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US woman sues Twitter for helping IS spread globally
New York, Jan 15: A Florida-based woman has filed a lawsuit against the micro-blogging site Twitter, accusing the firm of supporting the global spread of Islamic State (IS) by enabling its followers to recruit on its social media platform.…
Deadly blasts, shootout in Jakarta leave 7 killed
Jakarta, Jan 15: In a brazen midday assault, a band of well-armed militants detonated explosives and opened fire on Thursday in the heart of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.
When it was over, two people were dead and 19 others were…
India-Pakistan foreign secretary-level talks rescheduled for ‘near future’
New Delhi, Jan 15: The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan, who were to hold talks in Islamabad on Friday, mutually agreed on Thursday to reschedule the talks to a date in the “very near future” as New Delhi welcomed Islamabad's…
14 People killed in Japan bus accident
Tokyo, Jan 15: At least 14 people were killed and 30 injured in a bus accident in Japan's Nagano prefecture early on Friday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said.
The bus was headed to a popular ski resort in Nagano. The accident…
Jaish chief Azhar under protective custody: Pakistan minister
Lahore, Jan 15: Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar has been taken under "protective custody", Dawn quoted Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah as saying.
Speaking on DawnNews talk show 'News Eye', Sanaullah, while responding…
Dismantle JeM permanently: Pakistani Daily
Islamabad, Jan 14: Praising Indian and Pakistani leaders for not allowing the Pathankot terror attack to develop into a full-blown crisis, a daily here on Thursday urged the government to "permanently" dismantle the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)…
Forget Grand Canyon, world’s largest canyon hidden under Antarctic!
London, Jan 14: If you are in awe of the Grand Canyon in the US, brace yourself for this: The world's largest canyon - over 1,000 km long and in places as much as one km deep, - may lie under the Antarctic ice sheet, a team of scientists…
India-Pakistan Foreign Secretary talks rescheduled
Islamabad, Jan 14: Talks between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan scheduled here on Friday have been rescheduled, the Foreign Office announced on Thursday.
"Both countries are in contact to firm up the dates for the meeting…
Muslim leader Abdul Raheem Quraishi is dead
Hyderabad, Jan 14: Eminent Muslim leader Abdul Raheem Quraishi died here on Thursday following a prolonged illness, his family said. He was 82. Quraishi was president of the Majlis-e-Tameer-e-Millat, a socio-religious organisation working…
Four killed in Jakarta Blasts
Jakarta, Jan 14: At least four people, including a policeman, were killed and two others injured after gunmen attacked a traffic police post near a shopping mall here on Thursday, an official said. The police spokesman, Brigadier General…