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INTERNATIONAL
| Pakistan biggest host for refugees |
| Pakistan hosts the largest number of refugees today, 1.6 million, according to a report published by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). |
| Mono rail projects on fast track in Kerala |
| After the launch of work on the metro rail in the commercial capital of Cochin, ground has been set for setting up elevated rapid transport system in the other two major cities of Trivandrum and Calicut in Kerala. |
| Kerala ruling front rallies behind CM in solar scam |
| Kerala’s ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front on Wednesday came together to defend Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in the solar scam even as the government fortified its position by suspending public relations director A Feorz for his alleged connection in a cheating case involving the solar scam accused. |
| ‘Discovery of India’ project for foreign students |
| The prestigious Indian Institute of Technology at Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) near here and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have joined hands for a novel initiative to help youngsters in developing a better understanding of India’s diversity. |
| Karzai suspends Taleban talks with US |
| The Afghan president on Wednesday suspended talks with the United States on a new security deal to protest the way his government was being left out of initial peace negotiations with the Taleban meant to find a way to end the nearly 12-year war. |
| N.Korea repeats offer for nuclear talks |
| A top North Korean diplomat repeated an offer for international talks over his country’s disputed nuclear programme during a meeting in China on Wednesday, saying the denuclearisation of the peninsula was the “dying wish” of North Korea’s founder. |
| China, Vietnam agree to set up hotline |
| China and Vietnam agreed on Wednesday to set up a hotline to resolve fishing incidents in disputed South China Sea waters that have been a frequent source of tensions between the two ideological allies. |
| 50 plots foiled by US spy programs |
| Secret US surveillance has foiled more than 50 terror plots since 2001, including a planned bomb attack on the New York Stock Exchange, a US spy chief said Tuesday, defending leaked programs. |
| Air France-KLM orders 25 wide-body Airbus A350s |
| Air France-KLM ordered 25 Airbus A350 jets on Wednesday, saying the wide-body plane that flew for the first time last week will be central to its plan to expand long-haul flights after years of struggling against discount carriers in Europe. |
| China executes child rapist: Xinhua |
| China has executed a government official who raped 11 underage girls, state media reported Wednesday, weeks after a series of child sex abuse scandals provoked outrage nationwide. |
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