Scientists map children's brain development
Scientists have said they had successfully mapped the development of the brains of children between the ages of three and 15.



I was asleep when the Army took over -- Shahbaz Sharif
Brother of deposed Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif told a Karachi anti-terrorism court on Thursday that he was asleep when the army seized power in their October coup.



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