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Pakistan school bus explosion and blaze kill 17 children - media

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Seventeen Pakistani children burnt to death on Saturday when a gas cylinder on the bus taking them to school exploded, media said.

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UK fighters escort Pakistan plane to airport; two arrested

LONDON (Reuters) - British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft.

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 12:32

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British police say investigating incident on plane

LONDON (Reuters) - British police said they were investigating an incident aboard a plane on Friday, after the Defence Ministry said it had scrambled fighter jets to escort a plane from Lahore.

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 10:21

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Interview: Pakistan should consider IMF deal after reforms in place - adviser

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's new leadership expects first results of its planned steps to shore up its finances and ease a power crisis in two or three months and only then should decide whether and on what terms to seek an IMF bailout, a senior policy adviser said on Friday.

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 10:05

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Large blast heard in centre of Afghan capital

KABUL (Reuters) - A large blast was heard in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday with a Reuters witness hearing heavy shooting directly afterwards.

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 09:01

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Taliban claim bomb in southwest Pakistan that kills 13

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for a bomb that killed 11 security personnel and two civilians in the southwestern city of Quetta.

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:14

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China's Li effusive in praise of Pakistan, but not everyone buys it

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang praised the Sino-Pakistan relationship to the hilt on Thursday, urging the "all-weather friends" to boost cooperation in business, trade, energy and infrastructure and build a long-vaunted economic corridor.

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 05:40

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Roadside bomb kills 13 in southwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed 11 security personnel and two civilians on Thursday in southwestern Pakistan where separatist rebels have for decades been battling to control the region's natural gas and other resources.

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 03:59

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Karzai gives India military equipment "wish list"

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday he had given a "wish list" of military equipment to India during a visit this week, presenting a conundrum for New Delhi as it weighs whether arming the Afghan army is in its interests.

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 08:27

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China's Li offers to help end Pakistan's energy crisis

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, as Islamabad seeks to end an energy crisis that triggers power cuts of up to 20 hours a day, bringing the economy to a near standstill.

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 03:19

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Imran Khan leaves hospital after campaign fall

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan left hospital on Wednesday after treatment for back injuries suffered in a fall in Lahore, television stations said.

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 01:36

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Chinese escape Karachi bomb ahead of Premier Li's arrival in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb exploded near the seafront in Karachi on Tuesday likely targeting a van full of Chinese port workers, police said, a day before Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in the capital, Islamabad. No one was hurt.

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 11:54

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Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes"

KABUL (Reuters) - About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago.

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 09:38

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Bangladesh panel to recommend life in prison over building collapse

DHAKA (Reuters) - A committee investigating a deadly collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh will recommend that nine people detained in connection with the disaster be sentenced to life in prison, the panel's chief said on Tuesday.

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 09:27

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Cyclone destroys homes and crops in Bangladesh

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A killer cyclone that struck Bangladesh four days ago has damaged the homes of tens of thousands of people and destroyed their crops, aid groups said, warning that many coastal communities were still in need.

Tue, 05/21/2013 - 04:17

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With end of Afghan war in sight, Europe pushes business

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The European Union threw its weight behind developing Afghanistan's small but promising private sector this week, in the hope that business can usher in stability and peace once foreign troops leave by the end of next year.

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 09:59

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Pervez Musharraf granted bail

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Monday granted bail to former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf who has been under house arrest on charges of failing to provide adequate security for former prime minister Benazir Bhutto before her 2007 assassination.

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 07:33

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Suicide bomber kills senior official, 14 others in Afghan north

POL-E-KHOMRI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew up a senior official and 14 others outside a government office in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan on Monday, police said.

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 06:48

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Pakistan holds news conference to say can't end power blackouts

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Two Pakistani ministers in charge of water and power explained what can be done to end power cuts of up to 20 hours a day in parts of the country enduring temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and above - absolutely nothing, it seems, except raise prices.

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 03:50

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Imran Khan's party wins revote in Karachi, protests expected

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Cricket hero Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf party won a revote in an upmarket constituency of Karachi on Sunday, unofficial results showed, a day after gunmen killed a party leader, setting the stage for protests and counter-protests.

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 01:32

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