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The previously obscure Islamist group has been calling for weeks for Hamids ousting over a hastily-abandoned amendment to the oath which election candidates must swear. (Photo: AP)

Pak's hardline leader calls off weeks-long protest after law minister...

The protesters have linked the amended wording to blasphemy - a highly contentious issue in Muslim Pakistan that has...

27 Nov 2017 1:15 PM IST

The protesters had staged sit-in in the capital for about three weeks demanding removal of Hamid for changes in a law related to the Khatm-i-Nabuwwat (finality of prohpethood) oath in the Elections Act 2017. (Photo: AP)

Law Minister Zahid Hamid resigns over hardline protests in Pak

The resignation came as part of an agreement reached between the government and the protesters overnight.

27 Nov 2017 1:01 PM IST

Sohail Sheikh was taken to Bhabha hospital where he was declared brought dead.

Heavily-decomposed bodies, possibly of N Korean fishermen found on...

The discovery comes just days after a group of eight fishermen, who claim to be from North Korea, washed up on Japan's...

27 Nov 2017 12:43 PM IST

The stepped-up measures follow an outdoor concert in Cairo on September 22 by Lebanese band Mashrou Leila, when the flag representing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community was raised.(Photo: AP/Representational)

Egypt jails 14 soon after draft bill criminalizing homosexuality

Homosexuality is not outlawed in Egypt, but gays have previously been charged with debauchery in the deeply conservative...

27 Nov 2017 12:30 PM IST

Roy Moore faces multiple allegations, that while in his 30s he molested or harassed teenage girls as young as 14. (Photo: AP)

Sexual allegations no bar: Trump again supports accused Senate...

Many members of Trump's Republican Party have withdrawn support for Moore following the accusations.

27 Nov 2017 12:16 PM IST

Even while denying the allegations, Conyers, who is 88, said he was stepping down as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee. (Photo: AP)

Democrat John Conyers steps down amid allegations of sexual harassment

Charges of sexual harassment and misconduct have shaken politicians of both parties, including in the media and...

27 Nov 2017 12:01 PM IST

Balis airport was closed for 24 hours, disrupting 445 flights and some 59,000 passengers, due to the eruption warning and the presence of volcanic ash from Agung. (Photo: AP)

Bali on high alert over volcanic eruption, airports closed, 59,000...

Tourism business has slumped in Bali since September when Agung's volcanic tremors began to increase.

27 Nov 2017 11:38 AM IST

Pope Francis demands for every possible measure to be taken to protect young refugees. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis heads to Myanmar amid unfolding Rohingya refugee crisis

Pope Francis will seek to encourage reconciliation, dialogue following last week's tentative agreement between...

27 Nov 2017 11:16 AM IST

The toll increased after removing the debris in a long day of rescue operation, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding the strikes hit residential buildings. (Photo: AFP)

Syria: 53 civilians, including 21 children killed in Russian air...

The monitor had initially given a death toll of 34 civilians but the number spiked after more bodies were recovered.

27 Nov 2017 10:57 AM IST

North Korea said Wednesday that it was examining operational plans for attacking Guam, an angry reaction to U.N. punishment for recent North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile tests and a U.S. suggestion about preparations for possible preventive attacks to stop the Norths nuclear weapons program. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan nukes surest route to nuclear war'

In the last four decades, the Pakistani deep state's pursuit of low intensity conflict in Afghanistan and India.

27 Nov 2017 1:27 AM IST

Protesters from the Tehreek-i-Labaik Yah Rasool Allah religious group shout religious slogans during a protest in Islamabad. (Photo: AFP)

Pak military avoids taking part in crackdown on radical protesters

Army Chief tells PM deploying troops will send wrong message'.

27 Nov 2017 1:23 AM IST

Nepalese women wait in line to cast their votes during the legislative elections in Balefi, Sindhupalchowk, 80 kilometers east of Kathmandu. (Photo: AP)

Nepal votes in historic poll

65 per cent voter turnout in Phase 1 on Sunday, Phase 2 polling on December 7.

27 Nov 2017 1:22 AM IST