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US wants Pakistan to ‘do more’ to eliminate all militant groups

SLAMABAD: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said on Monday that the US wants Pakistan to “do more” to eliminate all militant groups.   He said the “US would continue to support Pakistan in effectively combating terrorism,” in a meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the... read more »

Kim Jong-Un warns war can break out without any prior notice
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to open ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to open restaurant in Scotland

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is reportedly planning to open a new restaurant in the United Kingdom. According to Daily Star, the tyrant is eyeing up locations as he looks to expand the state-backed chain ofrestaurants that started springing up inChina and the rest of Asia before making their... read more »

Why France is seeing an exodus of its Je...

Why France is seeing an exodus of its Jews

In January 1992, I took my Uncle René to the Bastille. It was our last opportunity to go to the opera. René was about to join his daughter in Israel, ending three centuries of our family’s existence as French Jews – Jews who were as proud of their republican heritage as they were meticulous... read more »

Children return to Army Public School in...

Children return to Army Public School in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Child survivors of Pakistan´s worst ever terrorist attack returned to the school on Monday, where Taliban militants massacred their classmates, with both the students and their parents expressing a mixture of defiance and apprehension. The December 16 attack on the Army Public School in... read more »

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No drone attacks during Taliban talks: US to Pakistan

No drone attacks during Taliban talks: US to Pakistan

Islamabad – The US has assured Pakistan it would not conduct any drone strikes during peace talks with the Taliban, Pakistan’s top security advisor said Wednesday. Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan... read more »

First Chinese-American US ambassador to China to quit

First Chinese-American US ambassador to China to q...

Beijing – US Ambassador to China Gary Locke said Wednesday he will step down from his position early next year to rejoin his... read more »

Nawaz Sharif names judges for Musharraf’s trial

Nawaz Sharif names judges for Musharraf's trial

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved a panel of three judges for a special court for the trial of former president Pervez... read more »

Serial blasts kill 19 in Baghdad

Serial blasts kill 19 in Baghdad

Baghdad – Up to 19 people were killed and 62 wounded in a series of car bomb explosions across Iraq’s capital Baghdad Wednesday morning, a police... read more »

Netanyahu leaves for Moscow on Iran nuclear campaign

Netanyahu leaves for Moscow on Iran nuclear campaign

Ben Gurion Airport – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took off for Russia in a last-minute bid to sway an emerging deal with Iran over its... read more »

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One dead, 200 arrested as Kenya police raid radical mosques

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