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Indonesian Islamic parties propose alcohol ban

JAKARTA: Indonesian Islamic parties have proposed legislation banning alcohol consumption that could see offenders jailed… Read More

Mumtaz Qadri appeals against death sentence

ISLAMABAD: Mumtaz Qadri - a former police  bodyguard - who murdered then governor of Punjab Salman… Read More

IBM teams with Apple on artificial intelligence health program

SAN FRANCISCO: IBM on Monday announced alliances with Apple and others to put artificial intelligence to… Read More

World must do more to free Nigerian schoolgirl hostages: Malala

LAGOS: Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Monday criticised Nigerian and world leaders for not… Read More

Iran halts Saudi pilgrimages over sex assault allegation

TEHRAN: Iran has suspended pilgrimages to the Muslim holy places in Saudi Arabia in protest… Read More

3 year old accidentally shoots a baby dead!

A three-year-old boy in Cleveland killed a baby on Sunday when a gun that he… Read More

Saudi-led planes hit Yemen rebels as gunfire kills five

RIYADH: Saudi-led warplanes hit rebel positions in southern Yemen Monday including the rebel-held presidential palace… Read More

Japan woman ‘knifes husband over toilet stink’: reports

TOKYO: A Japanese woman allegedly attacked her husband with a kitchen knife because of the… Read More

US, Europe demand Libya ceasefire as embassies attacked

TRIPOLI: The United States and European powers pressed Libya's rival factions to set an "unconditional" ceasefire… Read More

Lamborghini, Ferrari in ‘Fast and Furious’ Beijing crash

BEIJING: Lamborghini and Ferrari crashed in a high-speed road race in Beijing as the seventh… Read More

Hundreds protest in Iran outside Saudi embassy

TEHRAN: Hundreds of people demonstrated Saturday outside the Saudi embassy in Tehran to protest against… Read More

Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia sees first Quran reading in 85 years

ISTANBUL: A Muslim cleric has for the first time in 85 years recited the Holy… Read More

Seven hurt as car bomb hits Thai tourist island of Samui

KOH SAMUI: A car bomb on the Thai resort island of Samui has wounded seven… Read More

IS in Egypt claims soldier’s execution-style killing

CAIRO: Egyptian jihadists who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group have posted a video… Read More

U.S. expands intelligence sharing with Saudis in Yemen operation

WASHINGTON: The United States is expanding its intelligence-sharing with Saudi Arabia to provide more information… Read More

New York woman with eight husbands denies fraud charges

NEW YORK: Always the bride, never the bridesmaid. Read More

Government gets $1.2 billion offers for HBL shares

KARACHI: The government has had offers of more than $1.2 billion for its remaining stake… Read More

India condemns release of Mumbai attacks suspect Lakhvi

LAHORE: Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who is accused of the terror siege in India's commercial capital Mumbai,… Read More

Red Cross, UN fly aid into Yemen as raids batter south

SANAA: The Red Cross and UN flew medical aid into Yemen's capital Friday after southern… Read More

Taliban suicide bomber strikes NATO convoy in Afghanistan

JALALBAD: A Taliban suicide car bomb targeted a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan Friday, killing… Read More