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IMF threatens to cut Ukraine aid over corruption

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) pounded the table in Ukraine on Wednesday, threatening to… Read More

‘500 dead’ in Syria regime’s Aleppo assault

BEIRUT: A Russian-backed regime onslaught in northern Syria was reported Wednesday to have killed more… Read More

Coalition planes pound ISIS in Iraq’s Ramadi to aid attack, TV says

BAGHDAD: Coalition air forces pounded positions held by Islamic State in Ramadi on Thursday, Iraqi… Read More

MQM to take out protest rally against Rangers raids today

KARACHI: The Mutahidda Qaumi Movement will stage a protest rally in city’s Liaquatabad area against… Read More

Trudeau says Canada ready to settle 25,000 Syrian refugees

OTTAWA: Canada's new prime minister Thursday vowed to make good on campaign promises to resettle… Read More

Yemen aid starts to flow as truce mostly holds

RIYADH: Relief agencies on Thursday used a five-day humanitarian truce in Yemen to expand aid… Read More

No sign of missing U.S. aid helicopter after second Nepal quake

CHARIKOT, NEPAL: A day-long search failed to find a missing U.S. Marine helicopter on Wednesday,… Read More

Boy, woman rescued in Kathmandu rubble, aid reaches some remote areas

KATHMANDU: Hundreds cheered as rescuers toiling amid rubble left by Nepal's earthquake pulled a boy… Read More

Tired of waiting for aid, angry Nepalis block roads

KATHMANDU: Nepali villagers blocked trucks carrying supplies for earthquake victims on Wednesday, demanding the government… Read More

Aid reaches quake-hit Nepal villagers as death toll passes 5,000

GORKHA, Nepal: Hungry and desperate villagers rushed towards relief helicopters in remote areas of Nepal… Read More

Saudis pound arms depots in Yemen, Houthis block aid

ADEN: Saudi-led aircraft pounded Iran-allied Houthi militiamen and rebel army units in central Yemen and… Read More

Yemen clashes kill more than 140 as aid delayed

ADEN: Fierce clashes raged Monday between rebels and loyalists in southern Yemen, leaving more than 140… Read More

Qatar to build 1,000 homes for Gaza displaced

GAZA CITY: Qatar on Tuesday launched a project to build 1,000 homes in the Gaza Strip… Read More

'Compensation to Peshawar attack victims next week'

PESHAWAR: Information Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mushtaq Ghani has said that the provincial government will… Read More

US Congress recommends $65 mln aid to Pakistan for anti-terror war

WASHINGTON: United States Congress has recommended aid of $65 million to Pakistan for the war… Read More

Malala terms APS victims as national heroes

PESHAWAR: Pakistan's Nobel peace prize winner Malala Yousufzai has said that the martyrs and the… Read More

Euro falls as Greece rejects bailout talks with troika

NEW YORK: The euro retreated against other major currencies Friday as struggling Greece refused to… Read More

Ukraine headache grows for IMF

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund is far from being done with Ukraine, its latest mega-bailout… Read More

U.S. denies Kerry Lugar aid to Pakistan in 2013

WASHINGTON: Spokeswoman of the United States (US) State Department Jen Psaki has said that Pakistan… Read More

Prayers and tears as Asia mourns tsunami dead 10 years on

BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA: Prayer recitals and solemn visits to mass graves marked the start of… Read More