Call Could Ease India-Pakistan Tensions

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Islamabad,Pakistan ,by,Ayaz Gul,February 14,2015 :-Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s move to revive contacts with neighboring Pakistan by phoning his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, is being widely welcomed as a good omen for easing regional tensions. Bilateral relations have been particularly tense since August, when New Delhi abruptly canceled high-level peace talks with Islamabad. It cited […]

20 killed and 45 Injured as Taliban storm Peshawar imambargah

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Peshawar,Pakistan,13 February 2015:-At least 20 people were killed and 50 others injured during a gun and bomb attack at an imambargah in Peshawar's Hayatabad area when suicide attackers and gunmen dressed in police uniforms — attacked worshippers offering Friday prayers. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mushtaq Ghani confirmed the death toll and called for the deployment […]

Number of Muslim children in England and Wales doubles in a decade with one in 12 school pupils now brought up in Islamic faith

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United Kingdom,13 February 2015:-The number of Muslim children in England and Wales has doubled in a decade, according to the most detailed study of its kind. An analysis of 2011 Census data carried out by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) suggests the Muslim population increased by more than a million in the ten years […]

Alabama Officer who attacked Indian grandfather arrested; FBI to probe matter

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Washington:13 February 2015:-One of the two police officers who allegedly assaulted the 57-year-old Indian grandfather in Alabama has been arrested and FBI will be conducting a probe into the matter to find out if there were any federal violations in the incident. Larry Muncey, the Madison City Chief of Police while apologising to the victim […]

As the U.S. mission winds down, Afghan insurgency grows more complex

Members of the Taliban voluntarily hand over their weapons and join a peace reconciliation program in Jalalabad province

 Afghanistan -By Sudarsan Raghavan February 13 2015:-The Taliban in this northern province allows girls to attend school. It doesn’t execute soldiers or police. Its fighters are not Pashtun, the main ethnic group that bred and fueled the insurgency. Some members are even former mujahideen, or freedom fighters, who once despised the Taliban and fought against its uprising. […]

China, Pakistan Discuss Efforts to Maintain Afghan Peace

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Islamabad ,by Ayaz Gul-February 13, 2015:-China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has reaffirmed Beijing’s support for Afghanistan’s national unity government during a visit to Pakistan.  Wang is in Islamabad at the start of a two-day official visit to Pakistan, during which he will discuss bilateral relations and peace efforts in neighboring Afghanistan. Wang says a broad-based, inclusive […]

China Security Buildup in Tibitan Area

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 China,ByTsering Kyi,February 12,2015:-Video smuggled out of a restless Tibetan area of China shows what appears to be dozens of security force vehicles moving into the town just days before the Tibetan New Year. The video, given to VOA's Tibetan service, shows a long line of troop transport vehicles traveling into the town of Ngaba in […]

Major Explosion Rocks Nigerian Market; Casualties ‘Very High’

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Nigeria,12 Februry 2015-VOA:-A bomb exploded at a market in Nigeria’s troubled northeast Thursday, and officials and news reports said casualties appeared to be high.​ Reuters, citing witnesses and a community leader, said a female suicide bomber may have been to blame for the blast, which occurred just before a political rally and the expected visit […]

22 dead in violence at Cairo football stadium, over 25 injured

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Egypt ,10 Februry 2015:-wenty-two people died as thousands of fans tried to force their way into a Cairo football stadium Sunday to watch a game, triggering panic as police fired tear gas and birdshot at the crowds. Witnesses and medical reports suggested many of the victims were crushed in a stampede, with some suffering broken […]

Iran’s Zarif denies warning U.S. of possible Rouhani demise

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Munich, 9 Februry 2015;-(Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif denied on Sunday a media report that he had told the United States during nuclear talks that President Hassan Rouhani's political clout would be heavily damaged if negotiations failed. A Reuters report on Saturday, quoting three senior Iranian officials who asked not to be […]

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