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Pakistan court orders former PM charged in Musharraf case 21 Nov 2014 - 06:28 pm

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court trying former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for treason on Friday ordered the government to add a former prime minister,...

Pakistan detains 60 Indian fishermen 21 Nov 2014 - 05:43 pm

KARACHI: Pakistani marine forces have arrested more than 60 Indian fishermen for violating territorial waters in Arabian Sea, police said on Friday. The...

Libya journalist sentenced to 5 years jail for defamation 21 Nov 2014 - 05:42 pm

TRIPOLI: A Tripoli court has sentenced a Libyan journalist to five years in jail and slapped him with a hefty fine for defamation...

Woman with handgun arrested at White House 21 Nov 2014 - 05:37 pm

WASHINGTON: A 23-year-old woman armed with a handgun was arrested outside the White House late Thursday, US Secret Service officials said. In a...

Motorbike bombing kills two Pakistani soldiers 21 Nov 2014 - 02:04 pm

ISLAMABAD: At least two soldiers were killed and two injured Friday in a bomb attack on their vehicle in north-western Pakistan, police said....

Bahrain says open to dialogue with Shiite opposition 21 Nov 2014 - 02:03 pm

MANAMA: Bahrain's Sunni rulers are open to dialogue with the Shiite-led opposition despite its boycott of elections this weekend, a cabinet minister said...

Top Pakistan rights activist hopeful on blasphemy change 21 Nov 2014 - 01:59 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan: Condemnations by Pakistan's top clerics and Islamist parties against the misuse of blasphemy laws could help reverse a rising tide of...

Oil nears $80 on possible OPEC cut, strong US data 21 Nov 2014 - 01:55 pm

LONDON: Brent crude oil rose towards $80 a barrel on Friday on speculation OPEC could agree output cuts at a meeting next week,...

Venice declares war on noisy suitcases 21 Nov 2014 - 01:49 pm

ROME: Famed for the serene silence of its timeless nooks and crannies, Venice is about to get even quieter ... by banning noisy...

Eight people die in helicopter crash in Romania 21 Nov 2014 - 01:45 pm

BUCHAREST: A helicopter carrying 10 people crashed in the central Romanian county of Sibiu on Friday, killing eight, the country's emergency response agency...

Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes off Indonesia 21 Nov 2014 - 01:37 pm

SINGAPORE: A shallow 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck at sea 96 miles northwest of Ternate in the Indonesian Moluccas on Friday, the U.S. Geological...

Pakistan, Russia sign military cooperation pact 21 Nov 2014 - 01:15 pm

Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (right) with Russian Defence Minister General Sergei Shoigu during a meeting at the Prime Minister House in...

Universal Children’s Day 21 Nov 2014 - 01:15 pm

An Afghan girl wearing a burqa carries containers of water in Kandahar on Universal Children’s Day yesterday.

Afghan carpet industry 21 Nov 2014 - 01:14 pm

Muhammad Amin (right), a carpet shop owner, shows carpets at his shop in Kabul yesterday. Muhammad Amin said that before the civil war...

Facebook campaign against ‘ghost teachers’ sparks revolution 21 Nov 2014 - 01:13 pm

KARACHI: What the Sindh province government could not do with all its resources and powers, a few concerned individuals have managed to accomplish...

Bomb derails train in Balochistan, wounds three 21 Nov 2014 - 01:13 pm

QUETTA: A bomb hit a passenger train in the restive southwestern Pakistan province of Balochistan yesterday, derailing it and wounding three passengers, officials...

Thousands of cops being recalled for PTI rally 21 Nov 2014 - 01:13 pm

ISLAMABAD: Around 22,000 law enforcement officials from various cities have been recalled and containers will be placed at key points to counter the...

Anti-terror offensive to continue: Army chief 21 Nov 2014 - 01:12 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif, who is currently visiting the US, has told top American military and political leaders that his...