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Probe agency tells Pak court / Musharraf guilty of high treason
PTI, Islamabad :In a setback to Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf, an investigation has concluded that the ex-military ruler imposed the 2007 emergency as army...
Exhausted, frustrated, Pak protesters want to go home
Reuters, Islamabad :Arshad Shah, a Pakistani protester, feels trapped: worn out after weeks of street demonstrations against the government, he wants to go home but...
IS has 20,000 to 31,500 fighters in Iraq
AFP, Washington :Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria now have about 20,000 to 31,500 fighters on the ground, the Central Intelligence Agency said on...
Hollande in Iraq to back new govt
AFP, Baghdad :French President Francois Hollande pledged “support and solidarity” for Iraq’s new government during a visit to Baghdad on Friday, as global efforts to...
Mamata tries old faces to fight Saradha-BJP twin threat
TNN, Kolkata:Caught in the Saradha maelstrom, Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress is making drastic tactical changes. It’s bringing back some old faces from the cold, fielding...
Ukraine crisis / New EU sanctions on Russia begin
BBC Online :New EU sanctions against Russia have gone into force, blocking loans for five big state banks and curbing EU business with oil and...
Arabs back US anti-IS move despite Syrian warning
AFP, Jeddah :Arab nations rallied behind US President Barack Obama’s call to expand operations against jihadists in Iraq and Syria, as Damascus warned it would...
News In Brief
Newly married wife killed by husband in MorrelganjBagerhat CorrespondentTamalika Begum (16), a newly married wife was brutally killed by her husband Manik Kazi (25) in...