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Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets and demonstrators blocked roads and burned police vehicles around the site of the sit-in. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan: 6 dead, hundreds injured in hardline protest, Army called in

The demonstrations have threatened the beleaguered Pakistan Muslim League government ahead of a general election due to...

26 Nov 2017 12:07 PM IST

A Pakistani court ordered the release of Hafiz Saeed on Wednesday, who was put under house arrest in January after years of living freely in Pakistan, one of the sore points in its fraying relationship with the United States. (Photo: AP | File)

Repercussions for US-Pak ties over Saeed's release, warns White House

Donald Trump has accused Pak of providing safe havens to militant groups waging insurgency operations against a...

26 Nov 2017 8:29 AM IST

A Pakistani police officer aims his gun towards the protesters next to a burning police vehicle during a clash in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Cops, protesters clash in Pakistan

An Islamabad police spokesperson confirmed that a policeman was killed in the fighting after he was struck in the head...

26 Nov 2017 7:27 AM IST

Relatives of victims of the attack outside the Suez Canal University hospital in the Ismailia, Egypt. (Photo: AFP)

After mosque carnage, Egypt planes pound militants' dens

Following the mosque attack, President Abdel Fattah el- Sisi had chaired an emergency meeting with officials to review...

26 Nov 2017 7:16 AM IST

Islamic State makes strong, visual appeals resembling Hollywood movies and video games, making its media operation more successful than al-Qaidas. (Photo: AFPâ€‰File)

Die Hard' for jihadis: Islamic State videos aim to lure Westerners...

The research also shows al-Qaida's Syria affiliate has been mimicking Islamic State heroic narrative approach in its own...

25 Nov 2017 5:45 PM IST

About 2,000 activists of Tehreek-i-Khatm-i-Nabuwwat, Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYR) and the Sunni Tehreek Pakistan (ST) for more than two weeks have been blocking the Islamabad Expressway and Murree Road that connect Islamabad with its only airport and the garrison city of Rawalpindi.

Pak police crackdown injures over 70, TV channels forbidden to air

The suspension of TV channels was ordered for violating media regulations showing live coverage of a security operation.

25 Nov 2017 4:37 PM IST

Supporters of Hafiz Saeed (second from left), head of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, kiss his hands as he arrives after his release at a mosque in Lahore. (Photo: AP)

Pak justifies Saeed's release, says its fight against terror is...

Saeed, who has a USD 10 million American bounty on his head for terror activities, was freed by Pak onâ€‰Friday.

25 Nov 2017 12:43 PM IST

Mnangagwa inherits a southern African nation that once was prosperous but now struggles amid a severe cash shortage and high unemployment. (Photo: AP)

Zimbabwe's new president Emmerson Mnangagwa promises era of democracy

Few international leaders are urging Zimbabwe's new prez to deliver on his promises of inclusiveness, economic reform,...

25 Nov 2017 12:08 PM IST

Activists of the hardline Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labaik Yah Rasool Allah Pakistan have virtually paralysed Pakistans capital Islamabad for weeks. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan Police fire rubber bullets to disperse Islamist sit-in

The roughly 8,500 elite police and paramilitary troops in riot gear began clearing the 2,000 or so demonstrators soon...

25 Nov 2017 11:49 AM IST

US President Donald Trump tweeted: Making America Safe is my number one priority. We will not admit those into our country we cannot safely vet. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump says he turned down Time's 'Person of the Year'

The magazine confers the distinction on the person who 'for better or for worse... has done the most to influence the...

25 Nov 2017 11:39 AM IST

Banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, who carries a bounty of USD 10 million announced by the US for his role in terror activities, has been under detention since January. (Photo: File | AP)

26/11 attacks mastermind Saeed has blood on his hands: Ex-CIA dy...

US has asked Pak govert to re-arrest and charge Saeed for his crimes. It also asked Pakistan to ensure that the LeT...

25 Nov 2017 11:24 AM IST

The Oxford Circus area, one of the busiest shopping zones in the heart of the city, was placed under temporary lockdown after police received reports of shots being fired. (Photo: AFP)

Oxford Street chaos result of altercation between 2 men: London Police

Scotland Yard released CCTV images, saying an altercation between two men led to the chaos in the area.

25 Nov 2017 10:18 AM IST