27 Killed in Hangu Masjid Blast
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the two neighboring mosques in the town of Hangu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing at least 27 people and wounded more than 40 people, officials said. According to...
View ArticleEgypt Protesters, Police Clash at Morsi’s Palace
Thousands of opponents of President Mohamed Morsi have returned to the streets of Egypt, demanding his resignation in the wake of the deadliest violence since he came to power seven months ago. The...
View ArticleTaliban Attack at Lakki Marwat Checkpost Claims 24 Lives
Suicide bombers attacked a military checkpost in Pakistan’s troubled northwest on Saturday, killing 13 soldiers and 11 civilians, officials said, in an assault claimed by the Taliban. According to...
View ArticleIndia Gang Rape Suspects Plead Not Guilty
Five men have pleaded not guilty to charges they gang raped and murdered an Indian trainee physiotherapist, in a case that led to a shake-up of laws against sexual crimes after protests about a rising...
View ArticleTTP Agrees For Conditional Talks With Govt
Tehreek Taliban Pakistan has signaled for conditional talks with federal government which is being considered a big positive development for the country’s law and order situation. In a new video tape...
View ArticleAmerican Sniper author Chris Kyle shot dead in Texas
Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, author of the best-selling autobiography “American Sniper,” was one of two people killed Saturday at a gun range, authorities said. His body was found at Rough Creek Lodge...
View ArticleGovt Prepared To Hold Talks With Taliban
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday said that response to Taliban’s dialogue offer will be given on state-level, adding that the usage of force would not resolve any issue. He was speaking to the...
View ArticleSouth Korea, US Begin Naval Drills Amid Nuclear Tensions
South Korea’s unification minister has warned that North Korea’s proposed third round of nuclear testing will be a major threat to the region. Officials have stressed they were planned before the...
View ArticleIndia ‘Concerned’ Over China’s Role In Gwadar
India’s defence minister said Wednesday that New Delhi was concerned by Pakistan’s decision last month to transfer management of the strategically located deep-sea Gwadar port to China. “In one...
View ArticleVocal Critic of Islamist-led Government Gunned Down in Tunisia
A leading Tunisian opposition figure, Shokri Belaid, leader of the left-leaning opposition Democratic Patriots party, has been killed as he was leaving his home. On Wednesday morning, a gunman shot and...
View ArticleKarachi braces for closure as JUI calls strike
A strike was observed in Karachi on a call given by the Ahl-i-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) against the ongoing wave of sectarian killings on Friday. The strike is also supporting by other political and...
View ArticleProtests against drones disrupt US Senate hearing
The US Senate Committee on Intelligence has grilled John Brennan, nominee for the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Brennan said the US only took such action as a last resort and was careful...
View ArticleSwissGovt Shuts The Door on Zardari Case
As expected, the Swiss authorities said that graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari could not be opened so long as he remains head of the state. According to sources, the Swiss attorney...
View ArticleDunford Takes Charge of NATO In Afghanistan
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford took command Sunday of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, where he will oversee the final two years of the war and the withdrawal of...
View Article700 Pakistani Workers Stranded in Saudi Arabia
President Asif Ali Zardari took notice of 700 Pakistani workers stranded in Saudi Arabia because of an employment-fraud involving a Turkish construction company and its Saudi employees. President...
View ArticleObama to Focus On Reviving US Economy
US President Barack Obama gave his annual State of the Union address to the joint houses of Congress on Tuesday. The speech on Tuesday before a joint session of US Congress was dominated by domestic...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius Faces Murder Charge
Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of his girlfriend at his home in Pretoria. Police confirmed that a friend of Pistorius’s was killed at his home...
View ArticleMQM Stages Walkout In-Camera Session
Provincial lawmakers belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) staged a walk-out from an in-camera session of the Sindh Assembly on Thursday after media reports of withdrawal of criminal cases...
View ArticlePakistani Soldier Who Mistakenly Crosses LoC Killed In Indian Firing
A soldier of Pakistan Army, who had mistakenly crossed the Line of Control (LoC) along disputed Kashmir region on Thursday was killed in firing from Indian side. These matters in the past were resolved...
View ArticleMeteor Shower Hits Central Russia
About 400 people have been injured after a meteor streaked across the sky in central Russia, sending fireballs crashing to Earth, smashing windows and setting off car alarms. State-run RIA Novosti news...
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