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Iran not seeking atomic weapon: Khamenei

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei insisted on Wednesday that his country is not seeking an atomic weapon, following an unsuccessful visit to Tehran by UN nuclear watchdog officials.

Ijaz deposes before Pak judicial commission from London

After weeks of delay, the controversial Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz today deposed via video link before a judicial commission probing the memo scandal and provided details of his contacts with Pakistani leaders and ISI officials.

Syria: 2 Western journalists dead

Two Western journalists were killed on Wednesday as Syrian regime forces pounded the rebel city of Homs for a 19th straight day, activists said, while calls mounted for a truce to allow in humanitarian aid.
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Hindu doctors gunned down in Pakistan

Four Hindu doctors have been gunned down in Pakistan's southern Sindh province sparking fears and panic among the minority community. The doctors were gunned down on Monday at their clinic in Chak town.
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6.1-magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia

A 6.1-magnitude undersea earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Maluku islands on Wednesday, meteorologists said, but there was no tsunami warning or reports of damage.
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Deadly Lassa virus kills 40 in Nigeria

A deadly haemorrhagic virus Lassa has killed at least 40 people in Nigeria, Xinhua reported.
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Italy investigates why ship docked in Kerala

Italian authorities are probing why its merchant ship ignored the Italian Navy's objections and docked in Kerala leading to the arrest of two of its marines for the killing of two Indian fishermen.
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Race to White House
Who had worst week in Washington?

Running a campaign ad that draws condemnation from across the aisle is one thing. Getting slammed by the actress appearing in your ad is something else entirely.
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Parallel investigations into terror attacks in the country during 2005-2008 by Islamists and Hindu extremists are singularly instructive to an average Indian.

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