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  MIRANSHAH: A US drone strike yesterday killed seven militants in northwest Pakistan, the first since Nawaz Sharif was sworn in as prime minister...

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan braces itself for a new era of democratic life, the parliamentary annals mark yet another historic event. According to the...

KARACHI: A judge in Pakistan yesterday sentenced the son of a powerful businessman to death for murdering a young man in a case...

ISLAMABAD: As Nawaz Sharif earns the rare distinction of becoming the prime minister for a third time, he faces a monumental challenge, among...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has a growing fear that the US might abandon it once again after its exit from Afghanistan next year. The Pakistan...

BEIJING: At least 42 people died yesterday when fire engulfed a bus in minutes during rush hour in the Chinese city of Xiamen,...

SEOUL: North Korea reopened a hotline with South Korea yesterday as the two sides agreed to weekend talks aimed at mending ties after...

SEOUL: UN special rapporteur on human rights Margaret Sekaggya said yesterday that South Korea’s 65-year-old national security act posed a “seriously problematic” challenge...

ACCRA: More than 150 Chinese citizens arrested in Ghana for illegal mining will be deported next week but will not face criminal charges,...

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia yesterday banned the denial of atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge regime with a new law, a move the opposition...

SEOUL: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye will hold a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 27, her office said in an...

TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government yesterday approved legislation to set up a national security council, moving to strengthen the premier’s grip on...

    JAKARTA: An Indonesian fisherman fought off an attack by a huge crocodile that dragged him out of his boat on Borneo island but...

A man fixes a motorboat while the USS Frank Cable sails by at the Subic Bay Freeport yesterday. Despite the rising tension over...

MANILA: The military is aware of the risk confronting Filipino forces deployed for peace keeping mission in the troubled Golan Heights, but it...

MANILA: Taiwan is looking to arrange a fishing agreement with the Philippines as a way to restore peaceful relations between the two countries...

MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) smuggling charges against six traders and a broker for...

  MANILA: A low-pressure area developed off Surigao del Sur yesterday and is likely to turn into a tropical cyclone this weekend, the state...