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Zalmai Rasoul announces support for Abdullah in election runoff
Zalmai Rasoul placed in third position in the unofficial results.
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New York police recruiting Muslim informants: NY Times
Immigrants recruited in years following 9/11 attacks to act as informants eavesdropping in cafes, restaurants, mosques
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London tops super-rich city list: Survey
London is home to 72 of Britain's 104 sterling billionaires.
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Word of warning: Vote for self-rule would spell disaster, says Ukraine
Separatist referendum due in country’s eastern regions today.
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International linkages: Tayyip Erdogan Hospital to open on June 21
The chief minister says Tayyip Erdogan Hospital is a trust hospital.
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Ahead of Varanasi: Election campaign ends with clashing visions
Both BJP, Congress muster a final show of strength during the final leg of election.
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Gujarat after Modi
Factions will quickly develop against the new chief minister, probably bringing party back to bad old days of late 90s
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The Alchemy festival brings Pakistani culture to London
Event focuses on showing the positive side of Pakistan to a multicultural United Kingdom.
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Two day trip: Nawaz heads to Tehran to smooth ties
This will be the first leadership-level visit after new governments came into power in the two countries.
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Hizb-e-Islami-Hekmatyar to boycott Afghan election run-off
Hizb had stayed away from the two previous presidential elections because of the presence of foreign troops.
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Sub set to relaunch underwater quest for MH370
The Malaysian Airlines plane disappeared on March 8 carrying 239 people.
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Red Cross staff detained in east Ukraine: Rebel official
Unknown gunmen burst into the Red Cross office in Donetsk and took seven people.
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Nigeria military 'ignored schoolgirl kidnap warning': Amnesty
Up to 200 armed Boko Haram fighters abducted 276 girls from Chibok three weeks ago.
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FBI agent case: Court orders police to submit challan on May 19
FBI agent Joel Cox was arrested at Karachi airport on May 5 for carrying ammunition.
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US urges Pakistan to probe lawyer's killing
Rashid Rehman was allegedly shot dead for defending a university lecturer accused of blasphemy.
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Tug of war: Modi will lose, believes Kejriwal
AAP puts up its show in Varanasi after BJP’s mammoth rally.
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Close call: Airliner nearly collided with drone in march, says FAA
FAA cites, "The risk for a small UAS to be ingested into a passenger airline engine is very real."
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Govt to bring back money stashed in Swiss banks
Minister reveals that Swiss authorities are willing to renegotiate the Pak-Swiss agreement.
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'It will be a Modi government this time', deduces Modi
Several potential allies have been distancing themselves from Modi during the final days of the election contest.
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Deal under cloud: Govt declares force majeure on Iran pipeline project
Step taken to avoid penalties for delay in construction work.
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Incendiary statements: ‘Election’ massacres of Muslims darken India immigration debate
Narendra Modi’s comments ignite a spate of ethnic violence.
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Decisive round between Abdullah and Ghani to be delayed
Taliban’s ‘spring offensive’ may prove to be major security challenge.
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UN condemns brutal murder of Rashid Rehman, demands investigation
UN Human Rights body notes worrying number of attacks on journalists and human rights defenders in Pakistan.
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Pakistan opposes creation of new permanent seats at UNSC
G-4 countries just wants to join the rich countries' elite club, said envoy.
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Putin takes victory lap to annexed Crimea
20 insurgents and one police officer killed after fighting erupted in Mariupol, said Ukrainian minister.
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MERS death toll rises to 126
Total number of infections from MERS-CoV in the Gulf nation is now 463.
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Robust defence: India poll chief rebuffs bias claims
Insists the electoral body will never deviate from neutrality; Deplores Modi’s comments.
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Battle of hearts: Modi ‘tsunami’ forecast on banks of Ganges
BJP hardliner up against anti-corruption champion Arvind Kejriwal in Varanasi.
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Brazil's World Cup squad worth 'half a billion'
According to a calculation by Pluri Consultoria consultants, the squad is worth 514.23 millions euros.
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Torture — it’s ok if it works
I am no champion of human rights and if torture did indeed work, more power to the interrogator.
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Polio travel ban: These are recommendations, not restrictions, says FO
Pak-Iran pipeline to feature in Nawaz's upcoming visit to Iran. No alternative to composite dialogue with India yet.
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Saudi woman killed in car crash while defying driving ban: report
Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where women are not allowed to drive.
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India admits 'Delhi as polluted as Beijing'
But India's state air monitoring centre disputes WHO finding that New Delhi has dirtiest atmosphere in the world.
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Bizarre testimony: Okara school teacher claims Ajmal Kasab is alive
Teacher claims that he had met Kasab two days ago.
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Afghan Taliban announce ‘spring offensive’ to begin on May 12
The Afghan government and Nato have not yet responded to the Taliban’s announcement.
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For victim-turned-guide, Iraq gas attack still vivid
In 1988, Iraqi jets sprayed chemical agents that left residents coughing up green vomit before dying in agony.
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Modi 'tsunami' forecast on India's holy Ganges
The expectation this time is of a win for Modi in Monday's poll, the last day of voting in the whole six-week.
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Abducted Nigerian girls are my sisters, says Malala
Malala says the group behind the mass abduction does not understand Islam and has not studied the Holy Quran.
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Scarred by violence: Boycott mars voting in Kashmir
Turnout recorded at 30% two hours before the polling closed.
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Islamabad seeks 15-day reprieve for travellers
Time is needed to get polio vaccines worth Rs800m for 10m people travelling abroad annually: officials.
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Air quality worsening in world's cities: WHO
Rawalpindi in Pakistan show PM2.5 concentrations more than 10 times the recommended levels.
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Pakistan high commission seeks more security from India after threats
Pakistan high commission in India has received threats in the form of letters, reports the Times of India.
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Monica Lewinsky breaks silence on Clinton affair
I will always remain firm on this point: it was a consensual relationship, writes Lewinsky.
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Rahul Gandhi defends seat in marathon election
Gandhis could face internal party revolt if Congress failed to win at least 100 seats.
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Sit-in: Nigeria's missing girls campaign targets military HQ
Boko Haram militants had abducted 276 schoolgirls in the remote town of Chibok.
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Court removes Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra from office
Court rules unanimously that she acted illegally by transferring a top security official in 2011.
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Border issues: Pakistan, Iran to establish hotline between DGMOs
Chaudhry Nisar, Iranian counterpart attend roundtable talks.
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Striking the balance: PM assuages concerns on Middle East policy
Nawaz Sharif says ties with one country will not be at the expense of another.
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Saudi Arabia arrests Pakistani suspected of having links to al Qaeda linked group
Arrested include 35 Saudis who had previously been detained on security-related allegations and released.
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Security comparison: Football World Cup, Iraq and Afghanistan
I don't think English will confront greater threats in Manaus than in Iraqi or Afghanistan, says Brazilian politician.

















































