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Saudi Arabia condemns foreign criticism of blogger case

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Thursday condemned foreign criticism of a 1,000-lash sentence that the kingdom's… Read More

Mediterranean diet at risk as globalisation bites

ROME: Eating a Mediterranean diet has long been a byword for healthy living, but the… Read More

Pakistan detains 5 Thai nationals for travelling with a gun

LAHORE: Pakistani officials said Thursday they have detained five Thai nationals for trying to board… Read More

Suicide bomber kills two, wounds five in Peshawar: police

PESHAWAR: A Taliban suicide bomber targeted a senior police officer in Peshawar on Thursday, killing at… Read More

Teacher in Mingora accidentally shoots pupil dead

PESHAWAR: A teacher in Mingora accidentally, northeast of Peshawar shot dead a 12-year-old pupil on Thursday… Read More

Myanmar denies India killed rebels inside its territory

YANGON: Myanmar on Wednesday denied media reports that Indian forces had attacked insurgents inside its… Read More

After Manipur ambush India army hunts down rebels along Myanmar border

NEW DELHI: Indian forces Tuesday hunted down and inflicted "significant casualties" on rebel groups allegedly… Read More

Sweden gets cheeky in safe sex toilet campaign

STOCKHOLM: Swedish health care authorities are warning young travellers this summer against sexually transmitted diseases… Read More

Family relief at hanging stay for Shafqat Hussain

MUZAFFARABAD: Relatives of a Pakistani death row prisoner, Shafqat Hussain said Tuesday they "felt a… Read More

Indonesia’s Aceh bans women from nightspots after 11 pm

BANDA ACEH: Women in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh have been banned from entertainment… Read More

Wedding photo becomes symbol of S. Korea MERS scare

SEOUL: A South Korean couple's special day has become an unexpected symbol of the country's… Read More

Gulf expat workers send home $100 billion: report

KUWAIT CITY: Foreigners working in the energy-rich Arab states of the Gulf sent more than… Read More

Malala calls on Myanmar to ‘halt persecution’ of Rohingyas

LONDON: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Monday urged Myanmar leaders to take "immediate… Read More

Two Saudi soldiers die in cross-border attack from Yemen

RIYADH: A cross-border missile strike from Yemen on Monday killed two more Saudi soldiers, the… Read More

Father strangles four daughters in Lahore

LAHORE: A man in Lahore murdered his four young daughters, police said on Monday. Read More

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan call for jihad in Myanmar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Taliban on Monday urged Muslims in Myanmar to rise up and fight the country's… Read More

Iran to open 150 alcohol treatment centres

TEHRAN: Iran plans to open 150 alcohol treatment centres, a health ministry official said on… Read More

Anger in India over Modi’s ‘despite being a woman’ speech

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi set off a social media storm Monday after… Read More

Nigeria makes final push to stamp out polio

SUMAILA: Health workers move from door to door in the rural Sumaila district of Kano… Read More

Kiss from big brother in pics of Britain’s royal baby

The first photos of Britain's Princess Charlotte together with Prince George, who is pictured giving… Read More