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Police in Lahore kill four Taliban militants

LAHORE: Pakistani police and counter-terrorism forces raided a house near the eastern city of Lahore early Monday… Read More

French beheading suspect denies jihad motivation

PARIS: The man being held in France under suspicion of beheading his boss and trying… Read More

Pakistan’s anti-terror fight enters in new phase

BEIRUT: Pakistan's army is preparing for a final push in the coming weeks in its… Read More

Greece faces banking collapse as ATMs run dry

ATHENS: Greece weighed drastic banking restrictions to stave off a financial collapse on Sunday as… Read More

France attacker’s selfie was sent to Syria: legal source

PARIS: The gruesome "selfie" taken by the man suspected of beheading his boss during an… Read More

IS executes over 3,000 in Syria in year-long ‘caliphate’: monitor

BEIRUT: The Islamic State group has executed more than 3,000 people in Syria, including hundreds… Read More

Oscars body appoints more black and women members

LOS ANGELES: Academy Award organizers invited more than 300 new members Friday to join the… Read More

Tunisian government to close 80 mosques suspected of inciting extremism

TUNIS: Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid has said a raft of new anti-terrorism measures would… Read More

Man carrying IS flag kills one, injures several others in France attack

PARIS: An attacker carrying Islamic State flag killed one person and injured several others at… Read More

China’s Alibaba launches Internet bank

BEIJING: Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba on Thursday launched an Internet bank aimed at serving small… Read More

Pakistan privacy activists slam ‘unethical’ British hacking claims

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani rights campaigners and opposition lawmakers have urged Islamabad to protect the privacy of… Read More

Thais caught with gun in Pakistan return home

BANGKOK: A group of Thai students who were detained in Pakistan after one of them… Read More

Australian fishermen catch rare basking shark

MELBOURNE: Fishermen off Australia who accidentally caught a whopping basking shark have provided scientists with… Read More

France tightens bonds with Saudis despite rights record

PARIS: Top French and Saudi leaders will huddle Wednesday in Paris to discuss projects worth… Read More

Thai police wrap up human trafficking probe

BANGKOK: Thailand's crackdown on people smuggling and trafficking networks has successfully dismantled the grim trade,… Read More

Composer for ‘Titanic,’ ‘Avatar’ dies in plane crash: report

LOS ANGELES: James Horner, the celebrated composer of several Hollywood smash-hit films including "Titanic" and… Read More

Two dead, dozens injured in collapse at Myanmar luxury hotel building site

YANGON: Two construction workers were killed and dozens injured when part of a luxury hotel… Read More

Honda reports eighth death in exploding airbag crisis

TOKYO: Japanese automaker Honda on Monday confirmed a new death linked to an exploding air… Read More

90 people die of liquor poisoning in Mumbai

MUMBAI: The death toll from India's latest incident of mass alcohol poisoning following the consumption… Read More

Schwarzenegger talks about age — and being ‘back’ as Terminator

PARIS: Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke Friday about being "back" as the Terminator in a new sequel… Read More