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Pakistani residents cross a flooded road on the outskirts of Peshawar after heavy rains. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan floods death toll reaches 55

Rescuers were battling Monday to reach thousands of people stranded by floods and landslides in Pakistan’s...

5 April 2016 7:10 AM IST

Panama leak: Vladimir Putin aides among those named

Panama leak: Vladimir Putin aides among those named

One of the biggest document leaks in history snared world leaders, celebrities and sports stars in a snowballing...

5 April 2016 7:10 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Pakistan PM family defends owning offshore firms

Pakistan’s ruling Sharif family on Monday defended ownership of offshore companies after they were named in one of...

5 April 2016 6:46 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP)

Panama leak: Chinese President Xi’s family implicated

The families of some of China’s top Communist brass — including President Xi Jinping — used offshore...

5 April 2016 6:42 AM IST

‘Cameron dad’s investments private matter’

Following the Panama Paper leak, which included British Prime Minister David Cameron’s late father Ian Cameron,...

5 April 2016 6:34 AM IST

Officials in Latin America linked to tax expose

Officials in Latin America linked to tax expose

Various Latin American officials are among the world figures mentioned in the “Panama Papers” trove of...

5 April 2016 6:32 AM IST

Pak tells US: Need nukes for defence against India

Pak tells US: Need nukes for defence against India

Pakistan has told the United States its nuclear weapons were aimed at defending itself from Indian aggression.

5 April 2016 6:23 AM IST

A protester holds a placard as she demonstrates against deportation of migrants at Dikili port, Turkey. (Photo: AP)

Greece ships migrants back to Turkey

Greece shipped over 200 migrants back to Turkey on Monday, the first wave of deportations under a hugely controversial...

5 April 2016 6:21 AM IST

Syrian troops take another ISIS-held town

Syrian troops take another ISIS-held town

A week after taking back the historic town of Palmyra, Syrian troops and their allies on Sunday captured another town...

5 April 2016 6:18 AM IST

Security personnel inspect the scene of a suicide car bomb attack in Basra, 550 km southeast of Baghdad. (Photo: AP)

At least 29 killed in wave of suicide attacks in Iraq

ISIS militants unleashed on Monday a wave of suicide attacks across Iraq, killing at least 29 people and wounding...

5 April 2016 6:17 AM IST

Yemen President dismisses PM, V-P over failures

Yemen President dismisses PM, V-P over failures

Yemen’s President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi has relieved Prime Minister and vice-president Khaled Bahah of his duties...

5 April 2016 6:12 AM IST

Chinese ‘parachute kids’ flock to US schools

Growing up in mainland China, Hailun “Helen” Zhou always knew that she would finish her high school...

5 April 2016 6:10 AM IST