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Cash-strapped Pakistani man returns bag full of money 04 Jan 2016 - 04:08 pm

A view of the Yasin Valley, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan. Photo Credit: Pamir Times. ISLAMABAD: When finding two square meals a day is an...

Disputes in ruling PML-N delaying Balochistan cabinet 04 Jan 2016 - 03:43 pm

File photo of the Balochistan Assembly. ISLAMABAD: More than a week has passed since the election of Nawab Sanaullah Zehri as the chief...

Germany sees Schengen 'in danger' with new EU border curbs 04 Jan 2016 - 03:32 pm

Security checks travellers IDs on January 4, 2015 at the train station in Kastrup (Denmark), the last stop before Sweden. For the first...

Sudan expels Iranian ambassador: Saudi state TV 04 Jan 2016 - 03:21 pm

CAIRO: Sudan has decided to expel the Iranian ambassador in protest at an attack on Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran, Saudi state television...

UAE downgrades Iran ties, curbs number of Iran diplomats: Agency 04 Jan 2016 - 03:17 pm

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Monday it was downgrading diplomatic ties with Iran and limiting the number of Iranian diplomats...

Jordan frees Brotherhood deputy leader: Lawyer 04 Jan 2016 - 03:12 pm

Amman: Jordan has released a senior leader of the Muslim Brotherhood after he served an 18-month sentence for criticising the United Arab Emirates,...

Bahrain follows Saudi in cutting ties with Iran 04 Jan 2016 - 02:51 pm

Dubai: Bahrain said Monday it is cutting diplomatic ties with Iran, following the suit of its ally Saudi Arabia as tensions escalate over...

Avalanche kills four Indian soldiers in Ladakh 04 Jan 2016 - 02:22 pm

File photo of an Indian soldier on a mountainous road near the Zojila pass between Kashmir and Ladakh. Reuters Srinagar, India: Four Indian...

Israel destroys east Jerusalem assailant homes 04 Jan 2016 - 02:05 pm

Palestinian women sit on the balcony above the destroyed home of Bahaa Allyan, a fellow Palestinian who killed three Israelis in a shooting...

Islamic State clash with guards near Libya’s Es Sider oil port 04 Jan 2016 - 01:10 pm

A file photo of the Libyan port of Ras Lanuf. REUTERS BENGHAZI: Islamic State militants on Monday clashed with a force guarding Libya’s...

India works to disarm grenades, clear buildings on third day of air base operation 04 Jan 2016 - 12:35 pm

Indian airforce soldiers stand in position outside the Air Force base following an encounter with militants at Air Force base in Pathankot, India,...

Head of Syrian opposition SNC to visit China this week 04 Jan 2016 - 12:23 pm

President of the Syrian National Coalition Khaled Khoja delivers remarks regarding Russian air strikes on Syria at the United Nations in Manhattan, New...

Sri Lanka Tamils welcome land, demand end to army occupation 04 Jan 2016 - 12:02 pm

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena speaks to an AFP journalist during an interview in Colombo on January 3, 2016. Colombo: Sri Lanka's main...

Militia spend second night in standoff at US wildlife reserve 04 Jan 2016 - 12:00 pm

Vehicle occupied by members of a small militia group enter the Malheur Wildlife Refuge Headquarters property, on January 3, 2016. AFP Burns, United...

Iran says Saudi Arabia stoking tension 04 Jan 2016 - 11:49 am

A view of Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran on January 3, 2016. Tehran: Iran's foreign ministry accused Saudi Arabia of stoking regional tension...

Poland wants Britain's help over NATO troops in Brexit talks 04 Jan 2016 - 11:21 am

Poland's Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski speaks during an interview with Reuters in Warsaw, Poland December 30, 2015. Reuters By Wiktor Szary and Justyna...

Syrian rebel group backs Saudi move to cut ties with Iran 04 Jan 2016 - 11:02 am

BEIRUT: Syrian insurgent group Jaysh al Islam on Monday welcomed Saudi Arabia's rupture of ties with Iran, saying Tehran's backing of Shi'ite militias...

Indian consulate in Afghanistan attacked, two terrorists killed 04 Jan 2016 - 10:53 am

Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel keep watch during an operation near the Indian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif,Afghanistan January 4, 2016. Reuters Kabul: A group...