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Pakistan celebrates Jinnah 138th birth anniversary 25 Dec 2014 - 01:58 pm

Muhammad Ali Jinnah ISLAMABAD- The 138th birth anniversary of the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was celebrated throughout the country today....

Accord on judicial commission reached: PTI 25 Dec 2014 - 01:45 pm

ISLAMABAD - The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) negotiating teams scheduled meeting could not be held on Wednesday due...

Elderly man beheaded for sorcery in Odisha 25 Dec 2014 - 01:27 pm

BHUBANESAR: An elderly man was beheaded in Odisha for allegedly practicing sorcery, police said on Thursday. Purusottam Singh, 25, was arrested for killing...

China hopes Japan stays on 'path of peace' with new minister 25 Dec 2014 - 01:13 pm

New Japanese defence minister Gen. Nakatani BEIJING-- China hopes that Japan continues down the "path of peace", the defence ministry said on Thursday,...

Pakistan's PM calls for military courts to combat terror 25 Dec 2014 - 01:09 pm

LAHORE--The Pakistan prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, announced that the country will set up special trial courts under the supervision of military officers to...

Shiite militia abduct senior Yemen intelligence official 25 Dec 2014 - 01:03 pm

SANAA---A senior Yemeni intelligence official was abducted in Sanaa on Thursday by Shiite fighters from the Huthi militia in control of the capital...

India's Assam violence toll rises to 78 25 Dec 2014 - 12:48 pm

India--The toll rose to 78 in attacks by NDFB(S) and retaliatory violence in lower Assam with Adivasis setting afire houses of Bodos as...

Turkey student arrested for 'insulting' the president 25 Dec 2014 - 12:37 pm

ANKARA-- A 16-year-old high school student has been arrested in central Turkey for "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by accusing him and his...

Thai leader cites China as positive example in year-end message 25 Dec 2014 - 12:35 pm

Prayuth Chan-ocha BANGKOK---Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha cited China as a good example of economic development in a year-end speech to government officials...

1 Marine dead, another hurt in heated argument 25 Dec 2014 - 12:22 pm

MANILA -- A member of the Philippine Marines was killed while another was wounded after they shot each other while manning a checkpoint...

Australia's Cocos Keeling Islands threatened cyclone 25 Dec 2014 - 12:07 pm

SYDNEY-- Residents of the Cocos Keeling Islands, a remote Australian territory northwest of the mainland, are bracing for possible winds gusting up to...

India's military hunts rebels in Assam 25 Dec 2014 - 12:03 pm

GUWAHATI-- India deployed military helicopters to hunt down tribal militants in the northeastern state of Assam on Thursday after rebels killed 75 people...

Pakistan extremist leader held in murder case 25 Dec 2014 - 11:39 am

LAHORE, Pakistan--The leader of a banned Pakistani sectarian militant group who was set to walk free from jail is being held for two...

Officials arrested in Israeli corruption probe 25 Dec 2014 - 11:32 am

JERUSALEM-- Israeli police have arrested more than two dozen current and former officials in a corruption probe, including several from the party of...

Google and Microsoft stand with Sony against hackers 25 Dec 2014 - 11:03 am

SAN FRANCISCO---Google and Microsoft joined forces with Sony on Wednesday, using their online might to release "The Interview" film to online audiences despite...

CDC monitoring lab tech after possible Ebola exposure 25 Dec 2014 - 10:49 am

WASHINGTON---A lab worker may have been exposed to a live sample of the deadly Ebola virus, the US Centres for Disease Control and...

Four rescued from boat stuck in Antarctic 25 Dec 2014 - 10:45 am

SANTIAGO---Argentina and Chile joined forces to rescue four people who were trapped after their Polish-flagged vessel got stuck on King George island on...

Pakistan announces anti-terrorism action plan after school attack 25 Dec 2014 - 10:35 am

ISLAMABAD---Pakistan on Thursday said it will set up military courts for terror-related cases, as part of an ambitious anti-terrorism plan following a deadly...