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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Pakistani girl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban has been honored as Harvard University’s humanitarian of the year....

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Militant Sunni group takes aim at minorities

YoopyaSeptember 25, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 25, 2013March 31, 202402

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Sunni militant group known for targeting rival Muslims has emerged as a dangerous new player in Pakistan, sending a pair of...

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More than 230 killed in major earthquake in Pakistan

YoopyaSeptember 25, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 25, 2013March 31, 202402

(Reuters) – The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Pakistan climbed to more than 230 on Wednesday after hundreds of mud houses collapsed on...

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Lawyer: Bahrain convicts American-born protester

YoopyaSeptember 24, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 24, 2013March 31, 202404

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A defense lawyer in Bahrain says an American-born man has been convicted of attacking the police during anti-government protests in the...

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Rouhani says will present ‘true face of Iran’ at U.N.

YoopyaSeptember 23, 2013April 7, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 23, 2013April 7, 202400

(Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday he would use his visit to the United Nations this week to present the “true face of Iran” and to...

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Thai rubber protests injure dozens of police

YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013March 31, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013March 31, 202402

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand (AP) — The Thai government said Tuesday it could declare a security emergency in a district of southern Thailand to stamp...

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China opens world’s highest civilian airport

YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013April 3, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 17, 2013April 3, 202403

BEIJING (AP) — China has begun flight operations at the world’s highest civilian airport in a bid to boost tourism and tighten political control over...