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Withdrawing Syria troops ‘executed’ prisoners: monitor

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces executed at least 23 prisoners before withdrawing from the city of… Read More

Man fighting for life after shark attack in Australia

SYDNEY: A surfer was fighting for his life Saturday after being mauled by a shark… Read More

PM orders probe into killing of Sabeen Mahmud

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif has ordered an investigation into the killing of… Read More

Iran protests over Yemen aid flights ‘blocked by Saudi’

TEHRAN: Iran summoned the Saudi envoy Friday to protest after his country's warplanes allegedly turned back… Read More

Saudi executes Jordanian drug trafficker

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia executed a Jordanian man on Friday for drug trafficking in the kingdom,… Read More

Three policemen arrested in India over rape, extortion of model

MUMBAI: Police in Mumbai have arrested three officers who allegedly raped a model in a… Read More

Italy arrests suspected bin Laden bodyguards, Peshawar bombers

ROME: Italian police said Friday they had dismantled a network of Islamist radicals that included… Read More

Tragic newborn was UK’s youngest organ donor

LONDON: A newborn baby who died after just 100 minutes became Britain's youngest organ donor… Read More

Pakistan, Saudi discuss Yemen issue

RIYADH: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Thursday held talks with Saudi King Salman Bin… Read More

Obama takes blame for operation that killed two hostages

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Thursday revealed that an American and an Italian hostage were… Read More

Gangnam Style, most popular YouTube video since its launch

Among the billions of videos seen on YouTube since its launch a decade ago, these… Read More

Animated ‘Spider-Man’ in 2018: Sony

LOS ANGELES: Sony Pictures said Wednesday it is working on an animated "Spider-Man" film for 2018… Read More

YouTube marks 10 years – meanwhile remains closed in Pakistan for 949 days

WASHINGTON: Ten years after its launch, YouTube has become a household name for online video… Read More

Saudi beheads two of its citizens

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia executed two of its nationals Thursday, bringing to 67 the number of… Read More

White House: Two Al-Qaeda hostages killed in US operation

WASHINGTON: The White House said Thursday that a US operation in January against an Al… Read More

Seven kids killed as truck smashes into house in Jhung

JHANG: Seven children in Punjab from the same family, the youngest just two years old, were… Read More

Dinosaur eggs found in China!

The Chinese city that holds the world record for largest number of dinosaur eggs has… Read More

Google launches its own mobile telephone service

NEW YORK: Google said Wednesday it was launching its own US mobile wireless service, with… Read More

Indian beheaded in Saudi for murdering boss

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia beheaded two people for murder Wednesday, one of whom was from India, the… Read More

‘The Avengers’ set for blockbuster return

LOS ANGELES: Three years after saving the Earth -- and breaking a few box office… Read More