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Modi's BJP eyes power in Kashmir
As armed police patrol tense streets of Kashmir, BJP candidate forecasts victory in upcoming elections
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Moment of truth' nears in Iran nuclear talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry says "serious gaps" remained in talks between Iran and world powers in Vienna
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India's vice president expresses concern over rights violations in Kashmir
India's Vice President says they have received complaints over the abuse of Armed Forces Special Powers Act
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One dead as 5.9 magnitude quake hits China's Sichuan
A woman in her 70s died after being hit in the head by a glass window. 15 others were also injured
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Saudi detainee sent home from Guantanamo: Pentagon
Mohammed al-Zahrani is the latest of seven prisoners freed from the jail Obama has pledged to close.
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14 hurt in suspected gas blast at luxury London hotel
London Ambulance Service says five of the injured required hospital treatment, including two men with leg wounds
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Gunmen execute 28 on Kenya bus near Somalia border: police
The gunmen ambushed the bus headed for the capital Nairobi a few kilometres after it left Mandera
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Obama extends US combat role in Afghanistan: report
Previously, the US president had said US-led Nato combat operations would finish at the end of this year
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Female Afghan MP injured but defiant after suicide attack
41-year-old MP Barakzai's car was hit by a suicide bomber on a main road near the parliament last Sunday
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Telephone call: Obama takes Nawaz into confidence on India tour
PM asks US president to take up Kashmir issue with Indian leadership.
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Business with the Bear
Doing business with The Bear makes sense at many levels, not only military, and we welcome this agreement
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US sends five Guantanamo inmates to Georgia, Slovakia
Three Yemeni prisoners were sent to Georgia, while a fourth Yemeni and a Tunisian were transferred to Slovakia
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Obama to visit India in January: White House
The US president is scheduled to attend the Indian Republic Day as a chief guest; will meet Modi, Indian officials too
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Dutch-Pakistani al Qaeda suspect re-arrested for US extradition
The 27-year-old says US played a role in what he said was his torture in Pakistan after his arrest over four years ago
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Pakistan lodges protest with India over LoC firing
Pakistan calls upon India to restrain its security forces from unprovoked firing and shelling across the LoC
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China commits $45.6 billion for economic corridor with Pakistan
Chinese government and banks will finance to build energy and infrastructure projects
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Fears grow about Hindu 'Modi-fication' of education
Indian Council of Historical Research chief criticised for saying Hindu epics are adequate to understand ancient world
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Nigerian village buries 45 after Boko Haram "slaughter"
The attack on Azaya Kura village occurred on a busy market day
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Spain wakes up to 'homegrown' extremist threat
Years after bombings on Madrid commuter trains, Spanish authorities are tackling a new wave of extremists
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Earthquake tremors felt in Islamabad, parts of K-P
The epicenter of the earthquake was the border area between Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
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Obama vows 'more fair and just' immigration to US
US President Barack Obama allows families to emerge from the shadows and seek work permits
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Pakistan arrests 61 Indian fisherman
Offenders taken to court, will be transported to Malir jail
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Eavesdropping on Pakistani official led to investigation against US diplomat Robin Raphel: Report
Investigators intercepted conversation in which Pakistani official suggested his govt was receiving American secrets
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Finding OBL in Pakistan proved war on terror was waged against wrong country: Karzai
Former Afghan president claims US should have gone for terrorist sanctuaries, not Afghanistan
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Indian troops allegedly kill 3 in Kashmir
Killing takes place during search operation in Pulwama district
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Neighbourly cooperation: Kabul seeks fast-track cargo clearance
President Ashraf Ghani says good remain stranded for weeks in Karachi
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Indian firing at LoC kills Pakistani soldier
At least 20 civilians have been killed in the recent exchanges of fire across LoC
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Boosting defence ties: Pakistan, Russia sign landmark cooperation pact
Agreement signed by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and his Russian counterpart during the latter’s visit to Pakistan.
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Kashmir Council meeting: Struggle of Kashmiris is not terrorism, says PM
Says Islamabad will continue to consult Hurriyat bloc over Kashmir talks.
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Nearly 1,000 killed during Ukraine ceasefire: UN report
The report also detailed grave human rights abuses on both sides
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Rights groups release anti-surveillance software
Detekt is the first tool to be made available to the public that detects major known surveillance spyware
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CIA chief weighs ambitious overhaul of spy agency
The CIA's performance has come under criticism in recent years
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Curiouser and curiouser
If anything, Aziz's statement will reignite fears that we have favourites among the brutes, for that is what they are
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A different broom
Operation Zarb-e-Azb is in India’s interests as well, given the expansionist statements of both al Qaeda and IS
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Second bird flu outbreak found on Dutch farm
The outbreak was of the H5 strain, but it is not clear whether it was of the highly pathogenic variety or not.
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U2’s Bono fitted with metal plates, screws after bike accident
The 54-year-old singer was trying to avoid another cyclist on Sunday when the accident occurred.
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Prague Services paint over ‘Words of Love’ on Lennon Wall
Symbol of artistic resistance against the communist regime, the Wall had been ‘reimagined’ by a group of art...
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Blacklisted groups may appeal against inclusion on militant list: UAE official
CAIR said it was seeking clarification from the UAE government on what it termed a "shocking and bizarre report"
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UN chief urges all parties to compromise in Iran nuclear talks
Ban hopes a deal will "restore confidence in the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program"
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Swedish appeals court upholds Assange detention order
Sweden wants to question Assange on allegations of sexual assault and rape but insists he must come to Sweden first
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Indian firing along LoC kills Pakistani soldier near Muzaffrabad
ISPR says Pakistan Army responded befittingly to Indian firing
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Aasia Bibi's husband begs for presidential pardon
Husband also requests permission for Aasia Bibi to move to Paris
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Academy Award-winning American director Mike Nichols dies at 83
Nichols made an impact on American cinema with influential movies, such as "The Graduate"
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French militants call for attacks on their homeland
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced that France would step up its campaign against the militants
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Turkey response to Syria refugee crisis showing strains: Amnesty
Amnesty says Turkish border guards allegedly shot 17 people, beat 31 others in 10 incidents
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Indian police search ashram for explosives after bloody stand-off
Around100 devotees were injured in clashes with police, who found bodies of four women and a child inside the ashram
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At least 24 feared dead as bus plunges into Nepal river
Jajarkot police chief says five bodies have been found so far, including those of two children
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Waziristan operation: Indian aggression affecting anti-terror fight, says Gen Raheel
Army chief meets Gen Martin Dempsey, Deputy Secretary of Defence Robert O Work .
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Hackers turning smartphones into slave armies
Information that can be mined from hacked smartphones includes where people have been, pictures taken and call logs
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Suicide attackers target foreign compound in Kabul
Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in which a suicide bomber and three other attackers were killed