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US warns of air strikes as invading Al Qaeda militants leave Iraq in limbo
13 Jun 2014
The militant attack, the biggest threat to Iraq’s stability since the US withdrawal at the end of 2011, could trigger a partition of the nation on sectarian lines
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Pak Taliban attacks Karachi airport again; says it is on warpath
11 Jun 2014
In yesterday’s incident, a group of gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on an academy run by the Airports Security Force (ASF) and fled after security forces retaliated
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China plans military base in disputed South China Sea islands
07 Jun 2014
The island would be double the size of the 44 square km US military base of Diego Garcia, in the middle of the Indian Ocean
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Khalistan diehards spark armed clashes at Golden Temple on Bluestar anniversary
06 Jun 2014
Violent clashes broke out between two Sikh groups inside the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar today, the 30th anniversary of Operation Bluestar to flush out militants in 1984
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Commerce ministry okays 100% FDI in defence sector
30 May 2014
The BJP manifesto had spoken about allowing FDI in all sectors for asset and job creation and giving thrust to manufacturing to pull up economic growth
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Another IAF MiG-21 crashes, pilot killed after moving to save civilians
27 May 2014
Yet another of the IAF’s Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter aircraft, in service for 40 years, crashed today in the Bijbehara area of Anantnag district in Kashmir, killing the pilot
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