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Russia criticises NATO’s Afghan pullout plan
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday criticised NATO’s plan to withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan in 2014, stressing that China was concerned about it too. Full storyThree US Secret Service employees to leave
Three US Secret Service employees under investigation for alleged misconduct with prostitutes in Colombia before a trip by the US president, Barack Obama, are leaving their jobs, the agency said on Wednesday. Full storyBashir says Sudan will not ‘give an inch’ of country
Sudan’s Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Thursday said he would retake the disputed oil-producing Heglig region after border clashes with South Sudan that have edged the two African neighbours closer to all-out war. Full storyN Korea threatens war, Seoul unveils new missile
North Korea demanded Thursday that South Korea apologise for what it called insults during major anniversary festivities, or face a ‘sacred war’, as Seoul unveiled a new missile to deter its neighbour. Full storyConflict uproots 3.5m people in 2011: monitors
Conflicts including the uprisings in the Arab world last year forced 3.5 million people to flee within their country, international monitors said on Thursday. A total of 26.4 million people were internally... Full storyMyanmar oath standoff puts Suu Kyi’s MP debut in doubt
Aung San Suu Kyi’s planned debut in Myanmar’s parliament next week could be shelved amid a standoff between her party and the government over one word used in the swearing-in oath for new lawmakers. Full storyPakistan doctors save life of baby with six legs
Doctors in Pakistan say they have successfully operated to save the life of a baby born with six legs due to a rare genetic condition, hospital officials said Thursday. Full storyTaliban vow revenge over photos of militants’ remains
Afghanistan’s Taliban on Thursday condemned photographs of US soldiers posing with the remains of their militants, calling the two-year-old photos ‘inhuman’ and vowing revenge. Full storyEx-Maldives leader calls for sanctions on new regime
The ousted ex-president of the Maldives on Thursday called for the Commonwealth grouping and other countries to impose sanctions on the new regime, which he accuses of deposing him in a coup. Full storyBreast cancer is clutch of 10 diseases: study
Scientists who conducted a major international study into the genetics of breast cancer say they can now classify the disease into 10 subtypes - a finding that points to more accurate, tailored treatment.. Full storySyria, UN sign deal on observers for shaky truce
