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August 23, 2017 11:41 AM
In Pakistan, at least 24 people were killed in heavy monsoon rains that wreaked havoc in the southern port city of Karachi in the last two days. The rain started on Monday and continued after intervals. The heavy downpour yesterday has since continued in the<br/>metropolis of over 20 million p...
August 23, 2017 7:38 AM
In Iraq, some 30,000 civilians are trapped in fighting in Tal Afar. The Iraqi forces are working to take back the town of Tal Afar from the Islamic State terror group. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres's spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters that the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) fe...
August 22, 2017 8:28 PM
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has hailed US President Donald Trump's decision to commit US troops to the country to fight against the resurgent Taliban. <br/><br/>Mr Ghani thanked the US for supporting the joint struggle against the threat of terrorism. Mr Trump has committed the US...
August 22, 2017 7:04 PM
Nepal PM on five-day visit to India from tomorrow<br/><br/>In a release, the External Affairs Ministry said, this is Mr Deuba's first visit abroad after assuming the office of Prime Minister of Nepal in June this year. A high-level delegation will accompany the Nepalese Prime Minist...
August 22, 2017 6:52 PM
Bangladesh's High Court today upheld a trial court verdict sentencing to death 15 people including three army officers and a gangster, who had fled to India after the gruesome killing of seven people three years ago. <br/><br/>The abducting and killing of seven people, including cou...
August 22, 2017 6:14 PM
For the third consecutive time, ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his sons today failed to appear before the country's top anti-graft body which is to interrogate them over the money laundering and corruption charges revealed by the Panama Papers. <br/><br/>The Nationa...
August 22, 2017 5:21 PM
Iran's new Communications Minister said today that negotiations are underway with Twitter to unblock the service, which has been banned for years despite being used even by the country's supreme leader. <br/><br/>The micro-blogging platform was barred at the time of mass anti-r...
August 22, 2017 2:31 PM
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in the Iraqi capital Baghdad today on an unannounced visit to speak with Iraqi leaders about the next steps in the fight against Islamic State terror group.<br/><br/>His visit comes just two days after Iraqi security forces launched an offensive to...
August 22, 2017 2:10 PM
In Syria, at least 42 civilians were killed in a barrage of US-led air strikes on Islamic State (IS) group territory in the northern city of Raqa. News agency AFP quoting Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said 19 children and 12 women were among those killed in the raids.<br/><br/>The...
August 22, 2017 2:09 PM
US President Donald Trump, in a prime-time televised address to the nation, laid out his South Asia policy saying a "critical part" of it was to further develop US' strategic partnership with India. He ruled out a hasty withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan and sought an enhanced ...
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