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These additional F-16 aircraft will facilitate operations in all-weather, non-daylight environments, provide a self- defence

Barack Obama administration notifies Congress of sale of F-16s to Pak

Pentagon said the proposed sale improves Pakistan's capability to meet current and future security threats.

13 Feb 2016 10:05 AM IST

One of those decapitated was presented by the IS offshoot Sinai Province.

Despite warning, Pakistan says no organised presence of Islamic State

Reports of stepped-up recruitment by IS have stoked fears the movement is gaining momentum in Pakistan.

13 Feb 2016 10:00 AM IST

President Bashar al-Assad announced on Monday that parliamentary elections are to be held on April 13. (Photo: AFP)

Russia keeps bombing despite Syria truce; Assad vows to fight on

Although billed as a potential breakthrough, the 'cessation of hostilities' agreement does not take effect for a week.

13 Feb 2016 9:53 AM IST

Hong Kong bookseller taken by force to China: UK

Hong Kong bookseller taken by force to China: UK

Britain said on Friday a Hong Kong bookseller believed detained by China was “involuntarily removed to the...

13 Feb 2016 5:30 AM IST

Al Qaeda can revive at Afghanistan-Pakistan border: CIA

Al Qaeda can revive at Afghanistan-Pakistan border: CIA

Al Qaeda can regenerate in border regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan while the Islamic State (ISIS) is emerging as a...

13 Feb 2016 5:29 AM IST

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders try to woo minorities

Democratic presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton during the PBS NewsHour debate in...

13 Feb 2016 5:28 AM IST

Iraq set to make bid to retake Mosul from ISIS

Iraq set to make bid to retake Mosul from ISIS

Hundreds of Iraqi soldiers have arrived at a northern base over the past 24 hours to prepare for operations to retake...

13 Feb 2016 3:38 AM IST

Truce: Big powers agree, not Syrians

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov (left) and US secretary of state John Kerry at a press conference after the...

13 Feb 2016 3:36 AM IST

Bashar al-Assad

Bashar al-Assad: Will retake whole nation, may take long time

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has vowed to retake the entire country but warned it could take a “long...

13 Feb 2016 3:33 AM IST

Crimean Tatars fume as 4 charged for ‘terror’

Crimean Tatars fume as 4 charged for ‘terror’

Crimean Tatars, a minority Muslim group opposed to Russian annexation, on Friday condemned a new wave of repressions...

13 Feb 2016 3:31 AM IST

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‘If ribs visible, Nazis would cremate you’

Three survivors spoke on Friday of the smell of burnt bodies and piles of the dead at Nazi Germany’s Auschwitz...

13 Feb 2016 3:30 AM IST

Lahore’s iconic Jain temple razed

Lahore’s iconic Jain temple razed

Notwithstanding a court order, authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province have demolished the remains of a...

12 Feb 2016 11:40 PM IST