The Taliban claimed responsibility for Monday's suicide attack on a police station in Lakki Marwat that killed 19.

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck Israel on Tuesday without causing any casualties or damage.

Essential safety certificates have still not been handed over for the athletes’ village and some sports venues.

Netherlands qualified for the semi-finals from Pool A at the women’s field hockey World Cup.

World number one Rafael Nadal swept into the last-16 at the US Open, but Andy Murray’s campaign came to a halt.

The strike occurred in Khar Qamar, a village in Datta Khel area.

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi blasted Yasir Hameed as being mentally a teenager but Hameed insisted he was duped.

Basque separatist group ETA declared a ceasefire in its 42-year campaign for a homeland independent of Spain.

Five suicide bombers killed 12 people on Sunday at an Iraqi army complex in Baghdad.

Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa riding a Honda won the San Marino MotoGP to record two successive victories.