International News Updates

Washington: The US Monday expressed concern over rising India-Pakistan tensions and the exchange of fire along the working boundary, which claimed four Pakistani civilian lives, Geo News reported Tuesday. Washington encourages Islamabad and New Delhi to engage in a dialogue. “We certainly remain concerned and watch over tensions along the border. We encourage dialogue between […]

Islamabad: At least 12 miners died after a marble mine collapsed in Ziarat area of Mohmand Agency in Pakistan. The miners were busy in excavation when the mine collapsed, and buried scores of labourers, Dawn online reported citing official sources as saying. At least twelve bodies have been recovered while some are still under the […]

Karachi: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Pakistan, Saturday, approved death warrants of six convicted terrorists lodged in the Karachi Central Jail. Earlier in the day, jail officials filed a request in the ATC seeking death warrants of eight convicted terrorists. The eight prisoners, Saeed Ahmed, Zulfiqar Ali, Khalil Ahmed, Talha Hasan, Shahid Haneef, Saulat Mirza, […]

Islamabad: At least 31 militants were killed in Pakistan when jet fighters targeted militant hideouts in Koki Khel area of Tirah Valley Sunday, Dawn online reported cited an ISPR statement. “Four terrorist hideouts and a suicide bomber training centre were destroyed. 31 terrorists including some suicide bombers were killed,” the statement said. The army intensified […]

The Pakistani government on Saturday introduced two bills in parliament to set up special military courts for speedy trial of "hardcore" terrorists

Jakarta: Two large objects that are parts of the crashed AirAsia passenger jet have been found on the seabed, a top Indonesian rescue team official said Saturday. The objects were found at a depth of 30 metres and their locations are close to each other, Xinhua quoted Fransiskus Bambang Sulistyo, the head of the Indonesian […]

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a letter to President Mamnoon Hussain urged him to dismiss mercy pleas of five terrorists on death row, media reported Friday. The letter states that the five criminals were involved in acts of terrorism and have been awarded the death penalty, Geo News reported. The five convicts are […]

London: The year that went by was particularly bad for the aviation industry with a plane disappearing in March, never to be found again and another going off the radar at the year-end, only to be discovered later as having crashed. However, do we have technology to make an aircraft “disappearance-proof”? A Canadian airline seems […]

Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi was sent to 14 days' judicial custody in an abduction case by a court here Thursday, even as Pakistan termed "unfortunate" the "unnecessary hype" created by India over the issue and also questioned lack of action in the Samjhauta blast case

At least 35 people were killed and 42 injured in east China's Shanghai city during New Year celebrations on late Wednesday

The presidential decree dissolving the Greek parliament and the declaration of early general elections Jan 25 was posted on Wednesday on the doors of the parliament building's main entrance in central Athens

Islamabad: A former Pakistan Air Force (PAF) junior technician, convicted in former president Pervez Musharraf assassination attempt case, was executed Wednesday, a media report said. Niaz Mohammad was hanged at the Peshawar Central Prison, Dawn online reported. He was sentenced to death for attempting to assassinate Musharraf in Rawalpindi in 2003. He was a resident […]

Canberra: Australia will send an additional 300 troops to Iraq to train specialist Iraqi soldiers in the fight against Islamic State (IS) militants, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on Tuesday. As part of a joint training mission with New Zealand, who revealed their intentions to send 143 soldiers overseas last week, the 300 new arrivals […]

Geneva: Sri Lanka’s new government today appealed the UN and the international community have faith in it and sought their advice, technical support and assistance for a domestic probe into the alleged human rights violations during the last phase of war with the LTTE. Addressing the high-level segment of the 28th session of the UN […]

Baghdad: Iraqi security forces have launched a major offensive against Islamic State (IS) militants in the country’s Salahudin province, a security source confirmed on Monday. The offensive is aimed at recapturing key cities and towns seized by the IS terrorist group in the province in central north Iraq. More than 30,000 Iraqi soldiers, policemen and […]