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                    [ArticleID] => 1515408
                    [Title] => Death toll reaches 311 in quake-hit Pakistani, Afghan areas
                    [Summary] => 

Officials say rescuers are struggling to reach quake-stricken regions in Pakistan and Afghanistan as the combined death toll from the previous day's earthquake rose to 311.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-27 00:41:23 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1688722 [AuthorName] => Riaz Khan [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20151027/pakistan-earthquake.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1306528 [Title] => India is polio-free after 3 years with no new case [Summary] =>

The scourge of polio ends in India with a lively 4-year-old girl, Rukhsar Khatoon, who became ill as a baby after her parents forgot to get her vaccinated.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-29 02:21:32 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1486149 [AuthorName] => Manik Banerjee [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20140329/rukhsar-khatoon.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1278683 [Title] => India marks 3 years since last polio case reported [Summary] =>

India marked three years yesterday since its last reported polio case, putting the country on course to being formally declared free of the disease later this year.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-14 05:06:01 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1624765 [AuthorName] => Nirmala George [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1062371 [Title] => US blacklists Pakistan-based insurgent leader [Summary] =>

The US is blacklisting the new leader of a Pakistan-based group that has carried out terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-07 04:03:59 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1509961 [AuthorName] => Matthew Lee [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 932097 [Title] => Iran condemns Boston blast, criticizes US policy [Summary] =>

Iran's top leader on yesterday condemned the twin bombing attacks in Boston, yet chided the US for employing a double standard when it comes to drone attacks that kill innocent civilians.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-18 05:34:33 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 894977 [Title] => NYC man gets 15 years in plot to join terror group [Summary] =>

 A New York City man has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars for trying to go to Pakistan to join a radical jihadist insurgent group.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-09 08:52:15 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 889063 [Title] => DFA welcomes Kerry nomination [Summary] =>

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday welcomed the nomination of Sen. John Kerry as the next US Secretary of State.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img202/8041/gen5c.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 853836 [Title] => Gates hopes polio will be eradicated by 2018 [Summary] =>

Software magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates, who is helping spearhead a global campaign to eradicate polio, said Thursday he hopes that by 2015 no child in the world will be paralyzed by the disease and by 2018 polio will be wiped out.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-28 09:49:06 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 832673 [Title] => Taliban cross-border attacks could derail Afghan-Pakistani peace efforts [Summary] =>

Cross-border attacks by Pakistani Taliban militants have stirred up tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan at a time when both countries have agreed to jointly work for the success of the much-needed peace and reconciliation efforts in the war-torn country.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-28 22:04:31 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 818353 [Title] => World close to ending polio, yet it's a tough foe [Summary] =>

Less than four months ago the world was cheered to learn that India had gone a full year with no new cases of polio — a landmark that left only Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria on the World Health Organization's list of countries where the disease is endemic.

[DatePublished] => 2012-06-18 14:13:06 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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