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Zaid Mustafa (centre, in wheelchair), who was wounded by an Australian white supremacist gunman, attends the funeral of his slain father Khalid Mustafa and brother Hamza Mustafa at the Memorial Park cemetery in Christchurch on March 20, 2019. (Photo: AFP)

Syrian refugee father, son buried as New Zealand funerals begin

A gunman shot down 50 Muslim worshippers at 2 mosques in Christchurch last Friday in a killing spree that he...

20 March 2019 9:43 AM IST

Farid, who uses a wheelchair after an earlier accident, was talking to a friend and was delayed from joining worshippers at his usual spot at the front of the mosque, instead praying in a small side room. (Photo: AFP)

'Go home, she won't come': Husband was told after New Zealand shooting

Most victims were migrants or refugees from countries including Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Syria, Turkey, Somalia and...

20 March 2019 9:14 AM IST

An aerial view of flooding in Beira, Mozambique. The Red Cross says that as much as 90 per cent of Mozambiques central port city of Beira has been damaged or destroyed by tropical Cyclone Idai. (Photo: AP)AP

1,000 killed in monster cyclone in Mozambique

Emma Beaty, coordinator of a grouping of NGOs known as Cosaco, warned of the peril from dams filled to the brim by the...

20 March 2019 12:54 AM IST

The attack has upended New Zealands image as one of the worlds safest and most tolerant countries. (Photo:AP)

NZ city Christchurch harboured white supremacists before massacre

The city where a racist fatally shot 50 people at mosques during Friday prayers is known for its English heritage.

19 March 2019 6:13 PM IST

Turkish-born main suspect Gokmen Tanis, 37, and two unnamed men from Utrecht aged 23 and 27 remain in custody. (Photo:AP)

Prosecutors say letter in Dutch suspect's getaway car suggests terror...

Dutch prosecutors and police said they were 'seriously' investigating a terrorist motive for the Utrecht tram attack.

19 March 2019 5:54 PM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a press meet in Berlin on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

'Will fight till the last hour for an orderly Brexit': Angela Merkel

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she would struggle until the last possible moment to achieve an...

19 March 2019 5:47 PM IST

The figure is the highest estimated death toll yet of violence that erupted on August 25 and triggered a massive refugee crisis, with more than 6, 20,000 Rohingya fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh in three months. (Representational image)

Myanmar court jails Rakhine leader for 20 years on charges of treason

A Myanmar court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent ethnic Rakhine leader to 20 years in jail for treason, a verdict likely...

19 March 2019 3:01 PM IST

Seventy-four people remain unaccounted for, while around 150 suffered broken bones, cuts and other injuries. (Photo:AP)

Indonesia flood death toll rises to 89, dozens missing

At least 89 people are known to have died after flash floods and landslides tore through Indonesia's Papua region.

19 March 2019 2:53 PM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama speaks during the World Peace and Harmony Conclave in Mumbai on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Dalai Lama successor has to be approved by us, says China

China on Tuesday said the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has to be approved by the Communist government.

19 March 2019 2:33 PM IST

Pak SC postpones verdict on Nawaz Sharif's bail plea till March 26

The apex court will announce the judgment on the same day, the Express Tribune reported.

19 March 2019 2:15 PM IST

Imran Khan declared his victory on Thursday and dismissed the allegations of fraud calling it the most transparent election in Pakistans history. (Photo: AP)

Pak govt believes as much as USD 11 billion stashed abroad by...

Pakistani nationals having more than 152,500 offshore bank accounts could have stashed away USD 11 billion.

19 March 2019 12:57 PM IST

The Ethiopian Airlines disaster on March 10 that killed 157 people led to the grounding of Boeings marquee MAX fleet globally. (Photo:AP)

'We understand lives depend on plane safety': Boeing CEO

Muilenburg said a software upgrade for the 737 MAX aircraft that they started in the wake of Lion Air crash in Indonesia...

19 March 2019 11:41 AM IST