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Triple murder convict executed in Pakist...

Triple murder convict executed in Pakistan

Islamabad: A man convicted in a triple murder case was executed on Thursday in Pakistan`s Punjab province. Muhammad Siddique was hanged in a district jail in Toba Tek Singh city, Dawn online reported. This is the first non-terror execution since Pakistan lifted its moratorium on the death penalty... read more »

‘Law allows me to shoot’: La...

‘Law allows me to shoot’: Lankan PM’s take on Indian fish...

Sri Lankan Prime Minsiter Ranil Wickramasinghe has stoked a controversy suggesting that Indian fishermen may be shot if they intruded into Sri Lankan waters. Alleging that Indian fishermen were taking away the livelihood of northern Lanka fishermen, he told tamil Thanthi TV on Friday that,... read more »

Pakistan an irreplaceable, all-weather f...

Pakistan an irreplaceable, all-weather friend: China

BEIJING: China said on Monday that Pakistan was its irreplaceable and all-weather friend and both the countries were part of the community of shared destiny. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Raheel Sharif, who is on an official visit to China, on Monday appreciated Beijing’s support and said... read more »

World leaders head to Saudi to meet new ...

World leaders head to Saudi to meet new King Salman

RIYADH: Dignitaries and leaders from around the world were to arrive in Saudi Arabia Saturday to offer their condolences to its new King Salman, a day after the death of his half-brother King Abdullah.British Prime Minister David Cameron, Prince Charles and French President Francois Hollande were... read more »

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Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

Beijing – A 27-year-old man, who made false bomb threats that affected flights in six Chinese cities in May, was sentenced to five years in jail by a court in the southern city of Shenzhen... read more »

China car attack likely work of discriminated community, not terrorists

China car attack likely work of discriminated comm...

Washington – China has accused a Uighur separatist group for the Monday’s Tiananmen Square car attack, but analysts say it is likely that... read more »

China issues orange alert against Typhoon Krosa

China issues orange alert against Typhoon Krosa

Beijing – China on Saturday upgraded its warning of high waves to orange level, the second-highest warning in its four-tier colour-coded weather system,... read more »

China assumes UN security council’s rotating pres...

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

United Nations – China Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for November. Liu Jieyi, China’s permanent... read more »

East Turkestan movement behind Tiananmen crash claims C...

BEIJING – China’s top security official blamed a little-known militant group for this week’s suicide car crash that killed five people in the heart... read more »

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Defying flight ban, Kerry lands in Israel on truce mission

Washington’s top diplomat flew into Tel Aviv on Wednesday, defying a US flight ban, to try to broker an end to violence in Gaza, which has killed hundreds and hobbled Israel’s main... read more »

Al-Qaida vows to sever hands of ‘corruptR...

ADEN: Al-Qaida has threatened to sever the hands of “corrupt” officials in the southeastern province of Hadramawt, where the jihadists... read more »

Clashes between rival militias in Libya kill 47

CAIRO: Clashes between rival Libyan militias fighting for control of the international airport in the capital, Tripoli, have killed 47 people over the past 24... read more »

Gaza toll reaches 316 as UN chief heads to region

GAZA CITY – Palestinian Territories: Israeli air strikes killed 20 people in Gaza on Saturday, taking the death toll to more than 300, as UN chief Ban... read more »

Israeli soldier, 11 Palestinians killed in Gaza ground ...

JERUSALEM/GAZA: Israel announced on Friday that a soldier had been killed, its first fatality since a Gaza ground offensive was launched the previous evening,... read more »

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Stop praising Tendulkar, Taliban tells Pakistan media

Stop praising Tendulkar, Taliban tells Pakistan media

Islamabad – The Pakistani media has been warned by the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan to immediately stop praising India’s cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who has just retired from... read more »

Pak's new army chief Gen Raheel has no presence on Facebook, Twitter

Gen Sharif shifted army from India-centric positio...

Islamabad – Pakistan’s new army chief General Raheel Sharif is credited with “shifting the army away from its India-centric... read more »

Prachanda to visit India to meet ailing daughter

Prachanda to visit India to meet ailing daughter

Kathmandu – Nepalese Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda will visit India Thursday to meet his daughter who is in a “very... read more »

Britain firm on Lanka probe into war crimes

Britain firm on Lanka probe into war crimes

By Anasudhin Azeez London – British Prime Minister David Cameron has reiterated his demand for an independent inquiry into the alleged mass killing of... read more »

Iran, Pak to fast track IP gas pipeline project startin...

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Islamabad – Pakistan and Iran have agreed to fast track the IP gas pipeline project starting this December in a bid to formulate a more realistic time... read more »

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Explosion in Auto-Parts Plant in China Kills 17, Xinhua Reports

An explosion at an auto-parts factory in southern China’s Guangdong province killed 17 people and injured 20 others, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Blasts were heard at about 9:30... read more »

Chinese man jailed for 13 years for eating tigers

BEIJING – A Chinese man has been jailed for 13 years for buying and eating endangered tigers and making wine made out of their blood, state media reported. The man, identified as a... read more »

Father of pilot captured by ISIS pleads for release

AMMAN (Jordan): The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State militants in Syria has pleaded for his son’s release. Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh, speaking to reporters in the... read more »

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Chinese city, university ban Christmas celebrations

BEIJING: A Chinese city, which earlier saw demolition of portions of churches, has banned Christmas celebrations. Joining the move is a university in Xian, which has asked students not to... read more »

Tsunami anniversary: Rebuilding lives in Aceh

At first glance, Rina looks like any other 14-year-old Indonesian girl. Shy and cherubic, she’s yet to lose the child-like innocence that comes with the territory of teen-hood. We meet on a... read more »