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At least 18 killed in blast at Pakistan ...

At least 18 killed in blast at Pakistan market

ISLAMABAD — At least 18 persons were killed and over 50 injured in an early morning blast here on Wednesday in a fruits and vegetables market, police and doctors said. The blast was said to be high-intensity explosion and Pakistan’s capital city police said that around 5 kilograms of explosives... read more »

Pakistan to work with new Afghan govt fo...

Pakistan to work with new Afghan govt for peace: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while felicitating the people of Afghanistan on the successful presidential and provincial council polls said on Sunday that Pakistan would work in collaboration with the new leadership in Afghanistan to bring peace and tranquillity in the region. The prime... read more »

5.3-magnitude earthquake hits southwest ...

5.3-magnitude earthquake hits southwest China

Beijing – At least three people were injured and several houses damaged after a 5.3-magnitude quake jolted a town in southwest China early today, authorities said. There were reports of house collapse, road cave-ins and rocks rolling down from mountains in quake-hit Yongshan County, Yunnan... read more »

Musharraf survives assassination bomb at...

Musharraf survives assassination bomb attempt: Police AFP | Apr 3, 2

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who is on trial for treason, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt as a bomb went off shortly before his convoy was due to pass on Thursday, police said. The bomb was planted on his route from an army hospital where he has been... read more »

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Thailand election body urges delay in polls amid clash

Thailand election body urges delay in polls amid clash

 Thailand’s election commission on Thursday urged the government to delay the upcoming polls as clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters killed a police officer and... read more »

Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Five people were injured, one in a critical condition, when a bomb was hurled at a public bus in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, two days after 14 were killed in an attack on a police station... read more »

US disappointed over Shinzo Abe's visit to war shrine

China flays Abe’s Yasukuni visit

Beijing – China Thursday condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the Yasukuni shrine, saying the gesture is “a major new political obstacle” to... read more »

Bangladesh security forces lay siege around Khaleda Zia’s residence

Bangladesh security forces lay siege around Khaleda Zia’s residence

Bangladesh security forces on Thursday laid a siege around the residence of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia, ahead of an anti-government rally planned in the... read more »

Rouhani tweets Christmas greetings to Pope on Christmas

Rouhani tweets Christmas greetings to Pope on Christmas

Washington – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani referred to Christmas as a ‘special day’ on Twitter. Rouhani also tweeted a photograph of him spending time with Christians,... read more »