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Suicide bombing near Mali soldiers; one injured

GAO: A suicide bomber blew himself up near Malian security troops in the northern Mali town of Gao, the country's first suicide bombing on...

Nine polio vaccinators killed in northern Nigeria

ABUJA:  Nine polio vaccinators including eight women were shot dead by unknown gunmen while they were administering polio vaccinations in Nigeria's largest northern city...

26 dead, scores injured in car bombs targeting Shiites in Iraq

BAGHDAD: At least 26 people were killed and over 60 were wounded in a series of car bomb explosions targeting Shi'ite Muslims in markets...

Dozens missing after ferry sinks in Bangladesh

DHAKA:  Scores of people were missing when a ferry carrying around 100 passengers sank after colliding with a sand barge on Bangladesh's giant Meghna...

London Stock Exchange rose $ 0.51 – up to 117.24 dollars per barrel.

New York: International oil prices at the end of trading Thursday changed in different directions on a background of statistical data on unemployment in...

OIC summit calls for ‘serious dialogue’ in Syria

CAIRO: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) leaders called on Thursday for a "serious dialogue" between the Syrian opposition and government officials on a political...

Top US generals call on COAS General Kayani to discuss military-to-military ties

ISLAMABAD:  General John R. Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), called on Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani...

Iran not to hold direct talks with US; Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

TEHRAN: So long as US continues to impose sanctions on Iran, the Islamic republic would not hold one-on-one negotiations with the United States over...

UN report reveals half of Afghans paid bribes last year

KABUL:  More than 11 years after a US-led invasion led to billions of dollars in aid flowing into one of the world's poorest countries,...

Spot fixing: CAS to hear Muhammad Asif’s plea today

ZURICH: The Court of Arbitration for Sport, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, will hear an appeal of Pakistani cricketer Muhammad Asif who has appealed seeking...

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