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Terrorism is 'haram': One lakh Bangladeshi clerics issue fatwa

Referring to the Quran and Hadith, Maulana said the suicide attackers will be cast in hell.

19 Jun 2016 4:36 PM IST

The dead included two 10-year-olds and a pregnant woman. (Representational Image, Photo: AP)

31 dead, 19 missing in Indonesian floods, landslides: official

Dozens of houses were buried in the landslides and thousands of homes were inundated by floods in 16 districts and towns...

19 Jun 2016 4:35 PM IST

Avijit Roy was hacked to death here by machete-wielding assailants in Dhaka. (Photo: AP)

Main suspect in Avijit Roy murder case killed by Bangladesh police

The militant was also believed to have been directly involved in the subsequent killing of another blogger Niladri.

19 Jun 2016 2:58 PM IST

Members of a breakaway faction of the Taliban fighters walk during a gathering, in Shindand district of Herat province

Pakistan grants Rs 300 million to madrassa linked to Afghan Taliban

The madrassa has top Afghan Taliban leaders among its alumni, including its former chief Mullah Omar.

19 Jun 2016 2:55 PM IST

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Pregnant woman and husband gunned down in Pakistan honour killing

Aqsa was expecting a child, though it was not immediately clear how many months' pregnant she was.

19 Jun 2016 2:54 PM IST

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Hong Kong's stateless children lost in translation as refugee claims...

There are more than 11,000 asylum seekers in Asian financial hub, some uncertain about their fate after waiting for more...

19 Jun 2016 1:48 PM IST

UB Group Chairman Vijay Mallya (Photo: PTI)

Not a gatecrasher, retorts Vijay Mallya after book event row

Mallya was responding to the controversy over him attending ‘uninvited’, an event that was also attended by...

19 Jun 2016 1:47 PM IST

Armed Misrata fighters loyal to the unity government on the main street of Sirte. (Photo: AP)

Islamic State uses pregnant women as human shields against security...

The fighters were forced to move out in the open which was about six square miles -- regarded as 'kill boxes'.

19 Jun 2016 12:43 PM IST

US President Barack Obama. (Photo: AFP)

Easy access to weapons unconscionable: Barack Obama

Renewing his call to reduce gun violence, President Barack Obama characterised easy access to weapons as...

19 Jun 2016 7:15 AM IST

Pakistan-Afghanistan border reopens after six days

Pakistan-Afghanistan border reopens after six days

Pakistan-Afghanistan border was on Saturday opened for travellers after six days of tensions and curfew owing to deadly...

19 Jun 2016 7:14 AM IST

‘Terror safe havens affect US-Pak ties’

‘Terror safe havens affect US-Pak ties’

In a blunt message to Pakistan, the US has said that continued existence of terror safe havens in the country and its...

19 Jun 2016 7:09 AM IST

Man killed in new Pakistan ‘honour killing’

Man killed in new Pakistan ‘honour killing’

A man’s throat was slit by relatives of his wife who disapproved of their marriage in the latest “honour...

19 Jun 2016 7:07 AM IST