Khaleda Zia would be tried for 'terrorism' one day: Hasina
FARIDPUR: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the country would hold the trial of main opposition leader Khaleda Zia one day for unleashing terrorism and militancy in the name of movement....
View ArticleLebanon bombing kills five, including ex-minister
BEIRUT: The state news agency says a bombing in central Beirut has killed five people, including a senior aide to former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri. It says Mohammed Chatah and his driver were...
View ArticleBicycle bomb kills four in eastern India: report
NEW DELHI: A bomb planted on a bicycle killed four people when it exploded near a school in the Indian state of West Bengal on Thursday, the Press Trust of India reported.Six other people were injured,...
View ArticleThree coalition soldiers killed in Afghan car bomb
KABUL: A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of international troops in an eastern district of the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, killing three service members and wounding six Afghans, officials...
View ArticleKhasadars to conduct anti-polio drive in Khyber region
KHYBER AGENCY: In the wake of threat to the polio workers from the terrorists and their refusal to carry out the polio drive, the political administration of Khyber tribal region has decided to deploy...
View ArticleTurkish riot police clash with anti-govt demonstrators
ANKARA: Turkish riot police blasted opposition protesters with water cannons, tear gas and plastic bullets in Istanbul on Friday in scenes reminiscent of the summer's mass anti-government...
View ArticlePM offers special plane to bring home Musharraf's ailing mother
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Pervez Rasheed on Friday said the independent judiciary would decide about the fate of General (retd) Pervez Musharraf.“[However], the Prime Minister of Pakistan...
View ArticleEight, including six Lyari gang war suspects, killed in Karachi
KARACHI: At least eight people, including six Lyari gang war suspects, were killed Friday in Karachi, DawnNews reported. Six Lyari gang war suspects were shot dead and their bodies were discovered in...
View ArticleThree killed as Egypt police clash with pro-Morsi protesters
CAIRO: With water cannons and tear gas, Egyptian riot police battled on Friday with hundreds of rock-throwing supporters of ousted ex-President Mohammed Morsi in clashes across the country that left...
View ArticleBilawal declares war against Taliban at start of political career
KARACHI: In a fiery speech at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh to mark sixth death anniversary of his mother Benzair Bhutto on Friday, patron-in-chief of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari declared...
View ArticlePolicy of arming groups criticised
ISLAMABAD: The government will discourage the previous governments’ alleged policy of arming any particular party or faction in Balochistan in the name of security and such groups created in the past...
View ArticlePTI says KP ready to take over Pesco
KARACHI: Responding to an offer made by water and power minister, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is ready to take control of not only the Peshawar...
View ArticleMore time sought for printing of ballot papers
ISLAMABAD: The much-awaited local government (LG) elections in Punjab and Sindh may not take place as per schedule because government printing presses have sought more time to print the required number...
View ArticlePTI, PML-N lash out against Bilawal
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has severely criticised the speech delivered by PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in which he derided Imran Khan, calling him a coward who could not face...
View ArticleUN approves $5.53 billion budget for 2014-2015
UNITED NATIONS: The General Assembly has approved a budget of $5.53 billion to cover the United Nations' regular operations in 2014-2015, cutting it for a second successive time. But UN members again...
View ArticleFire on express train in India kills at least 23
NEW DELHI: A fire engulfed two coaches of an express train in southern India early Saturday, killing at least 23 passengers, many of whom became trapped and suffocated after the doors failed to open,...
View ArticleAt least four killed as Iraqi troops arrest lawmaker
BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say troops arrested a Sunni lawmaker sought on terrorism charges and killed his brother and three guards after they opened fire on the officers. A police official says military...
View ArticleVeteran Indian actor Farooq Sheikh dies of heart attack
NEW DELHI: Veteran actor Farooq Sheikh, 65, died late on Friday night due to heart attack in Dubai, said a report published on The Times of India website.He was 65. "He has passed away," a family...
View ArticleKejriwal sworn in as Delhi Chief Minister
NEW DELHI: The leader of a new political party that pledged to uproot corruption from Indian politics has been sworn in as the chief minister of India's capital. Aam Aadmi, or Common Man's Party, won...
View ArticleUS terror suspect trying to go to Pakistan pleads guilty
LOS ANGELES: A California man who used the Internet and Facebook to connect with Al Qaeda pleaded guilty Friday to a federal terrorism charge after admitting he attempted to assist the organisation by...
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