Suicide blast kills at least two in Pakistan
Islamabad - A suicide bomber struck a cattle market in Pakistan's troubled North-West Frontier Province Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring several more, police said. The attack took place in the Adezai area on the outskirts of the provi...
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Taiwan man has been catching rats for mom for 24 years
Taipei - A Taiwan man has been catching rats for 24 years so that his mother can eat what she considers a delicacy at every meal, a newspaper reported Sunday. Hsiao Cheng-hsin, 37, a farmer in Houpi, Tainan County, is nicknamed Rat Catcher and is p...
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Son's six-legged chicken project worries Taiwanese minister
Taipei - Taiwan's young are too sheltered, bemoans a member of Taiwanese government. One has to look no further than his son, who seems to think chickens have six legs, he says. Speaking at a seminar on education, former education minister Tzeng Chih...
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Pakistani troops kill 12 Taliban in Waziristan offensive
Islamabad - Pakistani troops have killed a further 12 Taliban militants during the ongoing operation in country's restive north-western region, the country's army said on Saturday. Five soldiers, including two officers, were also injured in the clash...
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French pair to battle for Bali honours
Bali, Indonesia - Marion Bartoli had to fight to the finish while Aavane Rezai was untroubled as the French pair won through into the final of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions Saturday. The top seed Bartoli was rolling to what seemed to ...
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China starts gas pipeline project in western Myanmar
Yangon - China has started building a workboat wharf as a first step in its project to construct a 771-kilometre overland gas pipeline from Myanmar's Rakhine state to Yunnan, state media reported Saturday. Chinese National Petroleum Corp on October 3...
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit Philippines
Manila - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was scheduled to visit the Philippines next week, her Filipino counterpart said Saturday. Clinton was to arrive in Manila Thursday for a two-day visit before heading to Singapore for next weekend'...
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