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Saudi-led coalition using cluster bombs in Yemen: HRW
Cluster munitions are prohibited by 2008 treaty adopted by 116 countries, but not by Saudi Arabia
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Indian inquiry board indicts coast guard official for admitting to blowing up Pakistani boat
Contradicting Indian govt's official version, Coast Guard DIG had said he ordered blowing up of Pakistani fishing...
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Afghan court shows video of mob lynching woman in Kabul
Judge asks prosecutors to play footageof a crowd kicking and beating the 27-year-old woman, named Farkhunda
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Red tape delays Nepal quake disaster aid as death toll crosses 7,000
UN's humanitarian chief says Nepal's customs authorities are slowing the delivery of earthquake aid
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Half a century: Buffett celebrates 50th year at Berkshire
Berkshire’s annual meeting is Omaha’s top annual draw other than baseball’s College World Series
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Russian ballet great Maya Plisetskaya dies at 89
President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to her family.
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Nepal’s earthquake caused Mount Everest to shrink: scientists
The world's tallest mountain may have lost a bit of height, but its in no danger of giving up its title
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India seeks UN intervention over Lakhvi's release
In a letter to UN's Sanction Committee, India says Lakhvi's release is in violation UN resolution 1267
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Pakistan lodges protest with India over killing of farmer near Working Boundary
Foreign office condemns actions of Indian BSF, terms it violation of Border Ground Rules
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Nature’s might: Lightning kills 5, injures 3 in Bangladesh
Four people were killed as they were working in rice paddies
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Indian family reverts to Islam months after adopting Hinduism under 'ghar wapsi' campaign
The family had converted to Hinduism five months ago after being enticed with ‘lucrative offer of owing land’
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Former head of Germany’s anti-Islam movement apologises to Muslims
Former head of Pegida says Muslims are not root cause of problems in Germany and Europe
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Dangerous WW2 bombs still litter Germany's landscape
More than 2,000 tonnes of live bombs and munitions are found each year in Germany, even under buildings
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Five Pakistani workers perish in Riyadh fire
Civil Defense sources say fire broke out at a housing unit in Riyadh
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Indian sex attack victim's family refuse to cremate her
The girl who was travelling in a bus owned by the ruling family of northern Punjab state, died on Wednesday
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Kerry hails 'enormous progress' in new-look Sri Lanka
US secretary of state says American people will stand with people of Sri Lanka in the journey to restore democracy
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Army chief congratulates Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Nayef
Army chief is reported to have telephoned Prince Mohammed as he was appointed deputy prime minister of the kingdom
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The Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to baby girl
Both baby and Kate are well, palace confirms
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Pakistan dispatches relief goods for Nepal quake victims
Two C-130 aircrafts arrive in Kathmandu; seven Nepalese doctors studying in Pakistan also taken to Nepal
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Nepal quake toll tops 7000
The number of injured has risen to 14,398
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Pakistani flags waved at Hurriyat rally in Indian Kashmir
As many as 20 flags were waved as Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Gilani addressed supporters
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Kabul-backed peace council to meet with Afghan Taliban at Qatar conference
Afghan Taliban delegation to attend conference attended by peace council members, Hizb-e-Islami delegation
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Six police officers charged over Freddie Gray death in Baltimore
Manslaughter had taken place resulting in the death of a 25-year-old African American man in police custody
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Catholic Archbishop teaches Christians about Islam
Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald is one of the Catholic church's top experts on Islam
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Mosque in Cardiff opens doors to non-Muslims
Step taken in a bid to improve relations within the community
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Did Hillary Clinton change her stance on Indian nukes for donations?
Clinton campaign calls allegations ‘conspiracy theory’; points out contradictions in authors claims
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Iran's Zarif congratulates new Saudi FM despite tensions
Zarif says he hoped relations between Islamic Republic of Iran and the Saudi monarchy will develop
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India rejects Pakistan's stance on new Hindu settlements in Kashmir
Pakistan expressed concern that resettlements are in violation of UN resolutions, would change demographic makeup
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Texas court of appeals recognises Pakistani divorce
Hearing case of a couple divorced in Pakistan but residing in US, court says Pakistani divorce is valid in US
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Popular Indian guru defends pill that ‘promises’ male child amid row
Baba Ramdev, who has millions of devotees, says drug helps with infertility and not sex selection
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Indian govt refuses to criminalise marital rape because of ‘social and religious’ issues
Government minister says international concept of marital rape cannot be suitably applied in the Indian context”
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Workers of the world, unite!
Labour Day is widely celebrated as a public holiday in countries across the world
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Yemen violence kills 1,244, injures 5,044: WHO
UN receives 44 alerts of suspected disease outbreaks, including measles dengue fever and meningitis
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Captured Islamic State militant still longs for martyrdom
'I thought: two of my brothers joined this organization and I am the only one left'
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Pakistan, China, India on US intellectual property priority watch list
There were new and longstanding concerns about IPR protection and enforcement
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Do not waver, stand fast
Yemen conflict has provided us an opportunity to recalibrate our relations with Arab world
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US Navy to accompany American ships passing through Strait of Hormuz
Iranian forces boarded a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf on Tuesday
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UN food agency seeks $8 million for Nepal farmers
FAO is concrned about farmers missing out on the rice planting season
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Search for remains of MH17, crash victims ends
All 298 passengers and crew on board the Malaysia Airlines jetliner -- the majority of them were Dutch
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Disease fears hit Nepal's quake-hit homeless
Sanitation and water facilities at these camps is a real concern
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Zimbabwe shuts down mobile phone firm over black empowerment
Zimbabwe's indigenization law compels foreign companies to cede majority shares to local partners
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Iran says warships at entrance to key Yemen strait
"The navy has sent the Alborz and Bushehr destroyers to patrol the entrance to the strait"
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Indian girl falls to death after alleged groping on bus
Police said the conductor, cleaner and a passenger harassed and groped the girl and her mother
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China reaffirms support for economic corridor
Chinese president reaffirms support to an abiding all-weather bilateral relationship between Pakistan and China
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China says worried by new US cyber strategy
Defence Ministry spokesperson says US only worsening tension over cybersecurity with its new strategy
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Israel returns 15 confiscated Gaza fishing boats
Palestinian fishermen said it was the first time Israel had given vessels back.
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Parents stop children from taking school trip to local mosque in England
Some parents express fear their children might be shot or exposed to violence
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'No beef content in food dispatched by Pakistan to Nepal'
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam urges Indian media not to ‘malign’ humanitarian assistance efforts
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Besieged Yemeni city sees worst fighting yet: residents
The scene is disastrous, in the streets and inside houses where families are often trapped and terrified, says Awgari
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New Hindu settlements in Indian Kashmir condemnable: FO
Spokesperson says the issue of Kashmir should be resolved according to the aspirations of Kashmiris through plebiscite
















































