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Russia says Ukrainian pilot behind MH17 crash
The witness, a Ukrainian airfield employee claims to have seen a warplane take off on July 17 with air-to-air missiles
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India awards top civilian honour to former PM Vajpayee
Vajpayee is credited with bringing about a thaw in relations with Pakistan
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Death penalty resumption in Pakistan none of our business: US
US State Department spokesperson says lifiting of moratorium is a decision for Pakistan, not US' to weigh in on
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Death toll from northeast India attacks rises to 56
Witnesses said armed militants pulled villagers from their homes and shot them at point-blank range
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'Mera Sultan' invades Latin America, land of 'telenovela'
The Turkish soaps are classic melodramas with lots of romance and minimal sex.
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United against terrorism: Islamabad, Kabul vow border coordination
Top military leaders pledge to swap intelligence on militants, their hideouts.
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Euro-Asia: Turkish entities show interest in Dasu project
WAPDA team visits Ankara, briefs investors about power plant.
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Tribal rebels kill at least 34 in Assam: Indian police
Of the 34 killed in the two districts in four separate attacks, 26 were in Sonitpur district
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Chinese doctors’ selfie with unconscious patient sparks controversy
Three doctors in the photos have been removed from their posts while others were given warnings.
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Welcome back home beauty
Rolene Strauss received a high spirited welcome in Johannesburg.
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US official charged with emptying Guantanamo resigns
"Cliff was very skillful negotiating with our foreign partners and allies, we moved 34 detainees on his watch," Kerry.
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Six arrested in India for allegedly spying for Pakistan this year, claims India
Among those arrested, five are Indians and one is a Sri Lankan national.
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India slashes health budget, already one of the world's lowest
India also ordered a spending cut for the country's HIV/AIDS programme by about 30 per cent
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Ukraine takes historic step toward NATO
Lawmakers in the government-controlled chamber overwhelmingly adopted a bill dropping Ukraine's non-aligned status
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Modi's BJP makes Kashmir poll gains
Early results, however, indicate no single party would win a majority in the 87-member state assembly
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'Anti-women' citizenship bill sparks fury in Nepal
Nepal's parliament proposing to bar single parents from passing on citizenship to children in national constitution
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Australia fears fresh attacks as Sydney mourns siege victims
Abbott says briefing from National Security Committee indicates heightened level of terrorist chatter
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Bangladesh ex-minister sentenced to hang for genocide
Syed Mohammad Kaiser became the 15th person to be convicted of atrocities by the International Crimes Tribunal
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Taliban sanctuaries: Afghans launch raids in TTP-infested Kunar
21 armed insurgents have been killed and 33 wounded
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Ties triumph: Pakistan, Russia ink $1.7b energy deal
Under the agreement, Moscow will lay an LNG pipeline from Karachi to Lahore.
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N Korea hit by 'continuous' Internet outages: report
Cyber-security experts suggests that the country may be under attack.
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Currency woes: Russia to limit grain exports
Government says barrier is to ensure food security at home.
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Pakistan, Tajikistan discuss road, railway links
Dushanbe seeks Islamabad’s help in importing crude, its refining.
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Expelling Afghan refugees
Expelling Afghan refugees is going to do little to reduce the terrorist threat
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India panel slams Kashmir govt over poor flood warning
Kashmir has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for $6.3-billion for repairing the flood damage
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Airbus delivers first next-generation plane to Qatar Airways
So far, A350-900 has been a success with 778 orders already registered by the end of November
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The party's over in Kabul as expat era fades away
Kabul's "Kabubble," as it was known, seems to have truly burst as US and its allies officially end their 13-year war
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Child rapist latest prisoner executed in Saudi
He was the latest of 84 Saudis and foreigners to be executed in the kingdom this year
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Pope to meet Muslim, Buddhist leaders in Philippines visit
Pope to hold a 10 to 15-minute dialogue with the dean of Philippines' largest Islamic studies centre
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Spanish princess to stand trial in royal first
She is accused of cooperating in tax evasion by her husband
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Mumbai attacks: Appeal delayed against bail order for Lakhvi
Govt prosecutor says he has not yet received a copy of bail order, which is essential to complete legal formalities
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Indonesia jails cleaner over school sex abuse
Female worker sentenced to seven years in prison and a fine of $8,000
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Sydney siege gunman's partner has bail revoked after review
Amirah Droudis, 35, had been on bail for a year since being charged with the brutal killing of Monis's ex-wife
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South Korea nuclear plants stage drill against cyber attack
Drill conducted at country's four nuclear plant complexes which operates 23 nuclear reactors
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Driver ploughs into pedestrians screaming 'Allahu Akbar' in France
Incident comes a day after a man yelling the same words was killed in an attack on police officers
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After 8-year moratorium: Jordan hangs 11 men, angers rights groups
Interior minister says decision taken after major debate
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US to review N Korea terror status: Obama
Washington accuses Pyong-yang of being behind a hacking at Sony
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Welcome move: Chinese president to visit Pakistan in Feb
Xi Jinping will travel with dozens of business executives, focus on development projects
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Reading the runes
Expeditious disposal of cases linked to Mumbai attacks will certainly help in reducing tension between India& Pakistan
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Obama says Sony hack was not 'an act of war'
Obama says Washington will review whether or not to place North Korea back to its list of state sponsors of terrorism
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Russia reacts to execution of its citizen involved in Musharraf attack
Russia says it repeatedly urged Pakistani authorities to reconsider Akhlaque Ahmed's sentence
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Roadside bomb kills seven civilians in Afghanistan
Compared to 2013, this year saw a 33 per cent rise in casualties among children and a 12 per cent increase among women
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Obama signs Coalition Support Fund extending assistance to Pakistan
Under new terms, assistance to Pakistan will not exceed $1 billion
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Fugitive TTP chief: Gen Raheel didn’t ask for Fazlullah handover, says Afghan army chief
Army spokesperson says Gen Raheel had shared vital elements of intelligence with concerned authorities
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Boxing great Muhammad Ali hospitalised with pneumonia
Spokesperson says prognosis is good with a short hospital stay expected
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Swimsuit round removed from Miss World pageant
Owners of the competition hope to set the competition apart by emphasising brains and personality over physical beauty
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Stephen Colbert files his final report
Comedian end his show’s nine-year run on Comedy Central without any guests.
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Four Afghan Guantanamo detainees repatriated: Pentagon
Shawali Khan, Khi Ali Gul, Abdul Ghani, and Mohammed Zahir have been sent back to Afghanistan
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Israel aircraft bomb Gaza for first time since August truce
Attack came hours after a rocket allegedly exploded in an open field in southern Israel on Friday
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Modi's party distances itself from religious conversions
Party president says BJP is not supportive of any forceful conversions