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Updated: 6 min 33 sec ago

Garment workers' rise met coolly

49 min 29 sec ago
Garment workers' unions and manufacturers in Bangladesh give a lukewarm reaction to a new minimum wage for millions of workers.
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UK PM defends Pakistan comments

1 hour 38 sec ago
British Prime Minister David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.
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Live - England v Pakistan

2 hours 32 min ago
Eoin Morgan makes his maiden Test fifty as England push on after tea on day one of the first Test against Pakistan.
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Second missing US sailor 'dead'

2 hours 49 min ago
Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say.
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Hunger striker wins burger claim

2 hours 57 min ago
A Tamil hunger striker accepts damages over newspaper claims he secretly scoffed McDonald's takeaways during his high-profile London protest.
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Indian man arrested with 43 snakes in car

3 hours 17 min ago
Police in the Indian city of Jaipur arrest a man carrying at least 43 snakes, including several venomous species.
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Crown Jewels diamond 'staying in UK'

6 hours 7 min ago
The famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, presented by the East India Company to Queen Victoria, will not be returned to India, says PM David Cameron.
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India's Commonwealth bill concern

8 hours 55 sec ago
As David Cameron visits one of India's Commonwealth Games venues, there are questions about whether the event is a wise way to spend so much money.
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Cheetah will run again in India, almost a century on

9 hours 57 min ago
The cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction.
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Pakistan mourns air crash victims

12 hours 32 min ago
Pakistan observes a day of mourning after 152 people died in the country's worst ever air disaster.
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UN declares right to clean water

July 28, 2010 - 16:43
The UN declares that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right, in a non-binding resolution.
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Safety issues

July 28, 2010 - 14:04
Worst-ever Pakistani crash raises questions about aviation industry
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Plane crash in Pakistan kills 152

July 28, 2010 - 11:34
An Airblue plane crashes into hills north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board.
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UK PM's Pakistan 'terror' warning

July 28, 2010 - 10:57
British PM David Cameron warns Pakistan not to have any relationship with groups that "promote the export of terror".
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Causing a stir

July 28, 2010 - 10:10
Why is UK PM David Cameron raising diplomatic eyebrows?
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Nepal government lifts Iraq ban

July 28, 2010 - 10:00
The government in Nepal lifts a ban that prohibited Nepalis from seeking work in Iraq.
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Strauss fully focused on Pakistan

July 28, 2010 - 09:28
Captain Andrew Strauss says England will not be distracted by the Ashes when they face Pakistan.
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Ordeal of the relatives

July 28, 2010 - 05:57
Shocked families await news following the Pakistan plane crash
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India trade drive for UK leaders

July 28, 2010 - 05:41
UK Prime Minister David Cameron and a host of senior ministers head a major British delegation to India in search of deeper trade links.
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BAE signs Indian Hawk jets deal

July 28, 2010 - 05:02
BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce sign a £700m deal to supply India's Hindustan Aeronautics with 57 Hawk training jets.
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