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Looking at Lanka: An election without noise and colour, and Sri Lankans are not complainingSubscriber Only
August 16, 2015 01:13 IST
The outgoing parliament passed an amendment to the Constitution that gave back to the Election Commission what the previous Rajapaksa government had taken away.
Looking at Lanka: Rajapaksa hears ‘cry of people’, is 100% confident of party’s victorySubscriber Only
August 15, 2015 04:02 IST
If elected, Rajapaksa said, he would invite India to “join China” and finish projects in Sri Lanka.
Pakistan sentences 7 to death over Peshawar school attack that killed over 150 people
August 13, 2015 20:12 IST
The attack on the army-run school in Peshawar, in which nearly all the victims were schoolchildren, shocked Pakistanis and led the country to lift a moratorium on executions in place since 2008.
China explosion: 9 firefighters among 44 dead in Tianjin port blast
August 13, 2015 11:23 IST
The latest on the explosions in China's port city of Tianjin (all times local).
Curfew imposed, army deployed after Nepal protestSubscriber Only
August 11, 2015 05:07 IST
As the protests intensified, Maoists Party Chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that the issue of demarcation of boundaries of the proposed six provinces was not final.
6.2-magnitude quake hits northern Afghanistan
August 10, 2015 19:50 IST
A moderate earthquake in Afghanistan was felt across South Asia on Monday, shaking the ground in Kabul, Islamabad and New Delhi.
Five dead in Taliban suicide blast on Kabul airport roadSubscriber Only
August 10, 2015 17:19 IST
This attack comes days after series of suicide attacks in the Afghan capital killed dozens and wounded hundreds more.
Hafiz Saeed moves court seeking ban on ‘Phantom’ in Pakistan
August 9, 2015 15:27 IST
Lahore High Court's Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan fixed August 10 as the date for hearing the petition.
Will not allow any country to set up military base: Maldives assures India
August 9, 2015 12:49 IST
The letter of assurance came after India conveyed its concerns over the impact of the recently passed constitutional amendment which allowed foreigners to own land in the island nation.
Bangladesh police launches hunt to nab killers of blogger
August 8, 2015 18:20 IST
The 40-year-old blogger was attacked by suspected al-Qaeda linked Islamists at their apartment here just after the Friday prayers.
Four Islamic militants booked in Bangladesh blogger murder case
August 8, 2015 14:12 IST
Niloy Chakrabarty Neel, 40, popularly known by his pen name Niloy Neel, was killed yesterday by assailants inside his fifth-floor flat in the capital Dhaka where he lived with his family.
Pakistan police arrest man in Wasim Akram shooting incident
August 8, 2015 14:08 IST
"The police have detained one suspect after raid on his home in Quaidabad's Daud Chowrangi locality," said DIG Karachi-East Zone.
Bangladesh blogger Niloy Neel hacked to death by suspected al-Qaeda militants
August 8, 2015 21:35 IST
Niloy Neel, a secular blogger, was hacked to death at his flat in Dhaka today by five machete-wielding assailants
Army chopper crashes in Pakistan, death toll rises to 12
August 7, 2015 11:54 IST
The helicopter suddenly went down a day earlier in the district of Mansehra of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and that all the 12 people on board were killed.
17 killed in Afghanistan military helicopter crashSubscriber Only
August 6, 2015 15:14 IST
The military helicopter went down due to technical reasons in Shinkay, a district relatively free of insurgent activity in Zabul.
Here’s how media in Pakistan covered the capture of terrorist Mohammed Naved
August 6, 2015 15:36 IST
Apart from two prominent English newspapers, there is not much coverage in Pakistan on the capture of terrorist Mohammed Naved in Jammu and Kashmir
Pakistan Supreme Court to allow military trials in terror cases
August 5, 2015 15:09 IST
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif welcomed the decision, which is seen as a major victory for his government, but critics and rights activists say it goes against the constitution and civil rights.
Pakistan Supreme Court upheld Parliament’s decision to set up military courts
August 5, 2015 13:20 IST
The apex court dismissed several identical petitions against the 21st constitutional amendment by the parliament which set up the military courts.
Nepal villagers recover human remains of 17 missing people
August 5, 2015 12:42 IST
Government administrator Shiva Ram Gelal said Wednesday that the villagers in Langtang valley gathered the remains this week and reported it to authorities in Rasuwa district.
Former Taliban chief Mullah Omar’s son killed in Pakistan, says Afghan lawmaker
August 4, 2015 20:11 IST
Afghan Taliban rejected Qadir's claim that Mullah Omar's son had been killed in an attack in Pakistan.
World Bank offers USD 2 billion to PakistanSubscriber Only
August 4, 2015 17:21 IST
Appreciating the successful turnaround of Pakistan's economy, World Bank offered an assistance package of USD 2 billion over a period of four years.
Pakistan govt may not re-challenge Lakhvi’s bail: Official
August 3, 2015 17:11 IST
The Islamabad High Court had set a two-month deadline last April for conclusion of the Mumbai attack case while disposing off the government's plea to cancel Lakhvi's bail.
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif escapes unharmed as convoy breached by car
August 3, 2015 04:12 IST
The incident happened when Sharif was coming back from the hill resort of Murree to capital Islamabad with his wife Kulsoom and daughter Maryam.
Hafiz Saeed offers ‘funeral’ prayer for Mullah Omar
July 31, 2015 20:52 IST
Offering prayers, Saeed, who has a USD 10 million US government bounty against him, prayed to God to "forgive the sins of the great leader of (Muslim) Ummah and grant him a high place in heaven."
Sri Lanka: Gunmen open fire at election campaign workers; kill 1, wound 13
July 31, 2015 15:37 IST
The workers were campaigning for Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake of the United National Party.
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