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Landslides bury Nepal villages, killing at least 30 people
July 30, 2015 21:56 IST
Rescuers pulled out 19 bodies after the landslide in the village in Lumle, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Kathmandu, according to the National Emergency Operation Center.
Nepal landslides: Villages buried, killing at least 25 people
July 30, 2015 13:57 IST
Village official Bhesh Raj Parajuli said two bridges connecting the village have been washed away.
Taliban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar is dead: report
July 29, 2015 18:31 IST
Mullah Omar has been in hiding ever since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. He is known for spearheading the Taliban movement in the 80s and successfully driving back the soviets.
Sunni militant chief Malik Ishaq killed by Pakistan Police
July 29, 2015 11:36 IST
Ishaq was on a U.S. list of global terrorists and the group he founded has claimed responsibility for the deaths of hundreds of civilians, mostly minority Shi'ite Muslims.
Pakistan: Police claim head of banned group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi killed
July 29, 2015 09:40 IST
Malik Ishaq was on a US list of global terrorists and the group he founded has claimed responsibility for the deaths of hundreds of civilians, most of them minority Shi'ite Muslims.
Floods in Pakistan kill over 80, nearly 3 lakh affected
July 28, 2015 20:01 IST
About 36 people sustained injuries in the rain and flood related accidents. At least 294,844 people were affected by the floods.
Pakistan: 5.5-magnitude earthquake kills three in IslamabadSubscriber Only
July 25, 2015 16:54 IST
The epicentre of the quake was 23 km north-east of capital Islamabad and it was 10 km deep.
4.3-magnitude tremor hits Nepal
July 25, 2015 11:18 IST
The aftershock was recorded at 12.05 am with epicentre at Dolakha district, 75 km east of Kathmandu, according to the National Seismological Centre.
China detains 4 for leaking military secrets to foreign spies
July 25, 2015 10:56 IST
The four suspects were recruited online by foreign spies through social media apps, officials said.
Pakistan floods: 12 more dead in Baluchistan, Gilgit Baltistan area
July 24, 2015 13:37 IST
Friday's statement by the NDMA says 194,137 people in the district of Layyah and other regions in the eastern Punjab province have been affected.
Pakistani military sends helicopters to help flooded areas
July 22, 2015 13:57 IST
The government says so far three people have died while 285,000 have been affected by the floods in and around the city of Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
China police warn commuters against kissing in subways
July 21, 2015 11:34 IST
"Kissing in the subway? Careful police may investigate you" warned state-run People's Daily.
Draft Constitution: Nepal seeks public opinion, faces violenceSubscriber Only
July 21, 2015 02:39 IST
Nepal’s Constituent Assembly had set a two-day period — which was criticised for being too short — to soliciting public opinion on the draft, which was adopted last week.
US ‘friendly fire’ in Afghanistan kills at least 10 soldiersSubscriber Only
July 20, 2015 16:05 IST
'Two US helicopters attacked a checkpoint in Baraki Barak. The checkpoint caught fire... and 10 Afghan army soldiers were killed.'
Protesters throw chairs at Nepal’s Deputy PM Prakash Man Singh
July 20, 2015 10:36 IST
About 200 protesters from Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal stormed into the national stadium chanting slogans as Deputy Prime Minister Prakash Man Singh addressed a crowd.
Bangladesh: Landslides kill 6, including 5 minors in Chittagong
July 20, 2015 10:10 IST
The first incident was reported from Motijhorna area where three persons including two children, aged two and five, and a woman, 29, were buried alive, officials said.
4 detained over China sex-tape scandal
July 20, 2015 10:09 IST
The sex-tape, shot on a smartphone, shows a young Chinese couple having sex in a fitting room at Uniqlo store.
14 killed, over 50 injured in Bangladesh road accident
July 19, 2015 12:39 IST
Among those killed, 12 people died on the spot including both the bus drivers while two others succumbed to injuries on way their way to hospital.
Too early to speculate on timing of India visit: Sartaj Aziz
July 17, 2015 19:48 IST
Aziz declined to comment on Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar's statement yesterday, warning Pakistan of "effective and forceful" response to unprovoked firing and cross-border terrorism.
Man arrested for filming 13-year-old Bangladeshi boy’s torture
July 16, 2015 19:10 IST
Nur Mia was arrested on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Sylhet late yesterday, becoming the eighth person to be held over the July 8 killing of the boy.
Culprit behind the death of 13-year-old Bangladeshi boy nabbed by Saudi police
July 14, 2015 21:28 IST
Islam has been arrested for torturing teenage vegetable vendor Samiul Alam Rajan who was tied to a pole in Bangladesh and beaten up for nearly 30 minutes until he died.
Pak high commission invites Kashmiri separatists for Eid Milan
July 13, 2015 22:31 IST
The move to invite the separatists was defended as "nothing unusual" by Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit.
Bombing near Afghanistan military base kills at least 26
July 13, 2015 12:08 IST
The bombing hit a checkpoint manned by members of the Khost Provincial Force, an Afghan unit that guards Camp Chapman.
Pervez Musharraf harmed cause of Kashmir the most: Pakistan minister Pervaiz Rashid
July 12, 2015 16:25 IST
Musharraf, 71, took over in a coup in 1999 after the Kargil War, of which he is considered as the chief architect, months after the then Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited Lahore for talks.
Building fire in central China kills 7, injures 12
July 12, 2015 10:48 IST
The fire broke out late Saturday night in Wuhan city in the building's electric cable well.
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