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US putting troops back in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced the basing agreement on Friday without mentioning details.
Door open to repairing ties, says White House as PM reaches US
US administration official says Islamabad will have to ‘change its policies’ towards militancy and regional peace.
Former Delhi chief minister dies
Dikshit died at a hospital in New Delhi where she had been admitted for treatment for a heart ailment.
Gulf tensions keep crude prices contained
A host of factors are making the crude horizon a dim read.
Thousands in pro-police rally as HK braces for another mass protest
The rally, called "Safeguard Hong Kong", comes a day ahead of another mass protest planned against the government.
Germany remembers heroes in Hitler assassination bid
On July 20, 1944, Stauffenberg and other high-ranking conspirators within the Nazi regime sought to kill Hitler.
American, Italian, Russian blast off for ISS
The blast coincides with the date that Nasa’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon in 1969.
86 victims of Bosnian war buried 27 years after massacre
Eleven Bosnian Serb ex-policemen were convicted for the crime.
Iran Guards seize British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warns Iran of “serious consequences” if the issue is not resolved quickly.
India grounds pilot for sending hijack alert by mistake
Instead of the appropriate code 7700, first officer Raj transmitted 7500 — the code for a hijacking.
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South Asia
Former Delhi chief minister dies
Dikshit died at a hospital in New Delhi where she had been admitted for treatment for a heart ailment.
India grounds pilot for sending hijack alert by mistake
Instead of the appropriate code 7700, first officer Raj transmitted 7500 — the code for a hijacking.
'Cow vigilantes' kill three in India
A fourth man is in critical condition in hospital after the attack in a village in the eastern state of Bihar.
Afghan Taliban say Swedish charity can re-open Afghan clinics
Insurgents say the closure was ordered due to "some problems" and alleged that the aid group “did not remain impartial”.
