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Rezwan Ferdaus, 26, was arrested and charged with the aerial bombing plot to attack Washington.

If the Haqqani network is designated a foreign terrorist organisation it could have severe ramifications for Pakistan.

Considerable thaw in White House, US department of defence statements.

Sheima Jastaniah was sentenced on Monday by a court in Jeddah, where she was caught driving in July.

Grossman reiterates the need for Pakistan to recognise the Haqqani network as a terrorist group.

Sanctions bar US citizens from doing business with the two men and freeze any assets they hold under US jurisdiction.

Croatian police arrested illegal immigrants when they were trying to cross the border hidden in a trailer.

The figures showed total security incidents averaging 2,108 a month in the first eight months of 2011.

Seven Pakistanis part of 21-member crew, says CPLC chief.

ACourt says Saudi woman should be lashed 10 times for defying driving ban.

Mullen says ISI 'collab­oratio­n' with Haqqan­is made him rethin­k Pakist­an's commit­ment to the war on...

Last-minute changes by the religious affairs ministry may leave thousands of booked travellers high and dry.

White House spokesperson says Pakistani govt needs to take action.

ISI chief had warned Petraeus that Pakistan will have little other option in case of unilateral US action on its soil.

Amnesty International calls for independent probe to mass graves.

Taliban say Jalaluddin Haqqani is a member of its leadership council.

Washington asks Islamabad in vain to launch offensive in restive tribal region of North Waziristan.

State dept says it wants to work constructively with Pakistan on Haqqani network.

Senator Kirk says aid should be tied to concrete steps by the Pakistani government.

Obama says UN bid is unrealistic shortcut that will not produce real and lasting peace between Palestine and Israel.

Arrests were made last week as part of major counter-terrorism operation targeting extremists.

Indian media points out that the ruling allows Delhi to go ahead with all work, save permanent structures.

Proposal comes despite US sanction threats; petroleum minister denies plan.

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas says there will be no negotiations without international legitimacy.

About 100,000 people turned out in Brazil for the start of the world’s biggest music festival, Rock in Rio.

Two shows discover the works of the late artist.

"Women will be able to run as candidates in the municipal election," King Abdullah said.

Buddha Air-103 was returning from a mountain flight when it crashed into Kotdada Hill near Kathmandu.

Says her husband often returned from trips abroad with bags of cash.

Voters chosen by the rulers of the United Arab Emirates cast their ballots in second-ever polls to elect FNC members.

The two dozen parts of the UARS that may have survived re-entry could weigh anything from two to 350 pounds.

Superstar Shahrukh Khan says he had a ‘huge attachment’ to the former cricketer.

Arab states not submit a text entitled "Israeli Nuclear Capabilities" for a vote at the annual member state gathering.

Foreign minister assures Pakistan’s full support in the endeavour.

The discovery could undermine Albert Einstein’s theory of special relativity.

Feeha Jamshed talks about losing her sister, her inspiration.

28 countries including the United States walked out as Ahmadinejad launched into a tirade against the West, US.

HT quoted Raut saying “Shiv Sena is of the opinion that no one should have any relations with Pakistan.”

Park 51 vows to offer social and recreational services, health and educational facilities alongside a religious focus.

FM is scheduled to address the General Assembly session on September 23.

Bauer and Fattal, both 29, were arrested on the unmarked border between Iran and Iraq on July 31, 2009.

Police is probing into alleged illegal campaign funding linked to a deadly 2002 Karachi bombing.

The statement from the group was posted on the Honein jihadist forum, claiming a series of attacks on August 15.

More than 3,000 people have been rescued in the Indian state of Sikkim.

Shah says police and Rangers in Karachi focusing more on target killings.

TV station reports that the explosion had occurred in a minibus.

Earthquake killed at least 67 people in India, Nepal and the Chinese region of Tibet.

Pakistan’s High Commission in Malaysia urged Pakistanis living in Malaysia to come forward and donate.

The escalation in raids has taken the battlefield more directly into Afghan homes say experts.

Tremors were felt more than 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) away in New Delhi to the west, and in Bangladesh to the east.