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Foreign tourists wounded during a Taliban militant attack are treated at a hospital in Herat province. (Photo: AFP)World
Afghanistan: Taliban ambush foreign tourists

Taliban militants attacked a group of 12 American and European tourists escorted by an Afghan army convoy in western...

5 Aug 2016 7:07 AM IST

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Pentagon blocks $300 million military aid to Pakistan

In a setback to Pakistan, the US has blocked $300 million military aid to it after defence secretary Ashton Carter...

5 Aug 2016 7:00 AM IST

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Briton held for Dhaka cafe attack

Bangladesh police escort former North South University teacher Hasnat Karim and Canadian university student Tahmid Hasib...

5 Aug 2016 6:56 AM IST

Malaysian rapist marries victim, avoids jailWorld
Malaysian rapist marries victim, avoids jail

A Malaysian man who raped a 14-year-old girl avoided imprisonment after he married the young victim, sparking calls from...

5 Aug 2016 6:53 AM IST

Joint effort must to end terror: Nawaz Sharif to Saarc meetWorld
Joint effort must to end terror: Nawaz Sharif to Saarc meet

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday declared that Pakistan was committed to jointly working with South...

5 Aug 2016 6:51 AM IST

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UNCTAD: Investing in development

The world is heading towards increasingly uncertain times.

5 Aug 2016 2:43 AM IST

Pope Francis speaks at the St. Maria of Angels Basilica, in Assisi, Italy. (Photo: AP)World
Pope Francis at Assisi: Sinners get second chance

Pope Francis travelled to the Italian town of Assisi on Thursday for a private visit to mark the 800th anniversary of...

5 Aug 2016 1:39 AM IST

Naveen Jain, co-founder and chairman of Moon ExpressWorld
US-Indian’s spacecraft to land on moon

In a first, the US Federal Aviation Administration has given licence to a private American company, co-founded by an...

5 Aug 2016 1:19 AM IST

Home Minister Rajnath Singh with Pakistans Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the SAARC summit. (Photo: PTI)World
'Don’t glorify terrorists as martyrs,' Rajnath tells Pak; speech...

Singh's speech at SAARC conference in Islamabad was blacked out and no media was allowed to cover his speech.

4 Aug 2016 4:17 PM IST

Pakistani official escort visiting Interior Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo: AP)World
In Pak for SAARC meet, Rajnath calls on Sharif as a ‘formal...

Interior/Home Ministers' of SAARC nations were with Sharif for 20 minutes during which only pleasantries were exchanged.

4 Aug 2016 3:05 PM IST

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Trump wants daughter Ivanka to change her job if sexually harassed

Donald Trump has suggested that if his daughter Ivanka were the victim of workplace sexual harassment, she should find...

4 Aug 2016 1:04 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)World
Narendra Modi not to attend UN General Assembly session next month

Indian delegation will be led by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

4 Aug 2016 11:03 AM IST

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