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One killed, 8 injured as twin blasts strike Russia’s Dagestan region

MOSCOW: At least one person was killed and eight others injured in twin explosions that occurred in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia’s restive Dagestan...

Japan-Russia new visa regime: Russians can visit now Japan without visa for 72 hours

Moscow: Changes in a visa regime between Russia and Japan came into force for those who are frequent visitors of Japan from Russian and...

Geo Network and BOL Network fight intensifies

Dispatch from Islamabad   “Legal and moral fight between Geo Network and BOL Network has intensified and first round has apparently won by Geo by placing its former...

Magnitude 7.6 earthquake shakes Japan, no destructive widespread tsunami threat

TOKYO: An earthquake measured 7.6 on the Richter scale struck 231 miles (371 km) east of Japan’s Honshu Island on Saturday morning, according US...

Russian parliament approves anti-terror legislation, targets terrorists’ families

MOSCOW: The Russian parliament on Friday unanimously passed anti-terror legislation that requires relatives of the terrorists to pay for the damages caused in attacks. The...

21 killed as bus plunges into ravine in northern Thailand

BANGKOK: A tour bus plunged into a mountain ravine in Wang Nuea district in Thailand’s Lampang province, killing at least 21 passengers and injuring...

Putin calls for closer cooperation between Russia, Pakistan

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for closer cooperation between Pakistan and Russia in combating terrorism and the illegal drug trade, adding that...

Whether a foreign national can be the editor of an Indian newspaper?

New Delhi: Delhi High Court (DHC) will start hearing on 8 November 2013 to settle the question of law raised by a public interest litigation (PIL)...

China, India sign border defence cooperation agreement

BEIJING: China and India have signed the border defence cooperation agreement which is designed to ensure that patrolling along the Line of Actual Control,...

Putin warns of forces using Islam to weaken Russia

UFA: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that some political forces are using Islam to weaken our state and to create conflicts on...

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