No more violence in God’s name, Pope says on visit to mosque
Reuters, Baku :Pope Francis visited a mosque in overwhelmingly Muslim Azerbaijan on Sunday and told leaders of all faiths that God should never be used...
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British PM to trigger Brexit by end of March
BBC Online ;Theresa May will formally begin the Brexit process by the end of March 2017, she has told the BBC.The PM’s announcement on triggering...
`Bombs are raining`, Aleppo worst hit as Russia-backed offensive intensifies
AFP, Aleppo :The largest hospital in rebel-held east Aleppo was bombed on Saturday for the second time in days as Syrian government forces pressed a...
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US caution against nuclear rhetoricDawn.com, WashingtonThe US has “publicly and directly” asked Pakistan not to talk about using nuclear weapons in a conflict with India...
Trump ‘may have avoided paying tax for 18 years’
BBC Online :A US newspaper says it has obtained documents showing tycoon Donald Trump declared a loss of more than $900m on his 1995 federal...
India only good at hurling threats: Musharraf
Dawn.com, Islamabad :India is only good at hurling threats but if Pakistani military decides to act on them the response will assume a far more...
China blocks Brahmaputra tributary for dam
Dawn.com, New Delhi :While India considers expediting its hydropower projects on the Indus river in order to put pressure on Pakistan, China has taken a...
Turkey extends mandate for troops in Iraq, Syria
AFP, Ankara :Turkey’s parliament on Saturday overwhelmingly approved a one-year extension of an existing mandate to use Turkish troops abroad in Syria and Iraq.The mandate...
Maldives condemns `international terrorism`, urges early SAARC summit
AP, Male :Maldives on Friday while condemning “international terrorism” appealed to member nations of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation to create a “conducive...
Trump`s habit of fuming over slights comes at political cost
AP, New York :Donald Trump’s five-day feud with a former beauty queen is only the latest example of his insistence on airing and re-airing his...
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5 children die in Pak boarding house fireAP, KarachiAt least five children died and about a dozen others were injured after fire broke out at...
Threat from extremist groups to Southeast Asia growing: Singapore
Reuters, Ko Olina :The threat that violent extremist groups pose to Southeast Asia is growing each year as they become more organized and focused in...