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Palestinian leaders first made the call for a UN visit in February, but the 15-member council has not answered.

At least 108 people killed in a two-day massacre on May 25 near the central town of Houla.

Hu said previously that China would 'continue providing member states with concessional loans.'

Experts believe a way needs to be found to tip the scales in favour of rebellion seeking to topple Bashar al-Assad.

Says strikes will continue, a day after one killed al Qaeda deputy leader Abu Yahya al Libi.

Hackers managed to steal the passwords in latest hack. Company suggests users change their passwords.

US offers rewards of up to $7 mn for information leading to the location of seven key leaders of al Shabaab.

Abu Yahya al-Libi's brother urges Pakistan government, human rights organisations to trace, return the body to Libya.

Nato offici­al says they are still pursui­ng a deal on reopen­ing the supply route theoug­h Pakist­an

Haroon says NAM members want to undertake a fact finding mission to Palestine to evaluate effect of Israeli settlers.

MoUs include Tarbela-Islamabad supply, Special Economic Zone in Zulfikarabad, de-silting canals, barrages in Sindh.

A victim Badt alleged he was abuse by Brennan, a favourite English teacher, when he was 12 or 13.

The decision came after an attack against the Shia endowment's offices that killed 25.

Xinjiang is home to the mainly Muslim Turkic-speaking Uighur people.

Bill stipulates that Muslims who commits blasphemy will be punished by death or life in jail.

A twin suicide bombing ripped through a crowded makeshift bazaar, a NATO air strike hit a home.

Panetta seeks 'regular cooperation' from India to increase arms trade, and even joint production.

The embassy came under attack from a homemade bomb which did not cause much damage.

ISI dismisses Afghan accusations as "absurd and senseless".

Panetta argues that al Qaeda militants who orchestrated September 11 attacks were in Pakistan's tribal areas.

Panetta's India visit states Washington's strategic shift to Asia, stressing India as an anchor for the new...

The first shipment of cars in Hambantota came from the south Indian port of Chennai, destined for Algeria.

Bill will make it harder to get Russia's cooperation on Iran nuclear, Syria crackdown issues argues Reinsch.

US officials want UN inspectors to visit Parchin military site where West believes Iran has weapon-related research.

Amnesty said at the end of April there were at least 308 Palestinian administrative detainees held without trial.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) holds two-day summit on security and economic relations across the region.

Venus took form of a small black dot slowly shifting across the northern hemisphere of the sun, on Tuesday.

Abu Yahya al Libi carries $1 million bounty on his head; US officials describe it as a significant achievement.

Spokesperson says reports of Panetta's comments in India "exaggerated".

US officials confirm that Monday's strike had killed Abu Yahya al Libi. Taliban say his death is "big loss".

Belgium and France both banned the wearing of full veils in public last year.

New York Times chief Washington correspondent's book says Obama was told in early summer 2009 of ambiguous evidence.

Among those held are a Pakistani woman working in a clinic and a Taliban insurgent leader.

Legislation demands US stop all aid unless Dr Shakil Afridi is released and allowed to leave the country.

Maldivian telecommunications authorities had blocked his blog last year claiming it contained anti-Islamic material.

Court issues warrant for writer of novel allegedly containing insulting remarks against Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).

Panetta to discuss defence ties, Nato war effort in Afghanistan, China’s increasing economic and military power.

Annan to hold talks with Clinton as the international community tries to find a way to end the bloodshed in Syria.

Hasanoff tells Judge Kimba Wood, between 2007 and 2010 he agreed to give support to the militant Islamist network.

Beijing is to avoid outright confrontation with US, but comments in state newspapers reflected persistent worries.

Environment Minister Tony Burke says GVK must work with national authorities to secure approval for the project.

Putin's China trip comes after failed attempts by visiting EU leaders to sway him on Syria.

A reverse transit agreement reached with three Central Asian partners: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

European Union foreign policy chief to meet Khar and Gilani today.

California-based Meebo provides software that lets users share pages on social networking sites, including Facebook.

MTN Irancell managed to obtain sophisticated US computer equipment despite sanctions.

To mark the Queen's 60-year reign, SwiftKey released the Queen's English, a new language module for the app.

The new effort is being made because many children lie about their age to get access the site.

Unconf­irmed whethe­r al-Libi was killed in the strike as Pakist­an condem­ns the 'illegal' attack which killed 15.

US denies reports that a deal for paying 75% of due CSF payments. Say negotiations are still underway.