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French President Hollande cracked a joke about Pope Benedict XVI's decision to resign because of failing health.

Family of deceased insists body be buried in his home state.

Days before the deadly attack, FM broadcast story reviving claims that vaccinations are Western plot to harm Muslimss.

Giuseppe Orsi had denied any wrongdoing in the deal for the sale of 12 AgustaWestland helicopters to India in 2010.

More than 10,000 people losts their lives to unrest in the rich state of Assam over the last two decades.

Obama describes the war "as one of the most intense battles of the entire war in Afghanistan."

Video identifies the American by the name of Inaam and the Briton as Abbas.

Yemen asks Tehran to stop backing armed groups on Yemeni soil.

State news agency SANA reports Assad said he would not bow to mounting pressure and "plots".

Security Council diplomat says the apparent test comes despite a "strong warning" from China to the North.

Country reaffirms solidarity with the People of Jammu and Kashmir.

Allama Tahir Ashrafi objects to joint statement; threatens to boycott Kabul conference.

Navy SEAL reveals he shot Osama bin Laden twice in the head.

US official says they sent two convoys through Pakistan as a "test" on Sunday.

Pope Benedict XVI says his strength is no longer adequate to continue in office due to advanced age.

Another protester drowns in Jhelum river in his plight to escape from chasing forces.

PIA aircraft crashed on the runway after its landing gear collapsed, says flight safety director at Muscat airport.

The quake damages 24 schools and a clinic which was registered 6.9 on the Richter scale.

The bus crashes onto the Matamuhuri's parched river bed after the driver lost control of the vehicle.

Democrats say they do not believe procedural efforts to block a vote on Hagel in the Senate will be successful

The presidents's office describes in a statement prisoners' access to lawyers as "problematic".

Witnesses says that police had baton-charged the crowd, triggering panic.

Young boy succumbs to wounds, as security forces open fire during Afzal's execution protest.

Mushahid denounces India’s claim of sharing border with Afghanistan.

Fazlur Rehman kicks off a crucial round of negotiations with the Afghan Taliban.

Gender-based sensitivity must begin at home and at the primary level in schools.

In China, snake has traditionally been seen as a symbol of wisdom, wealth and longevity.

Syria is in depths of an unprecedented economic recession due to the violence gripping the country for two years.

Dunford is responsible for bringing forces home and overseeing the transfer of Afghan security duties to local forces.

The blizzard leaves some 650,000 homes and businesses without power and at least seven dead.

Tehran is currently under a series of international sanctions aimed at curbing its controversial nuclear programme.

“Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute for experience.” — Paulo Coelho.

Experts believe the PSL remains a double-edged sword and it may have been too early to stage it.

This will be Abbas’ second visit to Pakistan in three years.

Apprehension of Pakistani Ulema over ‘agenda’ of proposed conference to be discussed.

Dell unveiled its plan to go private on Tuesday in a $24.4 billion deal.

By hanging Guru, India is, in fact, inflaming the very sentiment it wishes to suppress, the of tag “unjust and...

Cu Chi harboured the most resilient, determined rice farmers, who along with regulars, took on a superpower.

Spending reductions of $470 billion over 10 years may take effect on March 1.

Press Tv claims its channel along with iFilm has been forced off the a Galaxy 19 satellite.

Rights group notes that the Mohammad Afzal Guru's trial fell "considerably short" of fair standards.

Guru was hanged at New Delhi's Tihar Jail over his role in a deadly attack on the Indian parliament in 2001.

New York, one of the world's busiest air travel hubs, is cutt off as snow and wind led to suspend all operations.

An interior ministry official puts the toll at five dead and 40 wounded from around 40 rocket and mortar attacks.

Medical sources at the health ministry says at least 45 people hurt during the day across the country.

A former chief minister of Kashmir once warned that executing him would lead the country to "go up in flames".

Guru was hanged after his final appeal for mercy was rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee.

Polish city of Gdansk was depicted in the movie as a location for CIA detention facility.

Education sector reported to be most vulnerable to corruption.

Columnist Tarek Fatah claims his column is the reason why Pakistan blocked Toronto Sun's website.