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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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