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Gandhara art greatly influenced by Greek, Roman, Iranian culture

Mardan (Pakistan), July 10 : Several articles recovered from Mardan, a tribal area in NWFP, like toilet trays, terracotta sculptures, coins etc indicate that the Greek, Roman, Iranian and Central A

China arrests 82 suspected terrorists in far-western region

Beijing - Police in China's far western region of Xinjiang have arrested 82 suspected terrorists in five groups this year after they "allegedly plotted sabotage against the Beijing Olympics," state

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian near Gaza border

Gaza City - Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian in the Gaza Strip Thursday in the first such incident since a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant groups took effect some three weeks

Nigerian militants to resume oil attacks after British pledge

Nairobi/Abuja - Nigerian militants responsible for crippling attacks on the West African nation's oil industry said Thursday they would call off a ceasefire after Britain promised to support the Ni

German mountaineers taken hostage fail to stir Turkish press

Ankara - News that three German mountain climbers kidnapped on Mount Ararat by separatists from the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) was relegated to the inside pages of Turkish newspapers on Thursday,

British High Commission to move visa section to UAE

Islamabad, July 10: Following the fresh spate of bombings in Pakistan, the British High Commission is learnt to have decided to relocate its visa section to Dubai, though the officials denied that

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