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Pak International Airlines to suspend Mumbai-Karachi flight from May 11

MUMBAI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which operates a weekly flight between Mumbai and Karachi, will suspend its service from May 11. The national flag carrier of Pakistan operates the flight on every Thursday. “Pakistan International Airlines, in a communication to authorities... read more »

World Facing ‘Largest Humanitarian...

World Facing ‘Largest Humanitarian Crisis’ Since 1945: United N...

The world is facing its “largest humanitarian crisis” since 1945, said the United Nations (UN), further issuing a plea for help to avoid “a catastrophe”. read more »

7 Dead As Iran Teen Botches Homemade Fir...

7 Dead As Iran Teen Botches Homemade Fireworks

An Iranian teenager, who was making fireworks at home for a festival ahead of the Persian New Year blew up his home, killing himself and six other family members, a prosecutor said on Saturday. The… read more »

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Suspend Premium Processing Of Work Visas For Foreign Doctors: US Senators

Three influential American Senators have sought lifting of the suspension of premium processing of work visas of foreign doctors, including from India, who commit to work in rural areas in the US. read more »

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Suicide bomber hits Tunisian hotel, no victims

A man blew himself up on Wednesday outside a luxury hotel in the eastern Tunisian coastal city of Sousse in the first suspected terrorist attack in years on the country’s vital tourist... read more »

Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood’s deputy le...

Egypt’s Interior Ministry says a key figure in the Muslim Brotherhood has been arrested after months on the run. The Ministry says Essam el-Erian,... read more »

Egypt’s court withdraws from Muslim Brotherhood c...

Cairo – The Cairo Criminal Court Tuesday withdrew from the trial of Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and his two deputies, citing... read more »

Al-Shabaab fast becoming `extended hand of al-Qaida` in...

London – Somalia’s extremist group al-Shabaab has now become ‘an extended hand of al-Qaida’ with the African Union’s (AU) campaign... read more »

Algeria nabs 20 people linked to militants

Algerian security forces have arrested some 20 people who are said to support militants along the country’s border with Tunisia. The arrests were made... read more »

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Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not ex...

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A... read more »

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... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

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... read more »

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Tiananmen crash a suicide attack, 2 suspects identified: China Po...

Beijing – Islamic militants from the restive Xinginag region are suspected to be behind the deadly car crash in Tiananmen Square according to Chinese police, reports said Tuesday. According to... read more »

China launches remote sensing satellite

Beijing – China launched Tuesday a remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in China’s Shanxi province,... read more »

China decommissions 1st nuclear submarine

BEIJING – China has decommissioned its first nuclear-powered submarine after more than 40 years of service in the military, the People’s... read more »

5 dead, 38 injured in Beijing car blaze

BEIJING – A jeep crashed into a crowd of people and caught fire in front of the Tian’anmen rostrum in downtown Beijing at noon on Monday, killing... read more »

Chinese newspaper apologises after detained journalist’...

Beijing – A Chinese newspaper has published a front-page apology after one of its reporters who has been detained due to allegations of defamation made... read more »

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WORKERS DIE IN BLAZE

MANAMA – Three Bangladeshis were killed after a fire broke out in a residential building in Mukharqa yesterday. The men died of smoke inhalation in their sleep as the blaze quickly spread... read more »

Bomb blasts as rioters fight police

MANAMA: Two home-made bombs exploded last night as security forces confronted saboteurs who were blocking roads and pelting policemen with Molotov... read more »

Swine flu cases in Bahrain rise to six

TWO more swine flu cases have been recorded in Bahrain this week, bringing the total to six. The GDN yesterday obtained the Health Ministry’s Weekly... read more »

WE CAN DO BUSINESS

MANAMA: London’s Lord Mayor yesterday described Bahrain as a gateway for Britain to do business with the region – and also enter Africa and the... read more »

Bank and Gulf Air sign agreement

MANAMA -Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Gulf Air which entitles KHCB’s credit card holders to discounts on... read more »

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South Asia

Sharif offers to bring home Musharraf's ailing mother

Pakistan begins work on civil nuclear power plant

Pakistan has broken ground on what will be the country’s largest civil nuclear power plant, which is being built with help from China. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif performed the ground... read more »

Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Banglades...

Dhaka – The Bangladesh poll schedule “cannot be said to have been properly thought through”, said a leading daily which observed... read more »

Pak special court to try Musharraf for treason in Decem...

Islamabad – The Pakistani government has announced that a special court will start functioning in the first week of December for the trial of former... read more »

Bangladesh parliamentary elections to be held in Januar...

Dhaka – The Bangladesh Election Commission Monday announced that the country will undergo parliamentary e! lections next year Jan 5. Chief Election... read more »

Kerry for quick security deal with Afghanistan

Washington – US Secretary of State John Kerry called for quick signing of a bilateral security agreement with Afghanistan after the country’s... read more »

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EU to build economic, political partnership with Myanmar

EU seeks to tighten Iran bans despite court rulings

The European Union (EU) is trying to bolster unilateral bans imposed against Iran despite recent rulings by the EU courts calling for the removal of sanctions on a number of Iranian entities, a... read more »

German Parliament panel urged to hear US spying cl...

Germany’s main Opposition Social Democrats (SPD) called on Monday for a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations of wiretapping by the... read more »

Europe must be thankful for NSA spying: Mike Rogers

In spite of the increasing outrage over the National Security Agency spying on its European allies, a US lawmaker has defended the surveillance saying that it... read more »

Germany steps up attacks on US over spying

Berlin – Germany Sunday toughened the tone of its response to allegations that US intelligence agencies spied on Chancellor Angela Merkel, warning... read more »

Serbia state funeral for widow of Yugoslav leader Tito

The widow of former Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito has been honoured in a state funeral in the Serbian capital. Jovanka Broz, who died of heart failure at the... read more »

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North America

Obama aware of spying on Merkel: German daily

Berlin – US President Barack Obama was aware of the alleged monitoring of mobile phone communications of Chancellor Angela Merkel, a German daily reported Sunday. German newspapers Bild am... read more »

German spy chiefs to visit US to investigate claim...

London – Germany has decided to send its top intelligence chiefs to the US to investigate the claims that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s... read more »

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