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145 arrested for corruption in KP during 2015 02 Jan 2016 - 04:23 pm

PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan arrested 145 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, including former provincial ministers and serving and retired...

Policing may be tough but not more than “Rozia Altaf” 02 Jan 2016 - 04:02 pm

A file photo of a Pakistani teacher handling a rifle during a weapons-training session at a police center in Peshawar. AFP PESHAWAR: Rozia...

Trump Muslim remark included in Islamist propaganda video: Monitoring group 02 Jan 2016 - 03:49 pm

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, December 29, 2015. REUTERS Nairobi: Republican White House...

Pakistan issues new deportation policy 02 Jan 2016 - 03:35 pm

A file photo of Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. AFP ISLAMABAD: The federal government of Pakistan has issued notification of a...

Turkey needs Israel, says Erdogan 02 Jan 2016 - 03:21 pm

Istanbul: Turkey must accept that it needs Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, as the two countries seek to thrash out a...

Saudi-led coalition announces end of Yemen ceasefire 02 Jan 2016 - 02:56 pm

Yemenis use donkeys to transport foodstuff on a mountainous road to the war-torn city of Taiz, Yemen, 01 January 2016. Riyadh: A Saudi-led...

Erdogan backs criminal probe against Kurdish party chiefs 02 Jan 2016 - 02:32 pm

F woman reacts as police officers stand guard on December 31, 2015 in Diyarbakir, during a demonstration after a curfew was lifted from...

Putin names United States among threats in new Russian security strategy 02 Jan 2016 - 02:26 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he delivers his annual New Year address to the nation in Moscow, Russia, December 31, 2015....

Munich terror threat remains in place, stations open again 02 Jan 2016 - 01:53 pm

Joachim Herrmann, interior minister of the German state Bavaria, speaks a news conference in Munich, southern Germany, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. AP BERLIN:...

Haiti president says postponed runoff vote slated for Jan 17 02 Jan 2016 - 01:49 pm

In this Dec. 21, 2015 file photo, Haiti's President Michel Martelly speaks during an interview at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP ...

As 2016 dawns, Europe braces for more waves of migrants 02 Jan 2016 - 01:48 pm

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, migrants and refugees disembark from a ferry after their arrival from Greek eastern Aegean...

Police hunt for gunman after deadly Tel Aviv pub attack 02 Jan 2016 - 01:37 pm

Israelis police officers search for a gunman near the scene of a shooting attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. AP/...

5.3-magnitude earthquake jolts northern Afghanistan 02 Jan 2016 - 01:21 pm

Kabul: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan Saturday, with tremors felt as far south as Kabul. The US Geological Survey stated that the...

Adnan Sami receives Indian citizenship certificate 02 Jan 2016 - 01:17 pm

Adnan Sami was granted the certificate of Indian citizenship from the Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Friday. Mumbai: Adnan Sami...

Pakistan strongly condemns Pathankot terror attack 02 Jan 2016 - 01:09 pm

Security near Pathankot Air Base Islamabad: Pakistan has strongly condemned the terror attack at Indian Air Force base in Pathankot town of Punjab...

London commuters get free ride due to technical glitch 02 Jan 2016 - 01:01 pm

File picture for representation only London: Thousands of passengers using London's train, buses and Underground system travelled for free on Saturday after a...

New Year's in Rio: 2 million revelers, 315 tonnes of trash 02 Jan 2016 - 12:37 pm

People watch fireworks during New Year's celebrations at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on January 1, 2016. AFP Rio de Janeiro: The...

Afghan forces free 59 prisoners from Taliban jail in south 02 Jan 2016 - 12:37 pm

File picture of Afghan security forces for representation only KABUL: Afghan special forces freed 59 prisoners from a Taliban jail in Helmand, officials...