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US Congress stalls F-16 sale to Pakistan
Washington, Jan 12: The US Congress has stalled a planned sale of eight new F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, the Pakistani media reported on Tuesday. The move reflects the growing anti-Pakistan sentiments on Capitol Hill, Dawn quoted unnamed…
S. Jaishankar arrives in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Jan 12: Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Tuesday arrived in Sri Lanka to hold bilateral discussions with the island nation's leadership, media reported. Jaishankar is expected to meet Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil…
10 People killed in Istanbul Explosion
Istanbul, Jan 12: At least 10 people were killed on Tuesday when a powerful blast rocked a central Istanbul district popular with tourists, media reports said.
Around 15 others were injured in the explosion in Sultanahmet district, BBC…
Airstrike kills 12 Children in Syria’s Aleppo province
Damascus, Jan 12: At least 12 school children were killed on Monday in an airstrike on a school in Syria's Aleppo province, a monitor group reported.
The air raid targeted the school in the town of Ankara in the countryside of Aleppo,…
Obama team assures to stand by Sikh Community
Washington, Jan 12: A senior aide of President Barack Obama has assured the American Sikh community that the Obama administration stood by it in the wake of recent incidents of violence against Sikhs.
"I want to offer our deepest…
Pressure Pakistan to end support for Terrorist groups: US expert
Washington, Jan 12: As the US again voiced its expectation that Pakistan would thoroughly probe the terrorist attack on an Indian Air Force base, an expert asked Washington to unequivocally pressure Pakistan to end support for terrorist…
Pakistan submits initial findings, ISI joins probe on Pathankot attack
Islamabad, Jan 12: Pakistan on Monday submitted to India its initial findings on alleged Pakistani links to the Pathankot terror attack saying that the telephone numbers given by India were not registered in Pakistan, a news report here…
23 killed in bomb attack at coffee shop in Iraq
Baghdad, Jan 12: Up to 23 people were killed and 44 others wounded on Monday in two coordinated bomb attacks at a coffee shop in a town in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security source said.
The attack occurred in the…
20 People killed in Mexico bus crash
Mexico City, Jan 11: At least 20 people were killed on Sunday when a bus plummeted off a road and into a ravine in Mexico's Gulf Coast state of Veracruz.
Another 25 people were injured in the accident, which occurred around 9 a.m.,…
30 Militants killed in Afghan Military Operations
Kabul, Jan 9: At least 30 militants were killed over the past 24 hours by the Afghanistan army during operations across the conflict-ridden country, the defence ministry said on Saturday.
According to the ministry statement, over 15…