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Pakistan call for peace with India as it shows off its military might

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan wants peace with India and they should focus on health and education, the Pakistani president said on Saturday during a parade to show off its military might following a tense standoff between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Conflict between the rivals erupted last month following a suicide […]

Family of slain boy visits Christchurch mosque as it reopens By NICK PERRY 32 minutes ago

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A Jordanian prince and the family of a slain 3-year-old boy and were among those who visited a New Zealand mosque Saturday when it reopened for the first time since a terrorist killed dozens of people there. Hundreds of people stopped at the Al […]

Death toll climbs to 64 in one of China’s worst industrial blasts in recent years

Beijing, Mar 23: The death toll climbed to 64 in one of the worst industrial accidents of China in recent times which knocked down buildings, tossed children into air and caused a tremor equivalent to a magnitude-3.0 earthquake, officials said Saturday. The officials said that 24 others were missing. […]

200,000 people in Zimbabwe affected by floods, cyclone: UN

Geneva, Mar 21: The number of people in Zimbabwe affected by a devastating cyclone and flooding has jumped to 200,000, with most of the damage occurring near the Mozambique border, the UN said Thursday. The initial estimate of those hit in Zimbabwe was 15,000 but World Food Programme (WFP) […]

Further terror attack on India will be ‘extremely problematic’: US warns Pak

Washington :  The US has warned Pakistan that another terror attack on India will prove to be “extremely problematic” as it asked Islamabad to take more “concrete and sustained” actions to rein in terror groups including the JeM and the LeT. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after a […]

Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa in Indian men’s boxing team for Asian Championships

New Delhi : Asian Games gold-medallist Amit Panghal will be making his competitive debut in the 52kg category while Shiva Thapa (60kg) will eye a record-breaking fourth successive medal after the duo found a place in the Indian men’s boxing team for the Asian Championships, next month. The Asian […]

People run from pillar to post to get insurance claim from companies: Delhi consumer commission

New Delhi :  The Delhi state consumer commission has observed that claimants are made to run from pillar to post to get medical reimbursement from insurance companies and it would be “extremely tenuous” to expect a layman to read each and every clause of an insurance document before signing […]

Italy to join China’s Belt and Road initiative over US worry

Milan : Premier Giuseppe Conte pledged Tuesday to make Italy the first Group of Seven nation to join China’s ambitious Belt and Road initiative, despite objections from the United States and concerns within his governing coalition. Speaking to parliament, Conte said that Italy’s signing of a memorandum of understanding […]

Philippines seizes drugs in upscale area, arrests 4 Chinese

Manila :  Philippine authorities have seized methamphetamine concealed in tea wrappers and biscuit cans in their second-largest drug haul this year in a sign of how the problem has persisted despite the president’s bloody anti-drug crackdown. Three Chinese nationals and a Chinese-Filipino interpreter were arrested late Tuesday in “buy-bust” […]

Pak court mulls options for recording Musharraf’s statement in treason case

Islamabad :  A special court hearing the treason case against Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday ordered the preparation of a questionnaire for the former military ruler and sought assistance to determine whether or not he can record his statement via video link. The previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government […]

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