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Pakistan's Bacha Khan University reopens after attack; teachers...

Taliban militants have threatened more assaults on schools and universities since the attack on Bacha Khan University.

15 Feb 2016 4:13 PM IST

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Car bomb kills 2 policemen in Russia's Dagestan

Dagestan neighbours Chechnya, where Moscow fought 2 bloody wars against Islamist separatist fighters before regaining...

15 Feb 2016 3:44 PM IST

Police say they were contacted Sunday evening after reports about the laser being beamed into the cockpit. (Photo: Pixabay)

Plane returns to London after laser was beamed into cockpit

The airline says in a statement Monday that flight VS025 doubled back after the co-pilot reported feeling unwell.

15 Feb 2016 3:43 PM IST

The university in the town of Charsadda is named after liberal, secular political figure hailed as a spiritual leader

Pakistan’s Bacha Khan University reopens

Bacha Khan University's Vice Chancellor welcomed students, assuring them all possible security measures have been taken.

15 Feb 2016 3:06 PM IST

he wreckage of a South Korean armys helicopter lies on a farming field in Chuncheon, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

3 killed as S Korean military helicopter crashes

The helicopter went down in a farming field in the city of Chuncheon in the eastern province of Gangwon during a...

15 Feb 2016 11:59 AM IST

A window shattered by the shockwaves frames the site of an explosion at a warehouse

China moves 10 chemical plants after explosion review

State media reports said the Work Safety Bureau of Tianjin's Binhai New Area reviewed 583 chemical firms and found...

15 Feb 2016 11:53 AM IST

Chairperson of standing committee on law and justice Senator Nasreen Jalil has called a meeting of the committee

Pakistan senate to discuss annulment clause in Hindu marriage bill

Hindu Marriage Bill clause 12(iii) says, a marriage will be annulled if any of the spouses converts to another religion....

15 Feb 2016 9:48 AM IST

he F-16 had been trying to refuel in mid-air when the pilot discovered a malfunction with his fuel system

US refuelling plane saves F-16 pilot in emergency over IS territory

Without mid-air refuelling, the pilot faced the dangerous prospect of having to eject over Islamic State territory.

15 Feb 2016 9:45 AM IST

The Argentine pontiff made his plea during an open-air mass with 300,000 Catholic faithful in Ecatepec

Pope Francis wants Mexico free of 'merchants of death'

Drug violence and the plight of migrants are two major themes of the pope's visit.

15 Feb 2016 9:41 AM IST

Pope Francis at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City on Saturday. — AFP

Pope Francis to lead mass in ‘crime-ridden’ Mexico

Pope Francis will celebrate an open-air mass in a crime-plagued Mexico City suburb on Sunday after thousands of pilgrims...

15 Feb 2016 6:26 AM IST

Pakistan MPs to discuss clause in Hindu Marriage Bill

Pakistan MPs to discuss clause in Hindu Marriage Bill

Pakistan’s Senate will discuss a controversial clause in the landmark Hindu Marriage Bill that calls for the...

15 Feb 2016 3:01 AM IST

Barack Obama faces South China Sea challenge

Barack Obama faces South China Sea challenge

With the symbolic handshakes and unity photo-op, President Barack Obama’s high-profile summit with Southeast Asian...

15 Feb 2016 3:01 AM IST