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Basuki Tjahaja Purnama swearing in despite weeks of protests from Islamic hardliners

Flooding accident traps 18 miners in Ermenek coal mine

Crowds lined the streets for a glimpse of the first Indian leader to visit Fiji since Indira Gandhi in 1981

Report says nearly a billion people worldwide are forced to go to the toilet in the open

According to a police source, grenades, oil and ammunition were discovered in the latest raid

Israeli security forces destroy the home of a Palestinian who carried out a suicide car attack in October

Dog called Frida named Mayor of San Francisco for a day as part of a campaign to support the city's animal shelter

Police discovers five bodies on Wednesday after storming the ashram of a wanted guru in northern India

Mass-hunting of the houbara starts in Balochistan with the commencement of winter by Arab dignitaries

Pakistan ranked third on the list with 2,345 deaths reported in 1,933 attacks.

13-year old Manzar Hussain had inadvertently crossed the LoC into Pakistan on November 14

Accuses New Delhi of supporting separatist-minded rebels in Balochistan.

The recognition is hinged on a negotiated solution to the long-running conflict between Palestinians and Israelis

The real change in Afghanistan-Pakistan relations will come when security is understood as a common goa

The man was cured of Ebola but continued to show traces of the virus in samples of his semen

So far, no cases of human infection have been detected, either in Asia or in Europe

FO statement comes a day after Sartaj Aziz argued that Pakistan does not need to antagonise all militant groups

Women tell they were forced to strip naked before medics gave them "two-finger test" to see if hymens were intact

68 people executed this year despite international concern

Benjamin Netanyahu says attack direct result of incitement by Hamas and Abu Mazen

Queen Rania's kingdom has joined US-led air campaign against IS in Syria with Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Ambassador says strikes have devastating impact on communities in regard to safety, education and cultural practices

Five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany want Iran to scale down its nuclear activities

Matters of mutual interest and bilateral relations came under discussion

General Raheel puts forward Pakistan's perspective on regional security, improving Pakistan-Afghan relations

Taliban claims responsibility for the early-morning blast, target unclear but the area houses many foreign facilities

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei says there are no facts backing relevant reports

Nawaz to take his own vehicle for the Nepal summit.

Police detain suspects for promoting the group in Lahore

PM’s top aide questions wisdom of targeting those who pose no threat to the country’s security

Sanctions fears force economic managers off the project for now.

Gen Sharif, on maiden trip to US, discusses Pak-Afghan military ties, Indian aggression along LoC with Gen Austin

The TTP splinter group announced its backing after meeting 3-man delegation representing IS led by al Zubair al Kuwait

Asfak had suffered respiratory problems for months, but wasn't hospitalised till his condition became life threatening

Pakistan's High Commissioner to India expresses hope that things will move ahead during his tenure in India

It completed its multibillion-dollar deal for mobile messaging application WhatsApp last month

Medical officials say at least 29 people were injured

The British Foreign office declined to comment

His trip comes two months after Abbott's tour of India, during which both countries sealed a nuclear energy deal

Senior official says none of the department's classified systems have been compromised

The doctors tied him to a pillar and carried out the attack, before leaving him to die

Israeli police states it was an apparent suicide whereas a colleague saw signs of violence on the body

Security forces began the operation in the early hours of Monday morning, targeting mosques in Mombasa

Forward team of SNGPL reaches Turkmenistan to discuss the project with top bosses of petroleum ministry

A deal permanently removing the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran would be a stunning victory for Obama

Officials say Ashraf Ghani gave assurance to PM Nawaz and Gen Raheel.

Government studies payment models to revive trade that stands low at $300m.

The Dutch experts eventually intend to reconstruct a section of the doomed airliner

Gen Raheel's first official visit to the country expected to enhance military-to-military cooperation, officials say

Video posted online shows beheadings of Peter Kassig and at least 18 men described as Syrian military personnel