Arrest warrant issued for Ukraine's Yanukovych
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine: Ukraine's acting government issued a warrant Monday for the arrest of President Viktor Yanukovych, last reportedly seen in the pro-Russian Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, accusing...
View ArticleTTP negotiators awaiting govt contact: Ibrahim
PESHAWAR: Professor Ibrahim Khan of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Monday said no communication had been made by the negotiators representing the government towards those representing the...
View ArticleCourt reserves decision in polo ground reference against Zardari
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad Monday reserved its decision on the polo ground reference case against former president Asif Ali Zardari after hearing the arguments of his counsel and...
View ArticleKarachi law and order case: SC dissatisfied over police report
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its dissatisfaction over a report submitted by the Karachi police and chided jail officials for installing jammers around the Central jail premises which...
View ArticleFreed militant shot to death in Bangladesh
DHAKA: An Islamist prisoner who had been freed by gunmen was killed hours later in a gunfight between his accomplices and Bangladesh security officials, a police official said Monday. Rakib ul Hasan...
View ArticleATC sentences three to death over trader’s kidnapping, murder
KARACHI: The Karachi anti-terrorism court on Monday sentenced three men to death for the kidnapping and murder of a trader, DawnNews reported. Shujaat Ali, Shehzad Memon and Mohammad Farhan, the three...
View ArticleSyrian aircraft hit homes near Damascus: activists
BEIRUT: Activists say that Syrian military aircraft have struck a rebel-held town near Damascus, as government forces intensify efforts to subdue opposition-held communities around the capital. An...
View ArticleMilitary-backed Egypt government resigns unexpectedly
CAIRO: Egypt's interim prime minister announced Monday the resignation of his Cabinet, a surprise move that could be designed in part to pave the way for the nation’s military chief to leave his...
View ArticleDrop war, play cricket: Nisar to TTP
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday invited the Pakistani Taliban to play cricket, saying members of the outlawed group were avid viewers of the matches Pakistan played and...
View ArticleCIA chief discusses regional security issues with ISI chief
The Director of US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Brennan, met with Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Lt Gen Zaheer ul Islam in Islamabad and discussed latest security situation along...
View ArticleImran urges Taliban to announce unconditional ceasefire
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Imran Khan said on Monday that the Taliban should announce an 'unconditional ceasefire' to save the dialogue process.Addressing media persons outside...
View ArticleBlast outside Iranian consulate in Peshawar kills two
PESHAWAR: A suspected suicide bomb attack outside the Iranian consulate in Peshawar Monday killed two paramilitary soldiers and wounded ten others, officials said.The bombing took place in the...
View ArticleKey TTP commander Asmatullah Shaheen shot dead
PESHAWAR: A month after unconfirmed reports of his death, senior Pakistani Taliban commander Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani was shot dead Monday by unknown gunmen in North Waziristan tribal region,...
View ArticleGovernment weighing options on Taliban issue
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz said on Monday that government was consulting other stakeholders on dealing with the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban...
View ArticleHagel proposes big cuts in US Army
WASHINGTON: Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel proposed shrinking the US Army, closing military bases and making other military-wide savings Monday as part of a broad reshaping of priorities after more than...
View ArticleSri Lanka slams UN rights chief over 'interference'
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Tuesday accused the UN rights chief of “unwarranted interference” by calling for an international probe into allegations that government forces killed thousands of civilians at...
View ArticleRawalpindi raids: Over 100 suspects arrested
RAWALPINDI: Police conducted overnight raids in several areas of Rawalpindi and arrested more than 100 suspects, including 17 Afghan nationals, DawnNews reported on Tuesday.The raids were carried out...
View ArticleUkraine starts campaign for presidential elections
KIEV: Ukraine has started a campaign for snap presidential elections on May 25, as the location of the country's fugitive president remains unknown. The Ukrainian Central Election Commission posted an...
View ArticleIndian home minister threatens to 'stamp out' media critics
NEW DELHI: India's home minister has threatened to “stamp out” journalists who have been “trouble mongering” ahead of national polls due by May, underlining pressures on the media during a bitter...
View ArticleMalinga stuns Pakistan in Asia Cup opener
FATULLAH: Sling-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga grabbed five wickets in a devastating final spell to lead Sri Lanka to a 12-run win over defending champions Pakistan in the opening match of the Asia Cup...
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