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Polio Worker killed, Vaccination Team missing in Pakistan
Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a polio team Saturday in Pakistan's Khyber, killing one person, even as there was no word on a two member team with two police escorts that went missing a day before. In Saturday's incident, a team of…
Pakistan Court rejects Bail Plea of Lakhvi in Abduction Case
A court in Pakistan Friday rejected the bail plea of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, in an abduction case. Lakhvi's counsel submitted the application and said the kidnapping case registered against his…
Leaders continue Ukraine peace talks in Minsk
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France adjourned for dinner after more than four hours of talks in Minsk on Wednesday in pursuit of a solution to the Ukrainian conflict that has claimed more than 5,000 lives. The pause followed…
IS linked Group hacks Newsweek’s Twitter Account
Newsweek magazine Tuesday was the target of a cyberattack when its Twitter account was hacked into by a group allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State (IS), who called for a "cyberjihad" against the US, published documents apparently…
US-EU Unity reinforced on Ukraine Crisis: Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama said Monday that Ukraine crisis had reinforced unity of the US and its European allies while he did not rule out possibility of providing lethal weapons to the Ukrainian forces, an act opposed by German Chancellor…
Two Bomb blasts in Baghdad, 13 killed, 46 injured
At least 13 people were killed and 46 injured in two separate bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad Monday. In one attack, a suicide bomber detonated himself at the Adan Square in the Kadhmiyah area, where 12 people were killed and…
11 killed, 33 injured in Baghdad Suicide Bombings
At least 11 people were killed and 33 wounded in two suicide bomb attacks in Iraq's capital Baghdad Saturday. A suicide bomber blew up an explosive vest in the crowded market of al-Arabi in downtown Baghdad, leaving at least five people…
Eight People burnt to Death in Two Bangladesh Bombings
Eight people, including two children, were burnt to death Friday night in two separate petrol bomb incidents, while 31 people sustained burn injuries, amid a continuing countrywide blockade enforced by the opposition alliance in Bangladesh,…
China warns Obama over meeting with Dalai Lama
China has warned that "positive trends" in its relations with the US will be reversed if President Barack Obama meets the Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama. A commentary in the People's Daily, the official organ of the Communist Party of China,…
17 killed, 4 injured in China Warehouse Fire
At least 17 people were killed and four injured when a fire broke out in a warehouse in China's Guandong province, the authorities said on Friday.
Five people were rescued from the warehouse's building and nine people have been detained…