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Pakistan’s privatization tsar embarks on quest to revive economy

By Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD Sun Feb 2, 2014 6:55pm EST (Reuters) - Mohammad Zubair was on a cruise dinner with…

Three explosions rock Yemeni capital Sanaa

SANAA Sun Feb 2, 2014 6:46pm EST (Reuters) - Three large explosions were heard in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday,…

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies from suspected drug overdose

(Reuters) - Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of the leading actors of his generation, who won an Academy Award for his…

China: Japan’s ‘hype’ on air defence zone spreads tension

(Reuters) - China does not feel threatened by countries in Southeast Asia and is optimistic about the situation in the disputed South…

Catalan leader says Spain cannot block independence vote: report

(Reuters) - Spain cannot block a non-binding vote on Catalan independence that could become the basis for negotiations on Catalonia's future, the…

Syrian forces kill 83 in barrel bomb attacks in Aleppo: activists

(Reuters) - Syrian military helicopters dropped more improvised "barrel bombs" on the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, a monitoring…

UNICEF Ambassador Angie Harmon returns from Nicaragua, urges public to help protect children

Actress and UNICEF Ambassador Angie Harmon recently returned from a visit to Nicaragua, where she traveled to bring attention to…

Thousands protest vs Western Australian government’s shark culling programme

Thousands of people protested at various beaches across Australia on Saturday (February 1) to voice opposition to the Western Australian Government's controversial shark…

Demolition experts bring down Frankfurt skyscraper

Thousands of spectators have watched the demolition of a skyscraper in Frankfurt that once formed part of the university. The…

Indonesia’s Mt. Sinabung volcano erupts, kills at least 14 people

(Reuters) -- Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano erupted and killed at least 14 people on the western island of Sumatra on Saturday…

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