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India, US share same goal in Afghanistan: Nuland
Washington: Praising India's support in the rebuilding of Afghanistan, US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland has said both New Delhi and Washington share the same goal in the war-torn nation. "We certainly have the same goal, which is an Afghanistan that can secure itself and that can have a prosperous, stable #Afghanistan #NewsTracker #United States #Victoria Nuland
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Pak, China ties will strengthen under Xi Jinping: Zardari
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari today expressed the hope that the "all-weather and multifaceted friendship" between Pakistan and China would be further strengthened under his new Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. In a message congratulating Xi on his election as President, Zardari said the confidence reposed in his leadership by the National People's #China #Pakistan #WhoSaidWhat #Xi Jinping
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Two Czech women tourists kidnapped in Pakistan
Islamabad: Suspected militants disguised as security personnel kidnapped two Czech women tourists on their way to India from Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to media reports on Thursday. The women, identified in the reports as Hana Humpaloia and Antonie Chrastecka, were abducted by men wearing paramilitary uniforms from an area near #Balochistan #NewsTracker #Pakistan #Tehrik-e-Taliban
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Robin Hood was really from Kent not Sherwood, says study
The real-life inspiration for Robin Hood - the heroic outlaw in English folklore - lived near Tunbridge Wells and not the royal Sherwood Forest, known for its association with the legendary figure, experts claim. Legend has it that Robin Hood robbed from the rich to give to the poor, resisted "bad" #Kent #King John #NewsTracker #Robin Hood #Sherwood Forest
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Air India jet bumps parked JetBlue plane at JFK airport
NEW YORK: A JetBlue passenger jet was clipped by an Air India plane on the tarmac of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport early on Saturday morning, JetBlue said in a statement. No injuries were reported and the JetBlue passengers were transferred to another plane for their departure to West #air india #JFK Airport #NewsTracker
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Psy says he’s more famous than UN’s Ban Ki-moon
London: South Korean rapper Psy's parents are overjoyed with his fame and are proud that their son is more famous than secretary-general of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon. Psy says his parents are thrilled that Gangnam Style and its wacky horse riding dance move are such a hit because he is #Ban Ki-moon #BuzzPatrol #Gangnam Style #PSY
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Researchers claim to have found fabled Viking sunstone
London: Researchers say a rough, whitish crystal recovered from the wreckage of 16th century English warship may be a sunstone, a special kind of mineral believed by some to have helped medieval seafarers navigate the high seas. Historians have long wondered at the ability of Vikings explorers to travel long stretches #BuzzPatrol #Sunstone #Vikings
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Indian in Scotland faces racial abuse, probe ordered
London: A 28-year-old Indian on a night out at Edinburgh city in Scotland has become the 'unprovoked' victim of a racist attack, requiring treatment for facial injuries. According to police, the Indian was walking with two friends in the west end of Princess Street on early hours of Sunday when a #Edinburgh city #NewsTracker #Racial abuse #Royal Infirmary #Scotland
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New study says King Richard III may have been a control freak
London: There is no evidence for Shakespeare's depiction of King Richard III as a murdering psychopath but he may have been a control freak, UK psychologists claim. Researchers from the University of Leicester, which recently discovered the remains of the 15th-Cen King under a car park, have made an analysis of #BuzzPatrol #King Richard III
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Drunken woman kills husband to protect cat
Investigators in Russia's Buryatia region have launched a criminal investigation against a drunken woman who allegedly killed her equally drunken husband after he threatened her cat. Investigators said the 56-year-old woman and her husband drank alcohol together, and then started arguing over the cat, which had moved to their livestock farm #CAT #Crime of passion #Russia #WeirdNews
