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Rivers burst, floods kill at least 60 in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Rivers burst their banks during deadly monsoon rains lashing Pakistan, washing away streets, battering a dam and submerging thousands of homes, officials said Thursday.
The hardest hit region was the northwest, where at least 60 people died and hundreds of thousands were stranded in the region’s worst flooding in [...]

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Britain, India unite to pressure Pakistan over terror

NEW DELHI (AFP) – Britain and India pressed Pakistan on Thursday to tackle militant groups operating from its soil as British Prime Minister David Cameron wrapped up a two-day, trade-driven visit to the country.
Cameron’s trip, seen as test of his much-hyped business-oriented foreign policy, was engulfed from the start by the [...]

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British PM in India warns Pakistan over ‘export of terror’

BANGALORE, India (AFP) – British Prime Minister David Cameron kicked off a trade-focused visit to India on Wednesday with a warning to neighbouring Pakistan against promoting the “export of terror.”
Speaking to reporters after a speech pitching for investment and open trade with India to boost Britain’s fragile post-recession recovery, Cameron [...]

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Indian-Pakistani pair happy despite Wimbledon exit

LONDON (AFP) – India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani doubles partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi claimed they had achieved their goal despite losing in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Wednesday.
The unusual pairing, who have made waves at the All England Club this year with their ‘Stop War, Start Tennis’ jackets, were beaten 6-4, 7-6, [...]

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Arms on Pakistan-bound ship may be from UN mission: India

KOLKATA, India (AFP) – An arms-laden ship bound for Pakistan and detained by Indian authorities may have been carrying decommissioned weaponry from a UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia, police said Sunday.
The police made the statement as the ship, detained Friday by Indian authorities, was brought to the port of Kolkata in [...]

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India detains Pakistan-bound ship carrying weapons

CALCUTTA, India – India detained a Pakistan-bound ship carrying undeclared military hardware, including rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns, police said Saturday.
The Panama-registered vessel MV Agean Glory sailed from Monrovia, Liberia, to Bangladesh via Mauritius. It then traveled to Calcutta, police said. The origin of the weapons was not immediately known.
The [...]

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Pakistan keep Sri Lanka down to 242-9

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AFP) – Shoaib Akhtar made an impressive return to international cricket as Pakistan restricted Sri Lanka to 242-9 in the opening match of the Asia Cup on Tuesday.
The mercurial fast bowler, 34, worked up a tidy pace to claim three wickets for 41 runs from 10 overs [...]

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Pakistan, India warn of Cyclone Phet’s approach

KARACHI, Pakistan – Pakistan sent speed boats to warn fishing fleets Friday of an approaching cyclone and said it has prepared emergency shelters for 250,000 people it fears could be affected.
Neighboring India warned that Tropical Cyclone Phet would cause heavy rains and gale-force winds along parts of its western coast.
Phet was [...]

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Pakistan lifts Facebook ban

LAHORE, Pakistan – Pakistan lifted a ban on Facebook on Monday after officials from the social networking site apologized for a page deemed offensive to Muslims and removed its contents, a top information technology official said.
The move came almost two weeks after Pakistan imposed the ban amid anger over a page [...]

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India warns US against military aid to Pakistan

NEW DELHI (AFP) – India’s defence minister cautioned the United States on Friday against military supplies to rival Pakistan, saying the hardware could be diverted to target India.
The warning came after the US in March said it would deliver unarmed drones to Pakistan and less than a month after it unveiled [...]

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