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Pakistan police officials. (Photo: Representational Image)World
6 terrorists killed in police raid in Pakistan

The terrorists were killed near the Super Highway toll plaza outside Karachi after they opened fire on a police search...

9 Feb 2017 6:30 PM IST

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)World
UN ban on Azhar may increase Indian pressure on Pak: China

It comes just a day after China defended its decision to block the US' proposal in the UN for designating Azhar as a...

9 Feb 2017 6:18 PM IST

\Many Kashmiris have been killed in fake encounters, house raids and custodial killings. We condemn continuous killing of Kashmiris,\ Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria said. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)World
India building 'secret nuclear city', claims Pakistan

Zakaria alleged that India has been conducting tests on inter-continental missiles which would disturb the strategic...

9 Feb 2017 6:02 PM IST

The Israeli army said on Wednesday evenings rocket fire did not cause any casualties. (Photo: Representational Image)World
Rockets fired at Israel from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, ISIS claims...

Three rockets were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defence system and a fourth fell short of the town.

9 Feb 2017 5:34 PM IST

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill-2017 was tabled by Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Babar Awan as a private members bill on January 9. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)World
Pakistan's transgender rights bill copied from India

The only effort put by the mover of the bill was to change 'India' with 'Pakistan' wherever the name appeared and also...

9 Feb 2017 4:22 PM IST

Ahmad Waqass Goraya was among five activists who vanished in Pakistan in early January. (Photo: Twitter)World
Not against Islam', abducted Pak blogger breaks silence

Goraya, who like the other activists criticised religious extremism and the military establishment.

9 Feb 2017 4:00 PM IST

Photographer Zhang Liangzong took the pictures with a drone in front of basalt formations near Shishe. (Photo: Pixabay)World
Chinese family reunites 500 members for rare photo

The photos were taken at a Ren family reunion at Shishe village in China's eastern province of Zhejiang.

9 Feb 2017 3:52 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: AP)World
'Be proud of bruises': Women told as Russia decriminalises domestic...

The move has alarmed women's rights campaigners who fear it will encourage abuse.

9 Feb 2017 3:19 PM IST

Amanda Tompkins may stand trial for ten counts of sex abuse of ten schoolboys. (Photo: Facebook)World
UK: Woman admits having striptease sex with minor boys, may face jail

In her testimony, she admitted to having performing sex acts on the kids, despite knowing that it might rob them of...

9 Feb 2017 2:49 PM IST

The NYPD has about 900 uniformed Muslim officers out of about 35,000, and has made public pronouncements seeking more recruits. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)World
'Don't detonate on patrol': Muslim police officer in US harassed by...

On a daily basis she would be told that she should not be a police officer, that she should not be allowed to wear...

9 Feb 2017 11:37 AM IST

Mexico drug lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman (Photo: AFP)World
'El Chapo' Guzman's sons wounded in cartel attack

Ciro Gomez Leyva said he received word about Saturday's purported attack in a handwritten letter from Guzman's sons.

9 Feb 2017 10:54 AM IST

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)World
Trump sends letter of thanks to China's Xi Jinping

Just after he won the November election, Trump provoked Beijing's ire by accepting a congratulatory call from Taiwan's...

9 Feb 2017 10:51 AM IST

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