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$\I have not yet forgotten what they (Sharifs) have done to Benazir Bhutto (his wife) and me. We forgave them and signed Charter of Democracy, but still Mian sahib (Nawaz) betrayed me and went to court in memogate in order to label me a traitor,\ Asif Ali Zardari said. (Photo: AFP)$ World

Rajiv, Benazir were ready to resolve Kashmir issue amicably: Zardari

Zardari also revealed that Pervez Musharraf had come up with a plan on Kashmir issue but other generals could not agree...

6 Feb 2018 5:55 PM IST

On Monday, rescuers retrieved a body from villages ravaged by landslides in the hilly West Java resort town of Puncak and are still searching for at least eight others. (Photo:AP)

Indonesia landslide: Woman pulled out alive after being trapped for 13...

Television stations broadcast the frantic rescue effort near Jakarta's international airport throughout the night.

6 Feb 2018 4:07 PM IST

Kim Yong-Nam will be the highest-level Northern official to visit the South since 2014.(Photo: AFP)

N Korea's nominal head to visit S Korea, attend Winter Olympics...

Kim Yong-Nam will be the most senior official from the North for years to travel to the other side of the Demilitarized...

6 Feb 2018 11:28 AM IST

Jammat-ud-Dawah chief and Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed. (Photo: AFP)

Won't stop fighting for Kashmiris, arrest me if you can: Hafiz Saeed...

JuD Chief Hafiz Saeed also criticised ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for not playing his role on the issue of...

6 Feb 2018 9:13 AM IST

Maldives President Yameen Abdul Gayoom addressing the nation in Male, Maldives. (Photo: AP)

Maldives declares emergency; ex-leader, Chief Justice arrested

Police arrested former president, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom -- who is also Yameen's half-brother -- at his residence along...

6 Feb 2018 8:42 AM IST

Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari

Wikipedia deletes profiles of Benazir Bhutto's kids

Wikipedia's data showed that she was featured on the encyclopedia primarily because of analysis of news websites that...

6 Feb 2018 1:30 AM IST

newly-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, takes oath from Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain at the Presidential palace in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan stands behind Kashmiris, says Pak PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

The development budget for the PaK had been doubled.

6 Feb 2018 1:27 AM IST

Seouls Unification Ministry said on Sunday Kim Yong Nam would lead a 22-strong delegation that was expected to arrive in South Korea on Friday for a three-day trip. (Photo: AP)

Hope for talks: N Korea's nominal leader to attend Olympics in S Korea

Kim Yong Nam's visit comes as Seoul pins its hopes on high-level talks during the February 9-25 Games.

5 Feb 2018 5:44 PM IST

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will travel to South Korea for the opening ceremony of the Games, where he is expected to hold talks on Korean comfort women used by the Japanese as war-time sex slaves. (Photo: File)

Japan protests unified Korea Olympic flag with disputed isles

The two Koreas have agreed to march together under the unification flag at the Games' opening ceremony on February 9.

5 Feb 2018 12:43 PM IST

The reinstatement of the dozen legislators gave the opposition a majority in the 85-member assembly, and it can now potentially impeach Yameen. (Photo: AP)

Maldives: Political crisis deepens as govt warns SC against...

The tiny tourist archipelago has been plunged into a political crisis pitting the country's top court against President...

4 Feb 2018 6:16 PM IST

According to reports there are estimated 50 terrorist training camps still operating in the region. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Just a matter of time: Singapore braces for terror attack with mobile...

Singapore authorities say they have been a target of Islamic extremism since the 1990s.

4 Feb 2018 3:30 PM IST

The DPRK is already flouting the most recent resolutions by exploiting global oil supply chains, complicit foreign nationals, offshore company registries and the international banking system, the UN monitors wrote in the 213-page report.(Photo: File)

N Korea circled UN sanctions, earned USD 200 mn, supplies missiles to...

The investigation has shown further evidence of arms embargo and other violations.'

4 Feb 2018 2:56 PM IST