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Woman rescued from Bangladesh rubble recovering

Bangladesh: A seamstress who survived 17 days before being rescued from a collapsed garment factory building outside of Bangladesh’s capital was panicked, dehydrated and suffering

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Former Pakistani prime minister declares victory

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence Saturday, a remarkable comeback for a leader once toppled in a military coup and

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Germany: Chancellor Merkel on visit to Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel made a surprise visit Friday to northern Afghanistan to visit her troops less than two weeks after insurgents killed a German special

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Pakistan: Bombs target election offices, killing 3

MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of bombs targeting the offices of candidates running in this weekend’s election killed three people Friday in northwest Pakistan, the latest attacks in

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Bangladesh workers find survivor in factory rubble

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A seamstress buried in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory building for 17 days was rescued Friday, a miraculous moment set against a scene of

Bangladesh garment disaster death toll reaches 705

Bangladesh: Hundreds of garment factory workers who survived a building collapse in Bangladesh protested for compensation, as the death toll from the country’s worst-ever industrial disaster passed 700. The police

U.S., Russia push for rapid talks to end Syria carnage

MOSCOW/BEIRUT: Russia and the United States agreed to bury their differences over Syria and to try to convene international talks with both sides in the civil war to end the

China calls U.S. the “real hacking empire” after Pentagon report

BEIJING: China on Wednesday accused the United States of sowing discord between China and its neighbors after the Pentagon said Beijing is using espionage to fuel its military modernization, branding

NKorea issues warning ahead of US-SKorea summit

South Korea: North Korea on Tuesday threatened the United States and South Korea over joint naval drills taking place this week in tense Yellow Sea waters ahead of a Washington

Suicide attack on candidate kills 12 in Pakistan

Pakistan: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives near a vehicle carrying a candidate from a hard-line Islamist party in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 12 people in the second