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Court issues Search Warrant against Khaleda Zia’s Office
A Bangladesh court has issued a search warrant against former prime minister Khaleda Zia's Dhaka office after reports that she could be hiding fugitives and explosives there, media reported on Monday. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate S.M.…
Russian Politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot and killed near Moscow's city centre on Friday night, according to law enforcement agencies. "An unknown person killed Nemtsov with four shots using a handgun on the slope near St. Basil's…
UN slams Boko Haram for attacks on Civilians
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday slammed "the continuing indiscriminate and horrific attacks" by Boko Haram against civilian populations in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, his spokesperson said. "The abduction and use of…
Strong Earthquake jolts Parts of Pakistan
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit northern region of Pakistan, including capital city of Islamabad Friday, media reported.
According to initial details, strong tremors jolted Islamabad, Mansehra, Rawalpindi, Murree, Sawat, Malakand, Shangla…
Darul Uloom Haqqania Students involved in Benazir killing
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan was informed Thursday that students of Darul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were involved in the murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, media reported.
The…
US Intelligence Chief warns of ‘Home-Grown Extremists’
A top US intelligence official warned Thursday that home-grown "violent extremists" continue to pose the most likely threat to homeland security, Xinhua news agency reported.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a Senate…
Drug-related shooting in Houston kills Three
Three men were killed and two injured in a drug-related shooting in the US city of Houston. Police said they found three bodies Wednesday, two in their 20s and the third in his 50s, at a home in southeast Houston, Xinhua reported.
A…
FBI arrests Three Men Planning to join IS Militant Group
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Wednesday arrested three New York residents who allegedly were planning to join the Islamic State(IS) and commit terrorist acts in the US, officials with the agency and the Justice Department said.…
29 People killed in Afghanistan Avalanche
At least 29 people were killed and several others were missing in an avalanche that struck villages in the eastern Afghan province of Panjshir overnight Tuesday, sources said Wednesday.
"According to our latest reports, 29 people died…
Another Radioactive Water leak at Fukushima Reported
The operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has detected a new radioactive water leak through the drainage of one of its reactors that could have been spilling into the Pacific Ocean, Japanese media reported…