Islamabad, May 29 (IANS) The family of the taxi driver who was killed with Afghan Taliban chief Akhtar Mansour earlier this month in the US drone strike in Balochistan on Sunday filed a police complaint…
Jerusalem, May 29 (IANS) Israeli security forces have arrested five Palestinians who orchestrated an explosive attack on a Jerusalem bus in April, the Israeli army said on Sunday. At least 21 Israelis were injured in…
Bhubaneswar, May 29 (IANS) Apprehending trouble, authorities on Sunday imposed restrictions at Sahara India chief Subrata Roy’s meeting venue in Cuttack and people were asked to vacate the place, officials said. Section 144 of the…
Damascus, May 29 (IANS) Over 6,000 people have fled areas in northern Syria as a result of the attacks by the Islamic State (IS) militants, a monitor group reported on Sunday. The mass exodus was…
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Indian Army cannot operate in civilian areas without a contentious act that gives it sweeping special powers, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said, amid demands from…
Jammu, May 28 (IANS) A guerrilla hideout was busted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday and a quantity of arms and ammunition recovered, a defence official said. “Based on specific information, the Rashtriya…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) If Pakistan does not have the capability to curb terrorist activity in its territory, it may seek India’s help, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said. “I want to give a…
Dhaka, May 28 (IANS) Violence in the 5th phase polls of Bangladesh’s lowest tier of local government has left at least 10 persons dead as of Saturday night. Stray incidents of arson, vandalism, explosion of…
Paris, May 28 (IANS) An angry anti-fascist activist on Saturday threw a creamy chocolate cake at a top official of Germanys Left Party at a party congress. He said the action was prompted by the…
Imphal, May 28 (IANS) Newspaper editors in Manipur on Saturday decided not to yield to pressure from the NIA which has demanded they share source of underground press releases and other details which will lead…
Bogota, May 28 (IANS) At least two Colombian journalists, kidnapped by ELN rebels and held for four days have been freed, their employer Noticias RCN said on Saturday. The guerrillas released Diego D’Pablos and Carlos…
Pyongyang, May 28 (IANS) Shortly after being spotted online, a clone of the Facebook social network apparently set up in North Korea has been hacked. The website, StarCon, is modeled on the famous social network,…
Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) Pakistan had the ability and had planned to conduct a nuclear test in 1984, said scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan. However, Gen. Zia opposed the idea as it would have curtailed international…
Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) The elected local government representatives in a Pakistani village have banned music and dance during wedding celebrations, it was reported on Saturday. The announcement was made through loudspeakers in Sheikhan village…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Former home minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday said there was a pattern in the Malegaon blast witnesses turning hostile, especially after the NDA government came to power. “Of course there…
Kabul, May 28 (IANS) At least 15 militants were killed by Afghan security forces in a military operation in Baghlan province, an official said on Saturday. “At least 13 militants were also injured in Baghlan-e-Markazi…
Srinagar, May 28 (IANS) Hours after denying as “baseless” reports of a top Hizbul Mujahideen operative surrendering in Jammu and Kashmir, the army on Saturday finally said it had captured the militant in the state’s…
Islamabad, May 28 (IANS) Pakistan’s nuclear programme was developed to make the country’s defence impregnable, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday, adding it was a guarantee for peace in the South Asian region. It…
Seoul, May 28 (IANS) North Korea on Saturday warned it will fire at any South Korean warship that crosses the disputed western maritime border. “From now on, we will open direct fire on any warship…
Washington, May 28 (IANS) With the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) set to have a meeting in June, the US said that it hopes Pakistan understands India’s use of peaceful civil nuclear energy. “This is not…