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Low literacy rates, proliferation of deadly weapons, rising poverty and ethnic tensions and deprivation make the region a perfect breeding ground for extremist forces and this must be seen and tackled as a global challenge, he said. (Representational Image | AFP)

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South Asia has become a perfect breeding ground for religious...

Half of the population in the region is under 25 years of age, SAMAF chairman Nadeem Nusrat said at the US Capital...

13 Jun 2019 3:09 PM IST

Advances in technology mean drones can be controlled from far away using cameras on board, or even programmed to navigate their own way to targets, and back again.

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'Don't drink and fly drones,' say Japanese MPs

Drunkenly flying a drone weighing more than 200 grams (seven ounces) could also result in a fine of up to 300,000 yen...

13 Jun 2019 3:01 PM IST

The latest incident comes after the US alleged that Iran used mines to attack four oil tankers off the nearby Emirati port of Fujairah last month. (Representational Image)

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US Navy assisting 2 tankers targeted in Gulf of Oman

The latest incident comes after the US alleged that Iran used mines to attack 4 oil tankers off nearby Emirati port of...

13 Jun 2019 2:54 PM IST

An Ebola health worker is seen at a treatment centre in Beni, Eastern Congo. (Photo: AP)

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Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda in current outbreak

The first fatality, a five-year-old boy who had crossed into Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo, died late on...

13 Jun 2019 2:28 PM IST

Hope not, Trump said when asked by reporters if Washington was going to war with Tehran. (Photo:AP)

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US will deploy 1,000 troops to Poland; Warsaw may call them Fort...

'I hope that Poland is going to have great relationship with Russia. I hope that we're going to have relationship with...

13 Jun 2019 2:20 PM IST

The Adani coal mine has been under fierce debate and protest for almost a decade. (Photo: AFP)

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Amid climate change concern, Australia approves coal mine near Great...

The project's approval comes when investors and energy companies are moving away from fossil fuels amid concern about...

13 Jun 2019 2:17 PM IST

$The United States will continue to enforce UN and US sanctions and shut down illicit revenue streams to North Korea,\ US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement. (Photo: File | representational)$ World

US, 25 other nations accuse North Korea of violating UN sanctions

It said most of the excess petroleum products were obtained from dozens of illegal ship-to-ship transfers.

13 Jun 2019 2:14 PM IST

$Shadowy \reeducation centres\ that have swept up the regions Uighur Muslim minority over fears of Islamic militancy crossing the border from Pakistan. (Photo: AFP)$ World