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New light is shed on bin Laden's mindset

[2015-05-21 07:47]

Hunkered down in his Pakistani compound, Osama bin Laden pleaded with his followers to stay focused on attacking the United States instead of being dragged into Muslim infighting.

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[2015-05-21 07:47]

Fighting erupted between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, killing four Ukrainian servicemen, the regional administration chief said. Gennady Moskal, governor of Luhansk region on the border with Russia, said separatists opened fire on government positions with mortar and artillery.

New strain of mustard faces test

[2015-05-20 07:36]

Indian scientists have completed final trials of a genetically modified variety of mustard and will submit a report to the government in a month, hoping to overcome stiff opposition and make it the country's first commercial transgenic food crop.

Surrogate baby's father accused of charity cash grab

[2015-05-20 07:36]

The Australian biological father of a Thai-born baby with Down syndrome who sparked a global debate over surrogacy was accused on Tuesday of trying to access money donated to help the boy.

More sweaty days forecast by 2040

[2015-05-20 07:36]

The combination of global warming and shifting population means that by midcentury, there will be a huge increase in the number of US residents sweating through extremely hot days, a new study says.

Foreign travel ban placed on Yingluck as trial starts

[2015-05-20 07:36]

Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra was banned on Tuesday from traveling overseas at the start of her trial on negligence charges, the latest in a number of cases her supporters say are part of an attempt to tighten the junta's grip on power.

Home building must wait for safety codes

[2015-05-20 07:36]

The construction of new homes in Nepal has been banned by the government until the end of the financial year, which falls on July 15.

Abbott says Australian jihadis not welcome back

[2015-05-20 07:36]

Australia's prime minister talked down the possibility on Tuesday that homesick Australian fighters could return from the battlefields of Iraq and Syria, warning that they could pose a threat at home.

11 police officers get prison in mob killing

[2015-05-20 07:36]

An Afghan judge sentenced 11 policemen to a year in prison on Tuesday for their role in the mob killing of a woman in Kabul.

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[2015-05-20 07:36]

A speeding bus struck a van, killing at least 18 garment workers and injuring nearly two dozen in eastern Cambodia, prompting a plea from Prime Minister Hun Sen for drivers to slow down to make the country's roads safer.

58 dead as mud and water destroy town

[2015-05-20 07:36]

Rescuers searched for bodies on Tuesday and sought to aid the hundreds of survivors of a deadly flood that was triggered by a mudslide after heavy rains swept through a Colombian town.

Tens of thousands rally in favor of PM

[2015-05-20 07:36]

Tens of thousands of supporters of embattled Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski took to the streets of the capital in a show of strength on Monday, a day after a huge opposition protest called on him to resign.

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