French president Hollande splits with partner after affair
PARIS: French President Francois Hollande on Saturday told AFP he has split with his longstanding partner Valerie Trierweiler after his affair with an actress nearly 20 years his junior.The...
View ArticleClashes kill 29 as Egypt marks 2011 uprising
CAIRO: At least 29 people were killed in clashes in Egypt Saturday during rival rallies on the anniversary of the 2011 revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak, underscoring the country's violent...
View ArticleAttacks near MQM-H chief's house kill six policemen in Karachi
KARACHI: At least six policemen were killed and several people injured when police vehicles came under attack near the residence of Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) chief Afaq Ahmed in Karachi’s...
View ArticleMFN status for India on the cards
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N government sprung a surprise at the recent trade talks with India by offering New Delhi the most-favoured nation (MFN) status from next month — with a condition. Pakistan sought...
View ArticleMissing person dies in ‘custody’
ISLAMABAD: A missing person has died allegedly in the custody of an intelligence agency, according to sources.Kaleemullah, 22, was coming out of a mosque in Kalar Syedan near Rawalpindi in June last...
View ArticleSindh says local govt polls not possible soon
KARACHI: While the Supreme Court is due to start hearing on Monday a petition of Sindh government challenging a Sindh High Court (SHC) judgement that annulled the delimitation exercise carried out for...
View ArticleSuicide attacker strikes government bus in Kabul killing four
KABUL: A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least four people in Kabul on Sunday when he targeted a Ministry of Defence bus, officials said, confirming three people in the vehicle and one female...
View ArticleAid in focus as Syria foes hold first talks in Geneva
GENEVA: Syria's regime and opposition on Saturday discussed sending aid to besieged residents in the embattled city of Homs as UN-sponsored peace talks inched forward in Geneva.In what mediator Lakhdar...
View ArticleOgra case: nine barred from leaving country
ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry has placed the names of nine people on the exit control list (ECL) on a request by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The nine have been named in the reference...
View ArticleGunmen kill Hindu temple guard in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Two gunmen in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar shot dead a policeman standing guard outside a Hindu temple on Sunday, officials said, later fleeing the scene on a motorcycle.The...
View ArticleClashes leave 49 dead on Egypt revolt anniversary
CAIRO: At least 49 people have been killed in 24 hours of clashes that erupted Saturday during rival rallies marking the anniversary of Egypt's 2011 revolt, the health ministry said.In addition, 247...
View ArticleSindh govt imposes one-month pillion riding ban in Karachi
KARACHI: Sindh's provincial government on Sunday decided to impose a one-month ban on pillion riding in Karachi citing the recent worsening of law and order situation in the city, DawnNews reported.The...
View ArticleAnti-polio drive fails to kick off in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: The anti-polio vaccination campaign, which was set to begin in Peshawar today, failed to commence due to 'unknown reasons'.Dr Imtiaz Ali Shah, focal person for polio eradication in Khyber...
View ArticleStanislas Wawrinka beats Rafael Nadal to win Australian Open
MELBOURNE: Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka claimed his first Grand Slam title in dramatic fashion on Sunday when he upset injury-troubled world number one Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final.The...
View ArticleUS carries out air strike in Somalia targeting militant suspect
WASHINGTON: The US military carried out a missile strike in Somalia on Sunday targeting a suspected militant leader with ties to al Qaeda and al Shabaab, a US military official told Reuters, speaking...
View ArticleTaliban reiterate talks offer
PESHAWAR: The outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan reiterated its offer of talks with the government on Sunday, but did not specify whether it had dropped its condition that the government must withdraw...
View ArticleEgypt announces early election a day after carnage
CAIRO: Egypt Sunday announced early presidential elections likely to anoint the general who overthrew president Mohamed Morsi, as the country reeled from a weekend of violence that killed dozens of...
View ArticleBanned group holds rally in Muzaffarabad
MUZAFFARABAD: Thousands of people attended a rally organised here on Sunday by an outlawed militant group, the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM). Apparently held as launching ceremony for a book authored by...
View ArticleFour Indian officials kidnapped by Maoists
An armed group of Maoists kidnapped four Indian officials of a rural development project from Pirtand, 25km from the district headquarters of Giridih, late on Saturday night. Those kidnapped included a...
View ArticleExplosion kills six children in Hangu
HANGU: At least six children of a family have been killed Sunday evening and one other injured after an explosion at a house in Babar Mela area of Hangu district, officials said. District Police...
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