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​Pakistan”s plan to execute 500 more militants disturbing: Leading ri...

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 with Taliban, a leading rights group has said. “The planned execution figures being quoted are deeply... read more »

Bombs in north Nigeria bus station, mark...

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 either attack. Boko Haram insurgents have repeatedly set off bombs targeting civilians, especially in the... read more »

MH370: no stone unturned, no conspiracy ...

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 bereaved going into 2015. The only silver lining? Even the weirdest theories offer some hope of... read more »

Sony Hacking: Key North Korean websites ...

Sony Hacking: Key North Korean websites back online after shutdown

Key North Korean websites were back online Tuesday after an hours-long shutdown that followed a US vow to respond to a crippling cyberattack on Sony Pictures that Washington blames on Pyongyang. The White House and the State Department declined to say whether the US government was responsible for... read more »

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Australian foreign minister to attend CHOGM in Lanka

Australian foreign minister to attend CHOGM in Lanka

New Delhi – Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka from November 13 to 15. Australia, as Commonwealth... read more »

Lieberman sworn in as Israel foreign minister

Lieberman sworn in as Israel foreign minister

The hard-line Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman has been sworn in by parliament as the country’s foreign minister, a development that could... read more »

8 killed in floods after typhoon hits China

8 killed in floods after typhoon hits China

Eight people were killed and over 1,000 students were trapped in floods after rainstorms in several areas in China triggered by typhoon Haiyan. Two people have... read more »

Syrian opposition sets Assad’s departure precondi...

Syrian opposition sets Assad's departure precondition for Geneva talks

ISTANBUL – The Syrian National Coalition ( SNC), the main opposition group based in Istanbul, said on Monday that it agreed to join the Geneva II... read more »

Philippines declares state of national calamity post Ty...

Philippines declares state of national calamity post Typhoon Haiyan

London – The Philippines has declared a state of national calamity following the devastation caused by the strongest storm on record Typhoon Haiyan that... read more »

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Israel Committed War Crimes in Gaza, Says Amnesty International

JERUSALEM:  Amnesty International on Wednesday accused Israel of committing war crimes during the war in the Gaza Strip this summer, saying it displayed “callous indifference”... read more »

No need for new Iran sanctions: Obama

Tough road ahead for Obama after Republicans seize U.S. Senate

Republicans rode a wave of voter discontent to seize control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, dealing a punishing blow to President Barack Obama that will limit his legislative agenda and... read more »

Regional security chief shot dead in Mexico

They said Ricardo Nino Villarreal and his wife were killed on Saturday as they drove in the neighbouring Nuevo Leon state, but their bodies were only found by passers-by the following... read more »

China Develops Laser System Against Drones

Chinese engineers have successfully tested a laser weapon that can shoot down low-flying, slow-moving drones, state media reported Tuesday. The Low Altitude Sentinel system can detect a... read more »

British boy, 16, jailed for life for killing teacher in classroom

LONDON: A 16-year-old British boy was on Monday jailed for life after he admitted stabbing to death his Spanish teacher in front of a horrified class in April. The boy, who was not named, admitted... read more »