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Zardaris counsel Farooq H Naek requested for acquittal of Zardari and Justice Khalid Mahmood Ranjha National Accountability Bureau (NAB) court accepted it. (Photo: File)

Pakistan court rejects corruption case against Asif Ali Zardari

The case was launched in 1999 but quashed in 2007 along with five more such cases against Zardari.

27 Aug 2017 11:20 AM IST

Members of Venezuelas army show civilians how to handle an anti-aircraft battery during military drill. (Photo:AFP)

Venezuelan army and militias hold exercises after US threat

Maduro says the new assembly is Venezuela's only hope of restoring peace after months of deadly anti-government...

27 Aug 2017 10:36 AM IST

Military forces are reportedly moving from the western and northeastern front of Tal Afar. (Photo: AFP)

Islamic States's stronghold Tal Afar about to fall: Iraqi military

'Tal Afar city is about to fall completely into the hands of our forces, only five percent remains' under IS control,...

27 Aug 2017 9:45 AM IST

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, gestures as he talks to members of the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP), in Ankara, Turkey. (Photo: AP)

Turkey's Erdogan compares coup defeat to medieval battle

Erdogan on Saturday led a large-scale celebration to commemorate the 946th anniversary of the 1071 Battle of Malazgirt.

27 Aug 2017 9:16 AM IST

Israelis take part in a weekly protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen on the poster, in front of the home of Israels attorney general Avichai Mandelblit in Petah Tikva. (Photo: AP)

At least 500 Israelis gather in anti-Netanyahu protest

The scandal has yet to threaten his lengthy rule, but has harmed his public approval ratings.

27 Aug 2017 8:37 AM IST

An Iraqi forces officer flashes victory gesture from the turret of an armoured vehicle during the advance through Tal Afar, west of Mosul. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq forces take Tal Afar from ISIS

Militants driven out of one of their last strongholds in war-torn country.

27 Aug 2017 7:10 AM IST

Yingluck Shinawatra

Thailand ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra flees to Dubai

Cops estimate that 3,000 supporters had gathered outside the court in Bangkok.

27 Aug 2017 6:47 AM IST

Deposed Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters during a rally in Muridke, Pakistan, on August 12. (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif files second review petition in Panama case

The petition urged apex court to quash July 28 judgment in Panama leaks case.

27 Aug 2017 6:35 AM IST

Shahbaz Sharif has asked Imran to apologise within 14 days, else the matter would be taken to a court of law. (Photo: AFP)

After Trump's criticism, Pak's Shahbaz Sharif says 'it's time to say...

Several religious groups took out protest rallies and held demonstrations across Pakistan against Trump s threatening...

26 Aug 2017 7:57 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the test launch of solid fuel Pukguksong-2, a medium-to-long range ballistic missile, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

As Pyongyang fires 3 missiles, China bans new business ventures by N...

The ban also prohibits the expansion of any existing joint ventures involving North Koreans in China.

26 Aug 2017 7:46 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves the premises of the JIT with son Hussain Nawaz in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Sharif files second review petition against SC verdict on Panama leaks...

Nawaz Sharif, in the new petition, stated that though FZE company was not mentioned in petitions filed against him.

26 Aug 2017 6:47 PM IST

Police officers man a cordon near the Seven Sisters Road at Finsbury Park where a vehicle struck pedestrians in London on Monday, June 19, 2017. (Photo: AP)

UK: 26-yr-old man with '4-foot sword' stabs police outside Buckingham...

'The man, who repeatedly shouted Allahu akbar (God is greatest), was incapacitated with CS spray', police said.

26 Aug 2017 5:44 PM IST