Pakistan holds re-vote in Karachi despite killing

Pakistan is holding a repeat election in an upmarket area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging.

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Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang heads to India to seek improved ties after border standoff

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SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles

South Korea says North Korea fires 3 short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters

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Afghan lawmakers block law on women's rights

Conservative Afghan lawmakers block legislation protecting women's rights

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AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list languishes

AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list left outdated, incomplete as US wooed ruling generals

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Indonesia extends forest-clearing ban for 2 years

Indonesia bans clearing primary rainforests, peatlands for 2 more years

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Member of Pakistani cricket star's party killed

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Member of Pakistani cricket star's party killed

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Member of Pakistani cricket star's party killed

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Member of Pakistani cricket star's party killed

Gunmen kill senior member of former Pakistani cricket star's political party

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Member of Pakistani cricket star's party killed

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Member of Pakistani cricket star's party killed

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Rescuers spot bodies at collapsed Indonesian mine

Rescuers spot bodies, say chances of finding survivors declining at collapsed Indonesian mine

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64 including Saudi Arabian woman scale Everest

64 climbers including Saudi Arabian woman scale Mount Everest from Nepal

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Afghan police chief shot dead outside home

Police chief who launched anti-Taliban crackdown shot dead in western Afghanistan

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Afghan police chief shot dead outside home

Motorcycle-riding gunmen assassinated a police chief in front of his house after he led an anti-Taliban campaign in western Afghanistan, an official said Saturday.

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China arrests man over fake plane bomb threats

China flights threatened with fake bomb threats for the second time in a week; man arrested

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Bombs kill 9 inside elite Afghan housing complex

2 bombs kill 9, wound 70 inside Afghan gated community linked to Karzai family in south

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Southern China rains kill 55, leave 14 missing

Rainstorms batter southern China, killing 55 people and leaving 14 missing; more rain forecast

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World stocks strong into the weekend

World stocks higher on US leading indicator, consumer confidence reports

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