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Watch worn by US astronaut on Moon sells for $1.6 million
Dave Scott, the commander of the Apollo 15 mission to the Moon in 1971, wore the Bulova Chronograph watch on his third lunar walk after his standard-issue Swiss Omega became damaged.
Pakistan appoints ex-general Nasser Khan Janjua as new NSA
The government had on Thursday notified the appointment of Janjua as the NSA, divesting the position from the mild-mannered Sartaj Aziz who will now concentrate on foreign affairs.
Obama holds bilateral talks with Pakistan PM Sharif on key issues
Ahead of the meeting, Pakistani officials said that Sharif would raise the Kashmir issue with Obama.
Pakistan seeks to shift Obama-Sharif talks focus to India
Pakistan on Wednesday handed over three dossiers to US Secretary of State John Kerry about alleged Indian involvement in subversive activities in the country.
Bomb planted on Pakistani bus kills 11
No one has claimed responsibility for the blast.
Pakistan to appoint ex army general as new NSA: Sources
A security official said that as chief of the key southern command, he had been dealing the two hot issues of Afghanistan and alleged "Indian support for separatist in Balochistan" fighting a low-level insurgency.
Saudi airstrikes mistakenly kill 20 troops in southern Yemen
The fighters had just wrestled the encampment from the Houthis in the southern Taiz province when airstrikes hit them, pro-government security officials said.
12 drown in Ukraine as boat capsizes near Odessa: Official
Volodymyr Jmak, a deputy of the governor of Odessa region said the remaining 23 passengers were safe of whom 18 were in hospital.
Nepal elects first woman speaker of Parliament
Parliament unanimously elected UCPN-Maoist lawmaker Onsari Gharti Magar, 37, as the Speaker of the House.
Nepal constitution ends 8-year deadlock, but not pessimism
India has sided with plains residents, who live near the border and in many cases trace their ethnic roots back to India.
Insurgents shell Russian embassy in Syria during rally
An eyewitness was outside the embassy when the first shell slammed into the compound in central Damascus and smoke billowed from inside.
Taliban suicide attack targets NATO convoy in Kabul
"The explosion occurred in the Joy Shir area of Kabul city. It was a suicide attack targeting a foreign forces convoy," Kabul police spokesman Ebadullah Karimi said.
US halts Syrian rebel training effort; to focus on arms supply
Under the new policy, the US would provide equipment packages and weapons to a select group of "vetted leaders and their units" in their fight against ISIL (also known as ISIS or IS), Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said on Friday.
NASA Mars rover finds clear evidence for ancient, long-lived lakes
The research offered the most comprehensive picture of how Gale Crater, an ancient, 87-mile (140-km) wide impact basin, formed and left a 3-mile (5-km) mound of sediment standing on the crater floor.
Tiny Bulldog manages to chase 2 bears out of her garden in US
Two bears - believed to be about a year-old each - wandered into the family's front yard. A third bear was on the balcony, just out of range of the camera.
Malala Yousafzai questions "silence" of Pakistani leaders on terrorism
Malala, who was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with New Delhi-based child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi in 2014, also expressed her desire to visit India.
