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Pakistan Prime Ministers Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz at the inauguration of the 6th Heart of Asia Conference in Amritsar. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan calls for peace pact in Afghanistan

Mr Yamamoto shared the UN's vision of making meaningful contribution towards peace and stability in Afghanistan.

22 Feb 2017 6:53 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Ministers Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz at the inauguration of the 6th Heart of Asia Conference in Amritsar. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan calls for peace pact in Afghanistan

Mr Yamamoto shared the UN's vision of making meaningful contribution towards peace and stability in Afghanistan.

22 Feb 2017 6:53 AM IST

Azerbaijans President Ilham Aliyev and his wife Mehriban Aliyeva watch the last minutes of the Formula One Grand Prix of Europe at the Baku Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo: AP)

Azerbaijan's leader names his wife first vice president

Known for her love of luxury, Ms Aliyeva featured in US diplomatic cables, one of which dubbed her a first lady, too, in...

22 Feb 2017 1:05 AM IST

Foreign secretary S. Jaishankar with top Chinese state councillor Yang Jiechi in Beijing on Tuesday ahead of Wednesdays India-China strategic dialogue. (Photo: PTI)

Foreign secretary Jaishankar holds talks with China's top diplomat

Key startegic dialogue to improve bilateral ties today.

22 Feb 2017 12:24 AM IST

A settlement was approved last week as a hearing was set to begin at Birmingham County Court yesterday. (Representational Image/ AP)

UK gurdwara to remove screens separating wheelchair users

In addition, a lift will be installed providing access to the first-floor prayer hall.

21 Feb 2017 7:46 PM IST

Pakistani supporters of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) organisation shout slogans during a protest after JuD leader Hafiz Saeed was placed under house arrest by authorities in Lahore on February 10. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan cancels weapons licenses issued to JuD chief Hafiz Saeed and...

The government on January 30 had put Saeed and four other leaders of his organizations under house arrest in Lahore for...

21 Feb 2017 6:41 PM IST

The researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US estimated that state-level, same-sex marriage policies were associated with more than 134,000 fewer adolescent suicide attempts per year. (Photo: AP/ Representational)

Same-sex marriage legalisation may cut teen suicide rates

The findings show the effect that social policies can have on behaviour, researchers said.

21 Feb 2017 6:37 PM IST

(Photo: AP/Representational)

5 teenagers arrested in UK on terror charges

The suspects, who ranged in age from 15 to 19, were held on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism.

21 Feb 2017 2:53 PM IST

A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a Shia mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul and casualties were feared. (Photo: AP)

6 killed, 14 injured in suicide blast outside Pakistan court

Security forces had been on high alert in Pakistan after a wave of attacks killed more than 100 people last week.

21 Feb 2017 1:52 PM IST

(Photo: AP/Representational)

Thai junta urged to drop case against torture activists

The trio could face up to seven years in jail for defamation and a separate charge filed for publishing the report...

21 Feb 2017 12:30 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

When Brazil ran concentration camps during droughts

The people forced in were not enemies, prisoners of war, or a targeted ethnic group but rural inhabitants desperate for...

21 Feb 2017 12:06 PM IST

Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed (Photo: AP)

Hafiz Saeed can pose a serious threat to Pakistan: Defence Minister...

Pakistan had recently listed Saeed under anti-terrorism law after more than 100 people died in at least eight terror...

21 Feb 2017 10:20 AM IST