A powerful suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills at least 24 A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including soldiers and railway staff, and wounding about 50 others, some critically, officials said. World 09 Nov, 2024
Gunmen kill 23 passengers taken from vehicles in an attack in southwest Pakistan Gunmen fatally shot 23 passengers after identifying them and taking them from buses, vehicles and trucks in one of the deadliest attacks in restive southwestern Pakistan, police and officials said Monday. World 26 Aug, 2024
Key events of Vladimir Putin's 24 years in power in Russia Significant dates in Vladimir Putin’s 24 years in power in Russia: World 07 May, 2024
Key events in Vladimir Putin's more than two decades in power in Russia Significant dates in Vladimir Putin’s 24 years in power in Russia: World 08 Dec, 2023
5 hostages of Hamas are free, offering some hope to families of more than 200 still captive Hamas has said it would let the others go in return for thousands of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, which has dismissed the offer. World 02 Nov, 2023
Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, dies Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, an official said Sunday. He was 79. World 05 Feb, 2023
The Latest: Food agency warns of hunger in Afghan conflict The head of the UN food agency in Afghanistan says a humanitarian crisis is unfolding with 14 million people facing severe hunger following the Taliban takeover of the country. World 19 Aug, 2021
Taliban violently disperse rare protest; 1 killed, 6 wounded Taliban violently disperse rare protest; 1 killed, 6 wounded World 18 Aug, 2021
Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools, minister says Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday, the latest actions affecting the country’s minority Muslim population. World 14 Mar, 2021
Airstrike kills 44 migrants in Libyan detention center BENGHAZI, LIBYA: An airstrike hit a detention centre for migrants near the Libyan capital of Tripoli early Wednesday, killing at least 44 people and wounding dozens of others in an attack that the UN human rights chief said could amount to a war... Women 04 Jul, 2019
Militant attack kills 10 police in Sinai: Egyptian officials EL-ARISH: Egyptian security officials say Islamic militants attacked a checkpoint in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 10 policemen. The officials say the attack took place as Muslims in the city of al-Arish were... Women 05 Jun, 2019
Official count shows Widodo reelected as Indonesian leader JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been elected for a second term, official results showed, in a victory over a would-be strongman who aligned himself with Islamic hard-liners and vowed Tuesday to challenge the result in the country’s... Women 21 May, 2019
