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Collaboration of security agencies with Bin Laden film questioned again

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Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security Rep. Peter King on Wednesday expressed concerns over a planned Hollywood feature film on the US raid that resulted in the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan that relied on CIA and Defense Department, describing it as "potentially dangerous collaboration".

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Petition filed in Pak SC against expansion of US Embassy building in Islamabad

A petition has been filed in Pakistan's Supreme Court to restrain authorities from constructing huge buildings and secret bunkers in the basement of the U.S. Embassy.

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No visible effects detected on workers in Japan nuclear plant, UN assessment finds

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Chair of the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation Wolfgang Weiss

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IOC selects three cities as Candidates for the 2020 Olympic Games

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Somalia: UN calls for efforts to minimize civilian casualties in military operation

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Somalis fleeing the insurgent-held town of Afgooye for Mogadishu.

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Tougher US economic sanctions against Iran approved

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The US senate has unanimously approved tougher economic sanctions against Iran to force Tehran to abandon its alleged military nuclear programme.

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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar charged

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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and two of his allies were Tuesday charged with breaking laws during a massive street rally in April to demand electoral fairness.

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India, Pak agree on US-backed TAPI gas pipeline project

India and Pakistan have reportedly agreed to sign a 7.6 billion-dollar US-backed trans-Afghanistan gas pipeline project.

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Suicide attack kills 100 in Yemen

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A day after a suicide bomber blew himself up during a military parade killing nearly 100 soldiers, Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi vowed to continue the war on terror regardless of the "sacrifices".

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Counterfeit Chinese parts 'flood' US military equipment

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A huge number of fake Chinese electronics parts are being used in US military equipments, a key senate committee report has concluded, after a more-than-year-long investigation.