Bangladesh bourse approves China bid, rejects India offer.
Bangladesh has agreed to sell a large stake in its stock exchange to a Chinese consortium, an official said on
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USA Defense Secretary James Mattis to Visit Pakistan soon.
Two key US officials — Defence Secretary James Mattis and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen Joseph Dunford — will
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Omanis, Qataris arrested in India over sham Islamic ‘marriages’.
Indian police have arrested eight Arab nationals accused of paying brokers thousands of dollars to arrange sham Islamic “marriages” with
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Pakistan romp to historic win over arch-rivals India in thrilling Champions Trophy final.
Pakistan thrashed favorites India by 180 runs to clinch the Champions Trophy title in a thrilling competition at London’s Oval
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Fake Rs 2000 notes dispensed from ATM in Delhi,India.
A State Bank of India (SBI) ATM in South Delhi dispensed fake Rs 2,000 notes, which could be passed off
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Iran offers to mediate between Pakistan and India.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Saturday said Iran is willing to mediate between Pakistan and India over the
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How a hacker’s typo mistake helped to stop $1bn bank theft.
A spelling mistake in an online bank transfer instruction helped prevent a nearly $1 billion heist last month involving the
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Pakistan drops to tenth place in list of world’s largest arms importers for 2015.
Pakistan was the tenth largest arms importer in the world in 2015, down one spot from number nine the previous
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Planned Tokyo skyscraper to be twice as tall as Burj Khalifa.
Plans for a skyscraper in Tokyo, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, to be around twice as tall as Dubai’s Burj
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Turkey’s Erdogan warns Russia not to ‘play with fire’.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia on Friday not to “play with fire”, citing reports Turkish businessmen had been detained
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Indian man crashes car into Wagah-Attari border gate.
A speeding sports utility vehicle (SUV), driven by an Indian man, crashed into the Wagah-Attari border gate early on Monday.
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Saudi Arabia, Russia sign $10bn investment deal.
Saudi Arabia and Russia have signed a $10 billion memorandum of understanding between their public investment funds in yet another
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Egypt says New Suez Canal to open Aug 6,2015.
Egypt’s New Suez Canal will open on August 6, its overseer said on Saturday, a project President Abdel Fattah Al
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Turkey makes true the dream of Asia-Europe tunnel.
Turkey opened the world’s first underwater rail link between two continents on Tuesday, connecting Asia and Europe and allowing Prime
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