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Commission demanded to probe written-off loans in Pakistan 01 May 2016 - 03:52 pm

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has requested the apex court to set up a commission to primarily probe into the loans...

64 militants killed, 50 wounded in Afghanistan 01 May 2016 - 03:30 pm

Afghan security forces are seen in the Gurzivan district of Faryab province, which was controlled by Taliban, after they retake the district from...

Tatars in Crimea seek more EU pressure on Russia 01 May 2016 - 03:23 pm

Supporters of the Communist Party hold flags during a May Day rally in Simferopol, Crimea, May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov By Ayhan Simsek...

Sudan rebels take credit for Sunday army plane crash 01 May 2016 - 03:17 pm

By Mohamed Elkhatem KHARTOUM: A Sudanese rebel group announced Sunday that it was responsible for downing a military plane that crashed while landing...

Obama mocks Trump at last White House press dinner 01 May 2016 - 03:15 pm

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the California Republican Party 2016 Convention in Burlingame, California, April 29, 2016. AFP / GABRIELLE LURIE ...

Kenya death toll after building collapse reaches 16 01 May 2016 - 03:12 pm

Rescue workers search for residents feared trapped in the rubble of a six-storey building that collapsed after days of heavy rain in Nairobi,...

Russia: talks taking place on including Aleppo in Syria’s “regime of calm” -agencies 01 May 2016 - 03:10 pm

Syrian kids gather around the rubbles of houses at Damascus' Cobar region to protest against Assad Regime forces' air attacks targeting Aleppo on...

Saudi Binladin Group employees set fire to buses in protest 01 May 2016 - 02:45 pm

RIYADH: Employees at giant construction firm, the Saudi Binladin Group, have set fire to more than seven company buses to protest a reportedly...

FSA thwarts PYD gains in Syria’s Aleppo 01 May 2016 - 02:43 pm

ALEPPO, Syria: Factions of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) continue to prevent the PYD from making advances in Syria’s northwestern city of Aleppo....

Twin bombings in southern Iraq kill 33: security Officials 01 May 2016 - 02:40 pm

Najaf: Two bomb blasts in the southern Iraqi city of Samawa Sunday killed at least 33 people and wounded more than 50, security...

Photos: Four new photographs of Britain's Princess Charlotte at Anmer Hall eastern England 01 May 2016 - 02:39 pm

A handout picture released by Kensington Palace and Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on May 1, 2016 and taken by the Duchess...

India to probe deaths of disabled children at home 01 May 2016 - 02:24 pm

A boy receives treatment at a rehabilitation centre supported by Bhopal Medical Appeal for children who were born with mental and physical disabilities...

Nigerian army says it killed 9 Boko Haram militants 01 May 2016 - 02:20 pm

By Rafiu Ajakaye LAGOS, Nigeria: Nine Boko Haram militants were have been killed in the Kala Balge area of Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State...

Ukraine accuses separatists of violating Easter armistice 01 May 2016 - 02:01 pm

Security forces take security measures around union building against possibility of a provocation for the 2nd anniversary of the May 2 Odessa clashes...

Germany's right-wing AfD to adopt anti-Islam manifesto 01 May 2016 - 02:01 pm

epa05285327 AfD party leader Frauke Petry speaks while holding a document reading '7.6 Islam in tense relation to our liberal and democratic system...

Turkey detains 4 jihadists 'planning Ankara May Day attack' 01 May 2016 - 01:52 pm

Protesters with flags stand on the roof of a building during May Day demonstrations in Istanbul, Turkey, May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal Ankara: ...

Saudi Arabia says to provide housing to 100,000 poorer families 01 May 2016 - 01:44 pm

REUTERS/ File KHOBAR: Saudi Arabia’s government will provide housing for 100,000 low-income families over the next year as part of a reform programme...