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'Pakistani Taliban involved in Pakistani minister's killing'
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) Aftab Group was involved in the killing of Shuja Khanzada, the home minister of Pakistan's Punjab province, provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has said.
SAARC countries' conference on disaster begins in Delhi
A conference of SAARC countries to chalk out and undertake joint efforts on various issues related to disaster mapping and mitigation in the member nations began in Delhi on Thursday.
ISIS claims start of new currency by minting of coins
The Islamic State militant group has claimed to have started its own currency by minting coins and described the move as a "second blow" to the US after 9/11, according to a newly released video.
Barack Obama invites Nawaz Sharif to White House in October
"Conveyed @POTUS invitation to PM Sharif to visit the @WhiteHouse in October to continue discussions," she wrote.
Champagne cork forces plane to make emergency landing
The flight, which took off at 4:20 PM on August 7, was diverted via Milan so the masks could be reset.
US to provide attack helicopters to Pakistan: Report
The US has decided to provide Ah-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Pakistan to sharpen up its counter-terrorism efforts, a media report said on Saturday.
Pilot dies in stunt crash ahead of New York air show
The crash comes a week after up to 11 people were killed when a vintage military plane crashed onto a busy road in Britain near the Shoreham air show on the south coast of England.
Scotland Yard to recruit ex-terrorists to counter Islamic State threat
The Metropolitan Police wants to develop new "counter-narratives" to challenge Islamist ideology by using extremists who have returned after travelling to join conflicts abroad and are believed to have shunned that extremist ideology
Four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi terrorists gunned down in Pakistan shootout
The four killed late last night included a top commander of the LEJ, which has been involved in sectarian killings of Shia Muslims and attacks on government
Student with gun took school hostages in custody: Police
A 14-year-old boy held 29 students and a teacher at gunpoint in a West Virginia high school classroom before he released them after negotiations and surrendered, authorities said.
Former Maldives President Nasheed sent back to jail
Mohamed Nasheed has been forcibly taken back to jail by police, a month after the former Maldivian president's 13-year prison term was commuted to house arrest, his party claimed today, describing the move as "arbitrary and illegal".
Fire at Venezuela nursing home kills eight
A major fire ripped through a private nursing home in Venezuela's capital Caracas killing eight elderly people, authorities said, calling it "a miracle" there were not more victims.
'Thai temple blast attempt to discredit government, deter tourists'
Thailand on Friday said the aim of the attack in the Brahma temple here was to discredit the government and create a climate of fear to deter tourists, even as it insisted that "a lot of progress" has been made in the case despite the lack of arrests.
3 injured in gas line explosion in Manhattan school
A gas line explosion during construction work at a high school in the US has injured three persons and severely damaged the school building, authorities said.
Foreign terrorist groups' role unlikely in temple blast: Thai junta spokesman
Thailand junta spokesman on Thursday said the attack at a popular temple here that killed 20 people was "unlikely" to have links with international terrorist groups, as it sought help from global intelligence agencies to arrest the three suspects believed...
Planet three times as large as Jupiter discovered
Chilean astronomer Maritza Soto has discovered a planet three times as large as Jupiter orbiting a red giant star larger than the Sun and located some 290 million light years from Earth.