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Dozens killed, injured in new Pakistan-A...

Dozens killed, injured in new Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes

Spin Boldak, Afghanistan / Chaman, Pakistan — October 15, 2025 A deadly overnight clash between Pakistani forces and the Afghan Taliban has left dozens dead and scores injured along the volatile border region spanning southeastern Afghanistan’s Spin Boldak district and Pakistan’s Chaman... read more »

‘Surveillance pricing’: Why you might be...

‘Surveillance pricing’: Why you might be paying more than your neighbour...

Imagine walking into a store and buying a two-litre bottle of milk for $3—only to discover the person ahead of you paid $3.50, and the one behind paid just $2. Welcome to the age of “surveillance pricing,” where artificial intelligence and personal data may be quietly shaping what you... read more »

Dozens hospitalised in Tunisia’s Gabes a...

Dozens hospitalised in Tunisia’s Gabes amid environmental crisis

Gabes, Tunisia — October 14, 2025 A wave of hospitalizations has struck the southern Tunisian city of Gabes, where more than 120 residents—many of them children—have been admitted to local hospitals with respiratory distress and neurological symptoms. The cause, residents and local officials... read more »

‘Show Israel the red card’: Protesters u...

‘Show Israel the red card’: Protesters urge boycott of Israel at World Cup...

‘Show Israel the red card’: Protesters urge boycott of Israel at World Cup Israel’s World Cup qualifier versus Italy was played under heavy security and protests just days after a Gaza ceasefire. Hundreds of people attended a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Oslo on Saturday ahead of... read more »

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Court orders Musharraf's release

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in connection with the attack on... read more »

UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

Senior UN official to visit Maldives before poll

United Nations – UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco will visit the Maldives starting Wednesday to... read more »

Philippines braces for super Typhoon Haiyan

Philippines braces for super Typhoon Haiyan

Philippine officials on Wednesday raised the alert for a powerful typhoon threatening the country’s eastern coast and urged residents to leave high-risk... read more »

Gaddafi’s son demands trail in Zintan, not Tripol...

Gaddafi's son demands trail in Zintan, not Tripoli

Tripoli – Saif al-Islam, the second son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has demanded he be tried in the western city of Zintan rather than... read more »

Michelle Obama celebrates Diwali with Bollywood dance m...

Michelle Obama celebrates Diwali with Bollywood dance moves

By Arun Kumar Washington – US First Lady Michelle Obama lit a ‘diya’ (lamp) in the East room to start White House Diwali celebrations after... read more »

TV baron Peter Mukerjea records statement in Sheena Bora case

Television baron Peter Mukerjea recorded his statement on the murder of his step daughter Sheena Bora at Khar police station in Mumbai on Wednesday. Peter’s wife Indrani — the... read more »

Trade union strike cripples transport, banking services in many cities

Millions of workers across India went on a 24-hour strike on Wednesday to protest against changes in labour laws and privatisation of PSUs, affecting life in many cities. More than 15 crore... read more »

Former Pakistan cricketer Arshad Khan driving Uber cab in Sydney

NEW DELHI: How would you picture the life of a former international cricketer? Probably nurturing the upcoming generation of cricketers, commentating, working for a cricket board, running... read more »

Captain’s knock: Kohli shows maturity in Sri Lanka Test series win

India, pleased as they must be at the series win, should still feel a bit disappointed that the scoreline is 2-1 and not 3-0 in their favour. India lost the first Test after having... read more »

Sensex closes 587 points down on weak GDP data

MUMBAI: Renewed fears about the slowing Chinese economy, combined with the less-than-expected doemstic GDP growth for June quarter, spooked Dalal Street investors on Tuesday. As a result, the sensex... read more »