Drills are taking place within 20km of the demilitarised zone that separates North Korea from the South. North Korea has accused the United States of hypocrisy for remaining silent over a South... Read more »
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister of Republic of Korea, Chung Hongwon, arrived here on Sunday for a four-day official visit. Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal received the Korean leader... Read more »
Men handed sentences up to a decade for aiding and financing conflicts abroad, conspiring, and harbouring suspects. A Saudi Arabian court has jailed 13 men, handing down sentences from one to 10... Read more »
At least 23 injured and three in “delicate condition,” officials say, as people run into streets in panic. Nicaraguans ran into the streets in panic as a 6.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the Central American... Read more »
Earthquake with magnitude of 7.3 recorded off Bougainville Island, according to US Geological Survey. A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 has been recorded off Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville Island, the US Geological... Read more »
Foreign minister says nation does not submit to jurisdiction of inquiry into alleged war crimes during civil conflict. Sri Lanka will not co-operate with a United Nations inquiry into alleged war crimes by government... Read more »
Saleh al-Mutlak, one of top Sunni officials, comes under attack as gunmen dressed as soldiers open fire on his convoy. Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlak has survived an assassination attempt in... Read more »
Premier’s Harmony Award 2014 won by Syed Atiq ul Hassan Sydney (Tribune International Report); “These awards celebrate the remarkable stories and achievements of these six individuals who have served their communities with... Read more »
LAHORE: The All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) protested against Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s remarks that criticised former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf and “demanded the defence minister’s immediate resignation.” Chaudhry Sarfraz Anjum Kahlon... Read more »
ATHENS — A large car bomb exploded outside Greece’s central bank Thursday morning, shaking buildings for blocks around but causing no injuries. The blast came as the Greek government announced a triumphant... Read more »
Conservative country mulls allowing girls to play sports in state schools after consultative council’s recommendation. Saudi Arabia is considering ending its controversial ban on sports in girls’ state schools, after the country’s... Read more »
Ships and planes hunting for Malaysian aircraft limit search to small area in Indian Ocean where sounds where heard. Ships and planes hunting for the missing Malaysian Flight MH370 have intensified their search... Read more »
At least 24 people killed and dozens wounded in attacks targeting mostly Shia neighbourhoods of Baghdad, say officials. Car bombs have hit several mostly Shia neighbourhoods of the Iraqi capital and other... Read more »
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed former banker Sajid Javid as the country’s new culture minister, replacing Maria Miller who resigned earlier on Wednesday over an expenses scandal. Javid has served... Read more »
20 injured in Pittsburgh-area high school stabbings, authorities say The suspect in today’s stabbings at a Pittsburgh-area high school is being treated for injuries to his hands, Murrysville Police Chief Thomas Seefeld... Read more »
Size of food parcels cut by a fifth as donor countries fail to fulfil pledges of donations to aid agencies. The United Nations has been forced to cut the size of food... Read more »
Attacker bludgeons three women with a hammer as they sleep in central London’s Cumberland Hotel. An attacker has bludgeoned three Emirati women with a hammer in a central London hotel during a possible... Read more »
At least 12 dead after bomb rips through Rawalpindi-bound train in restive Baluchistan province. An explosion has ripped through a train in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, killing at least 12... Read more »
TOKYO: US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected to get a rare tour Monday of China’s first aircraft carrier, becoming the first foreign visitor to go aboard the ship. A senior defense official said Hagel... Read more »
Thirteen people, reportedly responsible for recent abductions of foreigners, arrested in operations in Sanaa and Me’reb. Yemen’s security forces have arrested thirteen gang members it accuses of being behind a number of... Read more »
Italian ambassador to Turkmenistan was on holiday in the Philippines when he was arrested. Police in the Philippines have filed a complaint for child trafficking and child abuse against a holidaying Italian diplomat... Read more »
At least 15 civilians killed while travelling in volatile Maiwand district of southern Afghanistan, police say. A roadside bomb has killed 15 civilians travelling in a pick-up truck in a volatile district... Read more »
Protest in Sydney CBD in support of Musharraf Sydney (Tribune International Report); Many Pakistanis gathered in Sydney CBD near Town Hall today protesting justice for Musharraf. Men, women and children held placards... Read more »
LONDON: Chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain said that the matters relating to former President Pervez Musharraf should be solved on merit instead of personal like or dislike. The statement... Read more »