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UN says record $12.9 billion aid needed in 2014

Geneva: The United Nations said Monday it will need nearly $13 billion in aid in… Read More

Cameron’s visit to UK soldiers in Afghanistan

London: Prime Minister David Cameron paid an unannounced pre-Christmas visit to British troops in Afghanistan… Read More

76 killed by Syria ‘barrel bombs’

Beirut: Regime air raids using barrel bombs on rebel-controlled areas of Syria's second city of… Read More

Five killed over a clash on Jamaat leader hanging

Dhaka: Bangladesh police opened fire on bomb-throwing protesters on Monday as five more people died… Read More

Oscar-winner Joan Fontaine dead at 96: reports

Los Angeles: Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine, who rose to fame during Hollywood's golden age as… Read More

Cameron to film three Avatar sequels in New Zealand

Wellington: Director James Cameron announced that he will film three sequels to the record-breaking sci-fi… Read More

Dubai festival awards Palestinian thriller ‘Omar’

Dubai: Palestinian thriller “Omar”, a tale of love, betrayal and struggle in the Israeli-occupied territories,… Read More

‘Lawrence of Arabia’ star Peter O’Toole dead at 81

London: Peter O'Toole, the charismatic actor who achieved instant stardom as Lawrence of Arabia and… Read More

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy wins $1.4 billion order from Kuwait

Seoul: Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd (009540.KS) said on Sunday it won a $1.4 billion… Read More

KCCI backs visa policy

Karachi: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Vice President Muhammad Idrees said that the Indian… Read More