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450 passengers of Pak train held hostage

Armed militants held hundreds of train passengers hostage on Tuesday in an on-going siege claimed by a separatist group behind rising violence in southwestern Pakistan.

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Pak Taliban attack kills four troops

At least four Pakistani paramilitary troops were killed when local Taliban fighters attacked a security checkpoint in a northwestern border region, a police official said on Sunday.

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Thousands gather to welcome Nepal’s ex-king

Nepal’s former king Gyanendra Shah was welcomed back to Kathmandu on Sunday by thousands of supporters who have been staging pro-monarchy demonstrations in the Himalayan republic.

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Lanka police seek public help to arrest chief

Sri Lanka’s police issued a public appeal on Thursday to locate their fugitive chief, who has been missing since a court order for his arrest following the death of an officer.

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Khalistani activists attempt to attack Jaishankar in London

Khalistani activists heckled and attempted to attack India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar in London on Thursday while he was leaving in a car after attending an event at the Chatham House think tank, reports The Times of India.

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One killed as woman suicide bomber targets Pak troops

A woman suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Pakistani paramilitary troops in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan on Monday, killing at least one soldier and injuring four others, officials said.

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Myanmar junta chief heads for meeting with Putin

Myanmar’s junta chief departed Monday for talks with president Vladimir Putin in Russia, a key ally and arms supplier for the isolated state struggling to quell violent opposition to military rule.

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Lanka hunts for police chief over deadly raid

Sri Lankan police were searching for their chief on Sunday after a court order for his arrest was issued over the killing of an officer during a botched raid, an official said.