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Pakistan an irreplaceable, all-weather f...

Pakistan an irreplaceable, all-weather friend: China

BEIJING: China said on Monday that Pakistan was its irreplaceable and all-weather friend and both the countries were part of the community of shared destiny. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Raheel Sharif, who is on an official visit to China, on Monday appreciated Beijing’s support and said... read more »

Ten killed in Greek fighter plane crash ...

Ten killed in Greek fighter plane crash in Spain

Ten people were killed and 19 injured when a Greek fighter plane crashed during NATO training in Spain on Monday, the defence ministry said. The F-16 crashed at about 3:20 pm (1420 GMT) shortly after taking off at a training centre in Albacete, 260 km (160 miles) southeast of the capital... read more »

Obama includes Republicans in big delega...

Obama includes Republicans in big delegation to meet new Saudi King

President Barack Obama will fly a 30-member delegation including top officials and Republican foreign policy veterans to Riyadh on Tuesday to meet new Saudi Arabian King Salman as the crisis in neighboring Yemen continues to boil. Joining Obama in paying respects following the death of King... read more »

World leaders head to Saudi to meet new ...

World leaders head to Saudi to meet new King Salman

RIYADH: Dignitaries and leaders from around the world were to arrive in Saudi Arabia Saturday to offer their condolences to its new King Salman, a day after the death of his half-brother King Abdullah.British Prime Minister David Cameron, Prince Charles and French President Francois Hollande were... read more »

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Britain firm on Lanka probe into war crimes

Britain firm on Lanka probe into war crimes

By Anasudhin Azeez London – British Prime Minister David Cameron has reiterated his demand for an independent inquiry into the alleged mass killing of Sri Lankan Tamils during the final days of... read more »

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni count...

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries,... read more »

Iran, Pak to fast track IP gas pipeline project startin...

Pak admits Iran gas pipeline project cannot go ahead unless US sanctions issue resolved

Islamabad – Pakistan and Iran have agreed to fast track the IP gas pipeline project starting this December in a bid to formulate a more realistic time... read more »

U.S. warns Karzai of complete exit in 2014 unless secur...

U.S. warns Karzai of complete exit in 2014 unless security deal signed

Washington – The United States has issued an ultimatum to Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai for signing the security pact, failing which the troops... read more »

Rasheel Sharif to be new Pak Army chief

Rasheel Sharif to be new Pak Army chief

Ending weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday appointed Lt Gen Raheel Sharif as Pakistan’s new Army Chief and Lt Gen Rashid Mehmood... read more »

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​Pakistan”s plan to execute 500 more militants disturbing: Leading rights group

LONDON: Pakistan’s plan to execute 500 militants who have been given death sentences is “deeply disturbing” and would do nothing to protect civilians from the conflict... read more »

Bombs in north Nigeria bus station, market kill 27

Two bomb attacks at a bus station and a market in north Nigeria on Monday killed at least 27 people and wounded around 60, officials said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for... read more »

MH370: no stone unturned, no conspiracy unconsidered

Bangkok: The hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has found almost nothing since the plane went missing on March 8, leaving fertile ground for conspiracy theorists, but little comfort for the... read more »