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Pak Court Declares Taliban Chief ‘Proclaimed Offender’

Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah and the outfit’s former spokesman Shahidullah Shahid were today declared “proclaimed offenders” by a court here in connection with last year’s deadly assault on Karachi airport. The Karachi Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) declared... read more »

US drone strike kills seven in South Waz...

US drone strike kills seven in South Waziristan

PESHAWAR – At least seven suspected militants have been killed while four others injured in a US drone strike near the Pak-Afghan border in South Waziristan Agency. Two of the dead militants are reported to be of Uzbek origin. Intelligence sources said that the US drone fired two missiles on a... read more »

Iran to build two more nuclear plants: R...

Iran to build two more nuclear plants: Rouhani

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the country would build two more nuclear plants in the southern city of Bushehr in line with the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The president made the remarks on Tuesday while visiting the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, Press TV reported. “The... read more »

Pope Francis lands in Sri Lanka for R...

Pope Francis lands in Sri Lanka for ‘mission of mercy’

Pope Francis has called for respect for human rights, inclusivity, and the “pursuit of truth” as he started a six-day Asian tour in Sri Lanka. The pontiff, who will later travel to the Philippines, plans to celebrate open-air masses during his trip. It is the first papal visit to Sri... read more »

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John Kerry lands in Baghdad to press Iraqi leaders as insurgency ...

BAGHDAD: US secretary of state John Kerry landed in Baghdad on Monday to press Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to form a more inclusive government in response to a Sunni insurgency that has swept much... read more »

Israel kills Palestinian teen in escalating West B...

HEBRON, West Bank: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank on Friday and arrested 25 people, pursuing a weeklong... read more »

Militants launch attack on north Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say militants have launched an attack on a Sunni-dominated city north of Baghdad, killing seven members of the security forces and... read more »

Iraq attacks and shelling kill 35

BAGHDAD: Violence across Iraq, including shelling of the conflict-hit city of Fallujah, killed 35 people today, as politicians haggle over forming a new... read more »

Nine Boko Haram fighters killed in Nigeria

ABUJA: The Nigerian military Monday confirmed it killed nine Boko Haram fighters in the northeastern Borno state. “Patrol troops have successfully... read more »

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US can't be trusted on drones issue: Pakistan minister

US can’t be trusted on drones issue: Pakistan minister

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Friday said US assurances over the drone attacks issue could not be trusted, a media report said. Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan... read more »

Now, Osama doc Shakeel Afridi booked in murder case for unauthorized surgery

Now, Osama doc Shakeel Afridi booked in murder cas...

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Khyber Agency has registered a murder case against Dr Shakeel Afridi, who helped U.S. in tracking slain Al-Qaeda... read more »

Sri Lankan president calls for national unity

Sri Lankan president calls for national unity

Colombo – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for national unity to defeat any attempt to destabilise the country. Speaking in parliament... read more »

NATO can’t slow down given complex threats

NATO can't slow down given complex threats

Budapest – Given the complex threats of terrorism, wea! pons of mass destruction and cyber warfare, NATO’s Deputy Secretary General Alexander... read more »

Nawaz Sharif assures Afghan negotiators help in peace

Nawaz Sharif assures Afghan negotiators help in peace

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured the visiting Afghan High Peace Council President that his government will fully back the... read more »

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Egypt making slow progress on genital mutilation

MANSHIET EL-IKHWA, Egypt: Raslan Fadl, the first doctor in Egypt to be put on trial for committing female genital mutilation, is still practicing even though a 13-year-old girl died after... read more »

With 14.3 mn enslaved people, India is the slavery capital of the world: Global Slavery In...

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Grenade attack kills 2 policemen in Charsadda

PESHAWAR – A grenade attack killed two policemen and wounded another one in Charsadda on Tuesday. The incident happened in the Shabqadar area of Charsadda district, 30 kilometres... read more »

IS claims beheading of US aid worker, 18 Syrians

BEIRUT: The Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday claimed to have executed Peter Kassig, a US aid worker kidnapped in Syria, as a warning to the United States. The same video showed the... read more »

18 killed in China plant fire

Beijing: At least 18 people were killed after a major fire at a food company in east China`s Shandong province, authorities said Monday.The fire broke out at 7 pm Sunday at a carrot packaging... read more »