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February 21, 2017 4:36 PM

Kim Jong-nam: No family member claims body, Malaysia says

Malaysian authorities are yet to formally identify the body of Kim Jong-nam, as no family member has come forward. The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un died last week after apparently being poisoned while waiting for a flight at a Kuala Lumpur airport. <br/><br/>There has ...

February 21, 2017 4:14 PM

Sri Lanka does not meet promise to curtail police abuses: Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch today said the Sri Lankan government has not met its promise to curtail police abuses prior to the March session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). <br/><br/>The agency&apos;s Asia director Brad Adams said in a statement that Sri Lankan government has ...

February 21, 2017 2:22 PM

Afghanistan demands action against 85 terrorists in Pakistan

Afghanistan has asked Pakistan to arrest and handover 85 leaders of Taliban, Haqqani Network and other terrorist groups involved in crimes against people of Afghanistan. Afghan Foreign Ministry had delivered a list of 85 Taliban and Haqqani Network leaders and 32 terror camps on Pakistani soil, and ...

February 21, 2017 2:19 PM

Pakistan: 5 dead, 12 injured in Charsadda terrorist attack

In Pakistan, at least five people were killed and 12 others injured in three bomb blasts at a local court in Tangi bazaar of Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province today. The banned Jamaat-ul-Ahraar has claimed the responsibility for the attack.<br/><br/>District Police Office...

February 21, 2017 2:05 PM

Pakistan: 5 dead, 12 injured in Charsadda terrorist attack

In Pakistan, at least five people were killed and 12 others injured in three bomb blasts at a local court in Tangi bazaar of Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province today. The banned Jamaat-ul-Ahraar has claimed the responsibility for the attack.<br/><br/>District Police Office...

February 21, 2017 1:42 PM

Pakistan: 5 dead, 12 injured in Charsadda terrorist attack

In Pakistan, at least five people were killed and 12 others injured in three bomb blasts at a local court in Tangi bazaar of Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province today. <br/><br/>District Police Officer of Charsadda, Sohail Khalid said three attackers attempted to enter the ...

February 21, 2017 12:55 PM

China tightens traffic rules for diplomats

China has issued stricter measures to manage diplomatic vehicles as part of its move to firmly implement traffic rules following allegations of abuse of guidelines by foreign diplomats.<br/><br/> Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said, traffic violations by diplomatic vehicles sh...

February 21, 2017 12:51 PM

Nepal to hold local body elections on May 14

Nepal has announced the date of local bodies polls. In a cabinet meeting held at Kathmandu last evening it was decided to hold local bodies elections in a single phase on May 14. Prior to the Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held consultations with the Election Commission of Nepal....

February 21, 2017 12:44 PM

Hafiz Saeed can pose a serious threat to Pakistan: Pak Defence Minister

Pakistan has said that Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed can pose a serious threat to the nation, and was thus placed under house arrest. Addressing an international security conference at Munich in Germany, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Hafiz Saeed was arrested in the larger int...

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