ISLAMABAD -- A security personnel was killed in a terrorist attack on a polio vaccination team in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said Tuesday.
According to a police statement, the slain personnel was guarding two female polio workers in the Matta area of Swat District when unidentified gunmen opened fire, killing him on the spot. The polio workers were unharmed. (Pakistan-Polio-Attack)
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NEW DELHI -- India's postal department on Tuesday announced the resumption of all postal services to the United States from Oct. 15.
The federal ministry of communications said the postal department has established a compliant mechanism for Delivery Duty Paid processing after extensive system development and coordination with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). (India-U.S.-Postal Service)
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KABUL -- Afghan security forces have arrested 202 individuals along the border with Iran over attempting to illegally sneak into the neighboring country, said a statement of the national army in the western region on Tuesday.
The arrested individuals have been detained from Ghorian district of the western Herat province over the past week, the statement added without providing more details. (Afghanistan-Iran-Refugees)
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DHAKA -- At least 16 people were killed after a devastating fire tore through a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka.
The two buildings are located side by side in front of Bangladesh University of Business and Technology, according to local media reports. (Bangladesh-Fire) Enditem
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