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                    [Title] => Dozens dead as 7.5-magnitude quake shakes South Asia
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A strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan shook buildings from Kabul to Delhi, cut power and communications in some areas and caused more than 150 deaths, mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-26 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1414893 [Title] => Video: Islamic State group threatens to kill Japan hostages [Summary] =>

An online video released Tuesday purported to show the Islamic State group threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive a $200 million ransom in the next 72 hours.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-20 15:01:33 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1412828 [AuthorName] => Jon Gambrell and Maamon Youssef [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140730/isil-leader-weapons.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1414240 [Title] => Islamic State group reaches for Afghanistan and Pakistan [Summary] =>

Afghanistan and Pakistan, home to al-Qaida and Taliban militants and the focus of the longest war in US history, face a new, emerging threat from the Islamic State group, officials have told The Associated Press.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-18 07:08:02 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1479883 [AuthorName] => Lynne O'Donnell and Asif Shahzad [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1406786 [Title] => Tenderness [Summary] =>

Bless the beasts and the children.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1404382 [Title] => Analysis: New focus on how Pakistan will address militancy [Summary] =>

Many wonder if the attack that killed 148 people at a Pakistani school will be a watershed in the country's long, conflicted history with Islamic militancy.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-19 02:26:14 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1670833 [AuthorName] => Rebecca Santana [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20141219/Peshawar-Taliban-Attack-Pakistan.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1392068 [Title] => Afghan leader aims to repair ties in Pakistan [Summary] =>

Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani on Friday visited Pakistan's military headquarters in a sign of warming ties after more than a decade of mutual distrust between the two U.S. allies.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-15 05:28:58 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1531589 [AuthorName] => Munir Ahmed [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20141114/Affairs-Sartaj-Aziz-Pakistan-Ashraf-Ghani-Afghan-President.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1391684 [Title] => IS, al-Qaida reach accord in Syria [Summary] =>

Militant leaders from the Islamic State group and al-Qaida gathered at a farm house in northern Syria last week and agreed on a plan to stop fighting each other and work together against their opponents, a high-level Syrian opposition official and a rebel commander have told The Associated Press.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-14 07:00:08 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1250030 [AuthorName] => Deb Riechmann [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20141114/al-Qaida-Islamic-State-group-IS.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1372661 [Title] => Pentagon says Khorasan group was nearing attack [Summary] =>

In a separate action from the air strikes against the Islamic State group, the US bombed a cell of al-Qaeda militants in northwestern Syria after concluding they were close to attacking the US or Europe, Pentagon officials say.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-24 05:06:46 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1440294 [AuthorName] => Ken Dilanian [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1362309 [Title] => China deploys armed drone to multinational drills [Summary] =>

China's air force said it deployed an armed drone to multinational anti-terrorism drills on yesterday, underscoring the country's rapid progress in developing unmanned aerial vehicles.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-27 05:51:21 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1337793 [Title] => US, Iran, longtime enemies, now potential partners [Summary] =>

For years, Iran has been an archenemy of the United States. Now, with alliances blurred in the Mideast, the two countries are talking about how to stop an offensive in Iraq by al-Qaida-inspired insurgents.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-22 17:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1250033 [AuthorName] => Deb Riechmann and Bradley Klapper [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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