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Ahmed Shehzad’s half-century steadies Pa...

Ahmed Shehzad’s half-century steadies Pakistan against Sri Lanka in 2nd Tes...

slammed his third Test half-century as Pakistan cruised ahead towards Sri Lanka‘s lead on Day Three of the second Test at P Sara Oval, Colombo. Pakistan were 129 for the loss of one wicket, trailing by 48 runs at tea. Shehzad was not out on 69 and Azhar Ali was not out on 47.There was a chance of... read more »

Separatist shutdown affects life in Srin...

Separatist shutdown affects life in Srinagar

A separatist-called shutdown to protest ‘police high-handedness’ affected normal life in Srinagar on Saturday. The traffic on the strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway, however, moved without any hiccups. Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, the chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, has called... read more »

BSF doing commendable job in guarding in...

BSF doing commendable job in guarding international border

Interacting with BSF jawans and officers posted in the Mizoram and Cachar Frontier yesterday, Pathak appreciated the hard work done by the troops and said they were doing a commendable job in keeping a vigil on the international border. Also appreciating their operational achievements, the DG... read more »

Chennai metro tunnelling causes cave-in,...

Chennai metro tunnelling causes cave-in, road gulps car

Acrater more than 10 feet across swallowed a car after a combination of metro rail tunnelling and layers of loose soil apparently caused a sudden cave-in near Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on Poonamallee High Road at 2.15pm on Friday afternoon. As the road subsided without warning by at... read more »

Indonesia's President Slams Australia's Abbott over Spying Claims

Tony Abbott says he’ll shirt front Vladimir Putin over MH17

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has warned Russian President Vladamir Putin he will “shirt front” him when he arrives in Australia next month for the G20. Mr Abbott said today that if the... read more »

One Dead as Suicide Blast Targets NATO Convoy in Kabul

KABUL:  A suicide bomber targeted an NATO convoy in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Monday, killing an Afghan civilian but causing no casualties among foreign troops, officials... read more »

Typhoon Vongfong Lashes Southern Japan

TOKYO—Typhoon Vongfong reached Japan’s main islands Monday morning, bringing heavy winds and rain to southern and western parts of Japan, prompting evacuation advisories for more than... read more »

Typhoon Vongfong lashes Japan; 35 people hurt

A powerful typhoon poured heavy rains over Japan’s southern island of Okinawa and was aiming at the next island of Kyushu on Sunday, becoming the second severe storm to hit in a week. At... read more »

Kerry to Meet Israel, PA Leaders as Peace Talks Continue

US concerned over Kobani, will take time to confront Islamic Stat...

Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday the United States was deeply concerned about what he called the “tragedy” in the Syrian town of Kobani, where Islamic State fighters have... read more »