Scepticism surrounds his role as peacemaker, with critics saying his years in detention have eroded his influence.

A 2008 moratorium on capital punishment imposed by the previous government expired on June 30.

Lalu Prasad Yadav would serve five years of "rigorous" imprisonment and was fined $40,000.

Governor of State Bank reiterated that previous depreciation in currency was caused by market forces.

Peshawar's bomb squad has defused more than 5,000 devices since 2009.

The site was used by "several thousand drug dealers" to sell "hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs," says FBI.

India claims its fighting an incursion from Pakistan side in Kashmir with 30 to 40 fighters crossed into Keran sector.

The final episode was 75 minutes long and showed the protagonist face a dark end.

At Paris Fashion Week, Lagerfeld did not leave all the art on the walls.

We will continue the relief work for our Baloch brethren even if attacks continue, says Major General Samrez Salik.