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Saudi woman climbs Everest

2:36pm Saturday 18th May 2013

A Saudi woman has made history by reaching the summit of Mount Everest.

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Deadly blasts hit Pakistan mosques

11:11am Friday 17th May 2013

Bombings at two mosques in north-west Pakistan have killed at least 10 people, police say.

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1m evacuated from Bangladeshi storm

9:41am Thursday 16th May 2013

The outer bands of Cyclone Mahasen struck the southern coast of Bangladesh today, lashing remote fishing villages with heavy rain and fierce winds and forcing the evacuation of more than a million people.

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Airline pilot accidently locks himself out of cockpit

11:49am Wednesday 15th May 2013

An airline captain was accidentally locked out of his cockpit after going to the toilet, forcing his co-pilot to make an emergency landing.

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Final count confirms Nawaz Sharif victory

9:10am Wednesday 15th May 2013

The final vote count from Pakistan's national elections has confirmed a big win for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's party.

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Prayers for building collapse dead

9:24am Tuesday 14th May 2013

Thousands of mourners gathered at the wreckage of a Bangladesh garment factory today to offer prayers for the 1,127 people who died in the buildings collapse.

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'60% of voters took part in Pakistan election'

1:59pm Sunday 12th May 2013

Pakistan's new government can begin to tackle the country's "very serious challenges" following a successful and "sound" election, the Foreign Office Minister said today.

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Nawaz Sharif to form a coalition government

10:45am Sunday 12th May 2013

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif is headed for a third term in office after a resounding victory, according to initial returns.

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Pakistan goes to the polls despite bombings

10:37am Saturday 11th May 2013

Defying the danger of militant attacks, Pakistanis streamed to the polls today for a historic vote pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister and an unpopular incumbent.

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Man accused of raping four-year-old

9:20am Thursday 9th May 2013

A 20-year-old man has been arrested by Indian police on suspicion of raping a four-year-old girl, the latest incident of sexual violence to shock the country.

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Imran Khan likely to miss final campaign days

1:53pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

Pakistani cricketer turned politician Imran Khan is likely to miss the final national election campaign days after his dramatic fall at a political rally.

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Factory collapse death toll passes 700 mark

9:18am Tuesday 7th May 2013

The death toll from last month's collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh has passed 700, police said today.

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Tight security ahead of neo-Nazi trial

10:17am Monday 6th May 2013

The highest-profile neo-Nazi murder trial in Germany in decades opened today amid tight security with the five accused appearing in public for the first time since their arrest more than a year ago.

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Karzai confident CIA funding will continue

4:00pm Saturday 4th May 2013

Afghan president Hamid Karzai says the director of the CIA has assured him that regular funding his government receives from the agency will not be cut off.

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