Indian army on war footing to rescue survivors as flood toll nears 270
Reuters, Chennai :The Indian military struggled to evacuate thousands of residents stranded in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Thursday as the death toll...
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Trump, Hillary extend leads in US 2016 race: PollAFP, Washington Donald Trump has extended his lead in the Republican presidential nomination race amid a fresh...
2,300 Pakistanis serving jail sentences in Saudi Arabia
Dawn.com, Islamabad :Foreign Office spokesperson Syed Qazi Khalilullah said Thursday that 2,308 Pakistanis are serving sentences in Saudi Arabian jails, according to a report published...
Turkey, Russia ministers set for first meet since plane downed
AFP, Belgrade :The top diplomats of Turkey and Russia were set to meet for the first time since Ankara shot down one of Moscow’s warplanes...
Pakistan rejects 30 deportees from Greece, sends back plane
Reuters, Islamabad :Pakistan refused to allow 30 migrants deported from Greece to leave a plane at Islamabad today, a week after talks with the European...
Mum`s the word as Suu Kyi starts military rapprochement
Reuters, Naypyitaw :Myanmar’s opposition was tight-lipped on Thursday about talks between leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country’s top general, citing the need for...
Iran did work ‘relevant’ to nuclear bomb until 2003, says UN watchdog
AFP, Vienna :Iran conducted work “relevant” to developing nuclear weapons at least until late 2003, the United Nation (UN) watchdog said Wednesday, but it added...
Al Qaeda militants take over two south Yemen towns
Reuters, Aden :Al Qaeda have retaken the two major southern Yemeni towns of Zinjibar and Jaar that had fallen briefly to militants four years ago,...
NATO expansion to east will lead to retaliation from Russia: Kremlin
Reuters, Moscow :Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that the continuing expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to the east would lead to...
Suu Kyi, President agree on smooth power transfer
Al Jazeera, Naypyidaw :Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s opposition leader, and the country’s outgoing president have agreed on a smooth transfer of power to the...
Afghans face daunting task in rebuilding war-battered city
AP, Kunduz :Two months after the Taliban rampaged through the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, residents are still sifting through the rubble, wondering how they...
Bush should be investigated for torture conspiracy : HRW
AFP, Washington :Former president George W. Bush and a raft of senior US officials from his administration should be investigated for conspiracy to torture and...