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Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and inju...

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in the bus were reportedly travelling to meet their families to celebrate the Hindu festival of Dashain. Police said the bus had more than 100... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of B...

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage Alan Henning

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid convoy to Syria, has been beheaded by Islamic State militants. Henning (47) from Eccles, Greater Manchester had been held captive in Syria for... read more »

Bomb at bus station in northwest Pakista...

Bomb at bus station in northwest Pakistan kills 5

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A powerful bomb exploded Saturday at a bus station in northwest Pakistan, killing five people and wounding three others, police said. The remote-controlled bomb in the northwestern town of Kohat struck a moving bus when hundreds of passengers were gathered at the station to... read more »

Pakistan condemns US drone attack in Waz...

Pakistan condemns US drone attack in Waziristan

Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday condemned the latest US drone attack in the tribal region of Waziristan which left two people killed earlier in the day. The drone hit a vehicle near Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, security sources said. “The government of Pakistan condemns the US drone... read more »

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'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

Attend Geneva-II conference: Arab League urges Syrian opposition

Cairo – Arab League foreign ministers meeting here have called on the Syrian opposition to attend the Geneva-II conference on restoring peace in the troubled country and form a delegation as... read more »

Syrian Army captures strategic town at approaches to Aleppo

Syrian Army captures strategic town at approaches ...

Beirut – Syria’s armed forces said on Friday they had captured a strategic northern town at the eastern gates of Aleppo, the former... read more »

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has said he is open to peace talks but insisted that they would not go ahead unless foreign nations stopped supporting... read more »

Syria’s future must be determined by Syrians: Ass...

Syria's future must be determined by Syrians: Assad

Damascus – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that the future of Syria must be determined by the Syrian people only, noting that any... read more »

Syrian president grants general amnesty

Syrian president grants general amnesty

Damascus – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted a general amnesty, covering crimes committed before Oct 29, a media report said The new presidential... read more »

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Sharif assures US about reviewing ‘Osama doc’ Afridi’s case: Report

Sharif assures US about reviewing ‘Osama doc’ Afridi’s case: Repo...

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured US lawmakers that he will reconsider the case of Dr. Shakil Afridi jailed Pakistani doctor, who helped the CIA track Al Qaeda leader... read more »

Maldives presidential candidates want election Nov 2

Maldives presidential candidates want election Nov...

Male – All three presidential candidates in the Maldives have agreed to hold presidential election a week early on Nov 2 to avoid a... read more »

12 dead in Bangladesh violence

12 dead in Bangladesh violence

Dhaka – Anxieties mounted across Bangladesh over deadly political violence which has left 12 people dead and hundreds injured since Friday. Five men were... read more »

Nepal poll panel to monitor election code of conduct

Nepal poll panel to monitor election code of conduct

Kathmandu – Nepal’s Election Commission has formed a high level committee to effectively monitor the election code of conduct, an official said... read more »

Pakistan supports Saudi Arabia rejection of UN seat

Pakistan supports Saudi Arabia rejection of UN seat

Islamabad – Pakistan has supported Saudi Arabia’s rejection of its non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council, praising its call for reform, the... read more »

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Israel claims nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land near Bethlehem

JERUSALEM: Israel laid claim on Sunday to nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land in a Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem — a step that could herald significant Israeli construction in... read more »

Man in China kills 2 in knife attack at school

Officials said a 40-year-old man stabbed students and teachers with a knife at a school in central China, killing two people and injuring four before jumping to his death. Chengguan... read more »

Pakistan protestors head to Nawaz Sharif’s house

Protestors in Islamabad on Monday moved beyond the Secretariat area and headed towards the Prime Minister’s House. At least five people were injured as the police fired tear gas, rubber... read more »

3 dead in protests, Pakistan army meets, says won’t back off ‘playing its part’

The Pakistan military Sunday expressed serious concern over the prevailing political turmoil in the country, with the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif locked in a showdown with... read more »

Egyptian court sentences Brotherhood leader Badie to life in pris...

CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Badie, general guide of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and seven others to life in prison on Saturday for inciting violence during protests last year,... read more »