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42 killed in Taliban attack on Pakistan air force base
Terrorists entered the base at two points, splitting into sub-groups, sparking a fierce gunbattle with security forces, he said. At least 22 people, including eight soldiers and two senior army officers, were injured in the attack.
Muslims flock to hajj despite deadly crane collapse
Samira Abdulwahab, a pilgrim from Sudan who had just finished circling the cube-shaped Kaaba, which all Muslims face to pray, called the Grand Mosque "the safest place in the world". The Kaaba is now barely visible amid the surrounding construction works.
Incidents of sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers 'abhorrent and repugnant': India
The report also outlined over a dozen new measures he is taking to rid the UN of sexual exploitation and abuse.
Nepalese women rape case: 2 kingpin of trafficking racket held
Kalpana and Jeet were involved in selling the former's mother-in-law and another woman to Indian agents on the pretext of providing them attractive jobs.
Obama invites Muslim schoolboy held with homemade clock to White House
Ahmed Mohamed, a Sudanese-American engineering enthusiast, brought the digital clock, made from a pencil case, to his school in Irving, Texas on Monday to show it to his teacher who mistook the clock to be a bomb.
Sikhs raise US $80K for national awareness campaign in US
The National Sikh Campaign's (NSC) provides an opportunity to adopt a strategy to present our community's struggle and triumph to the American audience with courage and integrity.
Indian Army teaches concept of 'maximum restrain minimum force' to US soldiers
The Indian soldiers engaged with their American counterparts in the annual joint exercise have impressed the US military leadership with their high professional skills.
Saudi Arabian diplomat, accused in alleged rape case, leaves India
The government sources said that it was impossible to stop the diplomat Majed Hassan Ashoor from leaving the country as he enjoyed diplomatic immunity.
Australia to swear in new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
Turnbull will be the country's fourth prime minister in just over two years, part of a recent Australian political tradition of swiftly removing failing leaders.
Lankan war crimes issue to come up at UNHRC on Monday
The draft has been sponsored by the US and other core group of countries called 'Human Rights in Sri Lanka'.
Clean-up operation in Karachi to be completed, says Nawaz Sharif
"We started the Karachi operation with great determination and there will be no let-up in this operation," Sharif said while talking to the media after a meeting in Islamabad.
US police release video of fatal Taser stunning
The video shows McKenna, 37, struggling as officers in biohazard suits, who said she had urinated and defecated in her cell, attempted to move the inmate to a different prison. "You promised me you wouldn't kill me. I didn't do anything," McKenna says bef...
Pakistani journalist Aftab Alam shot dead by unidentified men in Karachi
Aftab who received multiple bullet wounds on his head, neck and chest, was rushed to Abbasi Shaheed hospital where doctors declared him dead.
Dare launch any attack inside Pakistan, befitting reply will be given: Sartaj Aziz
National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz also said Pakistan would hold talks with India only if the Kashmir issue is on the agenda.
Migrants set out on foot, escape train as Hungary crackdown crumbles
Orban hailed "a different era", but Friday brought more desperate scenes in a crisis that has left Europe groping for unity.
IS blows up three Palmyra funerary towers
The Islamic State (IS) terror group has blown up three funerary towers at the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, an antiquities expert said on Friday