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Pakistan's ailing economy gets $1.3 billion infusion from ADB

Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan received a USD 1.3-billion loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday to support the country's public finances and shore up the slowing economy. Pakistan...

7 Dec 2019 6:36 AM GMT

26/11 terror attack mastermind 'enjoying' Pak's hospitality: India

New Delhi: India on Friday said there was a feeling among the international community that Pakistan was not being serious in taking action against the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks,...

7 Dec 2019 5:10 AM GMT

Iraq: 19 killed in Baghdad as armed men attack protesters

Baghdad: At least 19 people, including protesters and three police officers, have been killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen in the Iraq capital. More than 70 others were also wounded by...

7 Dec 2019 5:03 AM GMT

Thirteen killed, 50 injured in bus accident in Mexico

Mexico: At least 13 people were killed and several injured in a road accident in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The accident occurred after a passenger bus rammed into a bridge support beam and...

6 Dec 2019 6:35 AM GMT

Blind Man Executed in US for Burning ex-Girlfriend to Death, Chose Electrocution Over Injection

Washington: A blind man was executed by the US state of Tennessee on Thursday for burning his ex-girlfriend to death. Lee Hall, who was previously known as Leroy Hall, chose to be executed by...

6 Dec 2019 5:14 AM GMT

With Tomatoes At Rs 300 A Kg, Pak Minister Blames Suspension Of Trade With India For Price Hike

Islamabad: A senior Pakistani minister has blamed the suspension of trade with India for the current price hike of food items in the country as the prices of tomatoes skyrocketed to Rs 300 per kg. ...

5 Dec 2019 8:58 AM GMT

'Very, Very Nasty': Trump Clashes With Macron Over His 'NATO Brain Dead' Comment Ahead Of Summit

London: U.S. President Donald Trump and French leader Emmanuel Macron clashed over the future of NATO on Tuesday before a summit intended to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Western military...

4 Dec 2019 11:29 PM GMT

23 Dead, Dozens Injured In Gas Tanker Explosion At Sudan Factory With Several Indian Staff

Khartoum, Sudan: Twenty-three people were killed and dozens injured as a fire triggered by an explosion in a gas tanker tore through a factory in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, officials said. The...

4 Dec 2019 1:09 PM GMT

2 Indian Students Killed In Hit-And-Run In US: Police

Washington: Two Indian students have been killed in a hit-and-run accident on Thanksgiving night in the US state of Tennessee and the owner of the pickup truck involved in the incident has...

4 Dec 2019 9:23 AM GMT

Australia to End All Bilateral Aid to Pakistan, Funds Being Directed to Meet 'New Commitments' in Pacific

Melbourne: Australia would cease all bilateral aid to Pakistan, including support to programmes helping poor women and girls, as the funds were being redirected to meet new commitments in the...

4 Dec 2019 9:16 AM GMT

Islamabad Museum Puts Rare Statue Of Lord Buddha's Head On Display

Islamabad: The Islamabad Museum has put on display a rare statue of Lord Buddha's head after retrieving it from its reserves where it was locked for decades, according to a media report on Sunday. ...

3 Dec 2019 7:51 AM GMT

'Forced To Marry Young, Treated Like Animals': Why Afghan Women Are Braving Rockets For Rights

Kabul: In the decade since launching a radio station in northern Afghanistan, Sediqa Sherzai has braved mines and rocket attacks as the Taliban seeks to silence her. But she has kept going. Fawzia...

3 Dec 2019 7:38 AM GMT

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