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Pakistani paramilitary soldiers cordon off the site of a bomb explosion Quetta. (Photo: AFP)

Taliban suicide bomber in Pak court kills 13, injures 23

The Pakistani Taliban's Jamat-ul-Ahrar faction claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it avenged the hanging of...

7 March 2016 3:42 PM IST

The security and emergency teams have reached the blast site and sealed the area. (Photo: Screengrab)

Suicide blast in Pakistan court leaves 8 dead, injures 21: police

Eyewitnesses at the site said they heard firing after a loud blast.

7 March 2016 1:44 PM IST

1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at business in western Sydney

Heavily armed police surrounded the sign-making business in an industrial area of Ingleburn.

7 March 2016 10:43 AM IST

The public prosecutor in Annecy said the teenagers had left or were trying to leave for Syria. (Photo: AP)

2 'radicalised' Syria-bound French teens return home

Israe, 15, and 16-year-old Louisa disappeared from their school in Haute-Savoie, prompting police to launch search...

7 March 2016 10:42 AM IST

The former first lady died Sunday at her home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles of congestive heart failure. (Photo: AP)

Former US first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94 in California

Her dignity and perseverance in these post-White House roles helped smooth over the public’s fickle perceptions of...

7 March 2016 10:41 AM IST

Yemeni security forces gather outside an elderly care home after it was attacked by gunmen in the port city of Aden. (Photo: AP

Indian priest held by Islamic State in Yemen

Yemeni government has repeatedly promised to restore security to the city but has so far had little success.

7 March 2016 10:17 AM IST

French police officers inspect a piece of debris from a plane in Saint-Andre, Reunion Island. (Photo: AP

Second possible MH370 plane part found on La Reunion

Johnny Begue, who found the 'flaperon' part while cleaning a beach last July, said he handed over the new suspected...

7 March 2016 10:15 AM IST

Former US First Lady Nancy Reagan. (Photo: AP)

Former US First Lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94

Nancy Reagan, the former actress who was fiercely protective of husband Ronald Reagan through a Hollywood career, eight...

7 March 2016 4:23 AM IST

Iran tycoon sentenced to death for corruption

Iran’s billionaire tycoon Babak Zanjani has been sentenced to death for corruption, a judicial official said on...

7 March 2016 3:29 AM IST

China warns Hong Kong not to politicise issues

China warns Hong Kong not to politicise issues

China’s third-ranked Communist Party leader Zhang Dejiang said Hong Kong shouldn’t “politicise...

7 March 2016 3:28 AM IST

Afghans retreat from key districts

Afghans retreat from key districts

Overstretched Afghan forces are pulling back from violent southern districts without a fight, ceding key territory to...

7 March 2016 3:24 AM IST

Nepal Congress set to elect new leadership

Nepali Congress, the largest party in the Parliament, is all set to elect the new leadership on Sunday for the next five...

7 March 2016 3:23 AM IST