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Maiden visit: Army chief to visit Kabul today
General Raheel is expected to reassure Afghan leadership of Pakistan’s goodwill
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Jumping the border: 137 Afghans, five Iranians rounded up
They were found travelling without papers
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Diplomatic row: Islamabad rejects Washington’s accusations, summons envoy
Defense Department report alleges use of proxies against Kabul, New Delhi
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Nawaz condemns Israeli attack at al Aqsa mosque
He urged the United Nations to take notice of its brutalities against the Palestinians
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Britain, France launch feasibility study for joint military drones
The contract to carry out the joint study is worth 150 million euros
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French start-up eyes Halal food market with pork test device
The company acknowledges that the 'Halal' test lacks a way to test how the animal was slaughtered
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Ebola endemic claims over 5,000 lives: UNDP
The disease has also affected the economy of the countries suffering from the endemic
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Pakistan takes EU to WTO over plastic trade
Pakistan says the EU has broken WTO rules in the way that it imposed anti-subsidy duties on PET
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Indian man who killed daughter's rapist wanted to send message
The man told the police he acted after discovering that his daughter was pregnant
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Saudi beheads Pakistani drug smuggler
It raises to 64 the number of death sentences carried out in the kingdom in 2014
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Army chief to visit Kabul tomorrow
TTP sanctuaries on both sides of the border are likely to be discussed during the army chief's visit
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Acid attacks in Iran sharpen row over Islamic dress and vigilantism
Police have arrested a handful of suspects but not yet charged anyone
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Pakistan must decide if it wants to talk to India or Hurriyat leaders: Indian defence minister
Arun Jaitley says India is ready to speak to Pakistan and willing to normalise ties but there are a few red lines
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Heated debate: Pakistan, India argue over Kashmir in UN
Indian delegate protests Pakistani diplomat's demand for settlement of dispute as per UN resolutions
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TTP-Jamaat Ahrar group threatens to attack India following Wagah border blast
Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesperson of the TTP-JA, says he had warned Modi that attacks in India are in the pipeline
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Heavy clashes at flashpoint Jerusalem mosque compound
Dozens of masked protesters threw stones and firecrackers at security forces
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Disaster for Obama as Republicans win US Senate
Republicans seized at least seven seats from Senate Democrats to claim total congressional control
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Marked increase in govt's efforts to censor critical, blasphemous content on Facebook
Facebook data shows Pakistan government's requests for user data rises by 240.3%
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US tech companies 'in denial' over social networks becoming hub for militants: GCHQ chief
Social media sites have become "the command-and-control networks of choice for terrorists"
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Oil prices slump to four-year low after Saudi price cuts
Brent North Sea crude for delivery in December slumped $2.37 to stand at $82.41 a barrel
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Microsoft, Dropbox team up to help people work more effectively
Users can access edit files on their Dopbox accounts using Office, or access files in Dropbox from the Office app
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India withdraws two warships from Kolkata amid 'militant' alert
A port official indicated the warships had been due to take part in an exhibition on Wednesday.
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Alibaba's revenue up by 54%, net income by 15%
Meanwhile, profit margins shrank to a two-year low of just 18 per cent, but meets forecasts
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180 Pakistanis stranded in Libya return home
Around 8,000 Pakistanis stranded in Libya have been evacuated through 13 special and chartered flights
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PNS Alamgir to participate in joint naval exercise in Turkey
Pakistan Navy's P3C-Orion aircraft and a Z9EC helicopter will take part in the exercise in November 2014
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Three children killed as mortar fired by Indian forces explodes in Narowal
The children had found the un-exploded mortar lying in the fields and brought it home where it exploded on Tuesday
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Pirate Bay co-founder arrested in Thailand
Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij was detained at a checkpoint in Nong Khai following an international arrest warrant
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Clashes in Indian Kashmir after army kills two civilians
Protests came after soldiers fired at a private car killing two passengers and critically wounding another two
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'Drone' strikes kill 20 al Qaeda suspects in Yemen
Twin raids target al Qaeda positions near Rada, which has been focus of deadly fighting between militants, Shia rebels
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Israel passes law to block Palestinian prisoner releases
Law gives judges power to convict murderers under a new category of 'extraordinarily severe circumstances'
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Chinese President to visit Pakistan on agreed dates: Assistant Foreign Minister
Official says China will continue to maintain strategic partnership with Pakistan
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Father of Indonesian murdered in Hong Kong urges death for killer
Father of deceased pleads authorities to return daughter's body; 'I want her to be be buried in Indonesia,' he says
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Where are the world's stateless people?
United Nations launches campaign to end statelessness within a decade
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Five killed in Saudi Arabia on eve of Ashura: Police
Three masked people fired with machine guns and pistols as a group of citizens left a building in village of al Dalwah
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US Navy SEALs told to stop spilling secrets
Pentagon says all troops legally bound by non-disclosure agreements promising never to discuss classified information
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Afghanistan endgame: Panel pushes for a neutral Afghan policy
Proposes Pakistan should brace itself for NATO pullout
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Wagah carnage: US offers to assist probe
United States states its commitment to the people of Pakistan in efforts to counter terrorism
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At least 21 drown, dozen missing as boat carrying illegal migrants sinks near Turkey
Some reports said Syrians and Turkmen could also have been on board as well as Afghans
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Once a target for terror, NY's rebuilt World Trade Center opens for business
About 175 executives of publishing group Conde Nast walked into the new offices spread across floors 20 to 44
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Key function of crashed Virgin spacecraft deployed early: Investigators
Crash in California's Mojave Desert during a test flight killed one pilot and badly injuring the other
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Author Haruki Murakami says Japan ignoring WWII, Fukushima role
Author says Japanese people have come to consider themselves as 'victims' of war
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British banker charged with murder of two women in Hong Kong
Police say one victim found in suitcase, another inside apartment with wounds to her neck, buttocks
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Obama makes final campaign push, hoping to avert electoral rout
Polls this year show Republicans gaining in tight races across the country
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Bangladesh court upholds top Jamaat leader's death sentence
The 62-year-old will be the second senior leader to be hanged for crimes committed during the 1971 war
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Saudi clampdown: ‘Over 120,000 Pakistanis sent back since 2009’
Foreign ministry says 0.25m have been deported in last five years
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China successfully develops drone defence system: Xinhua
The laser defence system is capable of shooting down small aircraft within a two-km (1.2-mile) radius
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Condemnation: Indian PM denounces ‘shocking’ attack
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of innocent lives in the Wagah suicide bombing
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On the fringes: Nawaz, Modi will ‘shake hands’ at SAARC summit
An official says neither India nor Pakistan has shown interest in meeting
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Radical brides
It's baffling that women like Aqsa are giving up everything to join terror organisation that is blazing through Iraq
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Iraq blast targeting Shias kills at least 10
Blast struck near a tent from where tea and water were being distributed during a procession in Baghdad