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Eighty-five-year-old
Eighty-five-year-old Pope Benedict XVI resigned on February 28 on ground of health, thus becoming the first Pope to resign since 1415. Jorge Mario Bergoglio succeeded him as the Pope in March.
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Seventy-nine people
Seventy-nine people were killed while 140 were injured after a train overturned and got derailed due to over speeding. The tragedy occurred between Madrid and Ferrol on July 24.
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Egyptian President
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, who came to power in June 2012 after the fall of a long dictatorial regime, was ousted from power by the military on July 3.
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Iran signed
Iran signed a crucial nuclear deal with the USA and five other world powers on November 24, marking it as a significant foreign policy achievement of the Barack Obama Presidency.
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On September 16,
On September 16, a gunman shot 12 people and injured three others in a mass shooting at the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) headquarters inside the Washington Navy Yard in Southeast Washington DC.
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On February 16,
On February 16, a meteorite exploded over Chelyabinsk in Russia and rained fireballs over a vast area that damaged property and injured over 1,000 people.
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Pakistan’s teenage
Pakistan’s teenage activist Malala Yousufzai stole the headlines throughout the year. On July 12, she spoke at the United Nations where she stressed access worldwide access to education. She also received various awards.
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Hasina invited to form govt in Bangladesh
DHAKA (TIP): Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday invited by the president to form government after her party’s victory in the controversial January 5 elections. “President (Abdul Hamid) invited Sheikh Hasina to form […]
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Afghanistan accident kills 2 Nato troops, 1 civilian
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): The US-led international coalition in Afghanistan says two of its service members and one civilian employee have died in an aircraft accident. A Nato statement says the “aircraft mishap” happened on Friday […]
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Hindu temple vandalized in Bangladesh
DHAKA (TIP): A Hindu temple was vandalized and set afire in central Bangladesh on Wednesday, as post poll attacks on the minority community continue unabated.A portion of the Kali Temple in Netrakona district was gutted […]
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Musharraf’s heart like that of ‘18-yearold’: Prosecutor
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The condition of former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf’s heart was today compared to that of an “18-year-old” by the government prosecutor to emphasize that he did not have any justification for skipping his […]
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Afghan police hunt brother of suicide attack girl aged 10
KANDAHAR: Afghan police on Tuesday searched for a Taliban commander who allegedly forced his 10-year-old sister to wear an explosivespacked vest for an aborted suicide attack in the southern province of Helmand. The interior ministry […]
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5 bullet-riddled bodies found near Sochi, Russia on high alert
MOSCOW (TIP): Russia on Thursday launched a counterterrorism operation after five bullet-riddled bodies were found in a region bordering the Winter Olympic host Sochi, just weeks before the Games’ start. Two districts in the southern […]
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China has world’s most outbound tourists: Report
BEIJING (TIP): Nearly 100 million Chinese tourists visited foreign countries last year, and they are likely to extend their lead as the world’s biggest-spending travellers, state media reported on Thursday. A total of 97 million […]
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North Korea dismisses South Korean family reunion proposal
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (TIP): North Korea on January 9 dismissed a South Korean proposal to resume reunions of families separated by war, but used an unusually mild tone that indicated it still wants better ties […]
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SOME INTERESTING FACTS
● It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times! ● Gold is the only metal that doesn’t rust, even if […]
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INDIA-CHINA MAKE PEACE, FOR NOW
India and China inked the crucial Border Defence Cooperation Agreement in October to ease the strained relationship between the two countries. The agreement is the outcome of a series of talks following diplomatic tensions arising […]
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Govt offers to bring Musharraf’s ailing mother to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (TIP): The Pakistan government on Friday offered to bring former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s ailing mother from Dubai in a special aircraft as a humanitarian gesture so that the two could be reunited. The […]
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Taliban suicide attack on Nato convoy in Kabul: Officials
KABUL: A Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle next to a Nato military convoy in Kabul on Friday, officials said, though no details about casualties were immediately available. The attack occurred on a main […]
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Pak PM Nawaz Sharif is a billionaire
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is among the few parliamentarians who are billionaires, revealed statements of assets and liabilities of lawmakers for the year 2012-13 issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). […]
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Bangladesh security forces lay siege around Khaleda Zia’s residence
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh security forces on Wednesday laid a siege around the residence of opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia, ahead of a massive anti-government rally planned in the capital demanding postponement of the January 5 […]
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Nepal’s Maoists agree to join assembly, ending impasse
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal’s Maoists have agreed to join the country’s constituent assembly, ending a weeks-long impasse after they initially rejected the result of last month’s elections, a senior party leader said on December 22. “We […]
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Sikh leader found guilty of electoral fraud in New Zealand
MELBOURNE (TIP): A Sikh leader and six of his accomplices were on Thursday found guilty by a New Zealand court of forging election documents in a bid to win a local body poll in 2010. […]
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Jamaat calls for strike in Bangladesh over leader’s death
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami party has called for a nationwide dawn-to-dusk general strike on Sunday in protest of the execution of its leader Abdul Quader Mollah. The announcement to observe the general strike, a day […]
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Pak cable hands defy HC ban on Indian content
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Thousands of cable television operators across Pakistan are continuing to show Bollywood films and Indian TV content despite the Lahore high court ban. The operators are citing their high popularity and demand in […]