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Over 100,000 flee fighting in northwestern Pakistan: UNHCR
Geneva, March 30 (IANS) An estimated 101,160 people, mostly women and children, have been displaced since Jan 20 when government troops began security operations against militant groups in Khyber Agency region in northwestern Pakistan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Friday. UNHCR spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said the recent increase in the intensity of the fighting
Geneva, March 30 (IANS) An estimated 101,160 people, mostly women and children, have been displaced since Jan 20 when government troops began security operations against militant groups in Khyber Agency region in northwestern Pakistan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Friday. UNHCR spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said the recent increase in the intensity of the fighting
Ex Cern scientist faces trial in France for alleged terror plots with Al Qaeda
A former nuclear scientist at Switzerland's Cern Laboratory is on a trial for allegedly plotting terror attacks with Al Qaeda in France.
A former nuclear scientist at Switzerland's Cern Laboratory is on a trial for allegedly plotting terror attacks with Al Qaeda in France.
6-legged Swiss calf uncowed by disability
A six-legged calf has defied the odds by thriving despite a vet's prediction at birth that it wouldn't survive.
A six-legged calf has defied the odds by thriving despite a vet's prediction at birth that it wouldn't survive.
Roche raises bid for US diagnostics firm Illumina
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Group raised its offer for Illumina Inc. to $51 cash per share Thursday, in a bid to speed up a takeover of the U.S. diagnostics company.
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Group raised its offer for Illumina Inc. to $51 cash per share Thursday, in a bid to speed up a takeover of the U.S. diagnostics company.
Roche raises bid for US diagnostics firm Illumina
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Group raised its offer for Illumina Inc. to $51 cash per share Thursday, in a bid to speed up a takeover of the U.S. diagnostics company.
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Group raised its offer for Illumina Inc. to $51 cash per share Thursday, in a bid to speed up a takeover of the U.S. diagnostics company.
Climate change causing extreme weather conditions: IPCC report
Evidence suggests that climate change has led to extreme weather conditions such as heat waves, record high temperatures and, in many regions, heavy precipitation in the past half century, according to a report released Wednesday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Evidence suggests that climate change has led to extreme weather conditions such as heat waves, record high temperatures and, in many regions, heavy precipitation in the past half century, according to a report released Wednesday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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