, published by the Singapore-based Wealth-X group, places steel magnate and ArcelorMittal chairman Lakshmi Mittal at second place with a fortune of $15.8 billion. Dipankar De Sarkar reports. Desi net worth
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23 killed in clashes in Lebanon in one week: security source

At least 23 people have been killed since Sunday in Syria-linked clashes between Sunni and Alawite residents of the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, a security source said today.
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Two suicide bombers strike in northern Niger towns: sources

Two suicide bombers struck on Thursday at a military barracks and a plant run by French nuclear group Areva in northern Niger, military and company sources said.
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UK arrests 2 men over incident with Pakistan plane

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a plane flying from Pakistan to Britain, officials said, rattling the UK just days a British soldier was killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack.

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One killed in Brazil giant fuel depot blaze

One person was killed in a spectacular fire that broke out in a fuel depot on the northern edge of Rio de Janeiro and spread to nearby homes, officials said.
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