Meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security is being called shortly to discuss “threadbare” the situation in Kashmir, PM said.

Suicide attack in Northwest Pak kills 20

A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a police station in northwest Pakistan Monday, killing at least 20 people, including 11 policemen and four schoolchildren. The attacker targeted the main police station in Lakki Marwat, a key city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, shattering the premises with the blast leaving 40 others wounded. The police […]

The Supreme Court should not get into realm of policy formulation, PM says reacting to the court’s order that rotting foodgrains should be distributed to the poor.

One Dead, 38 Injured in German Flight Show Crash

One woman was killed and 38 people injured on Sunday as a small plane crashed in a flight show near the city of Nuremberg, south Germany. A pilot lost control of his small propeller-driven biplane during takeoff and crashed into a group of spectators at the Lillinghof airport, about 25 kilometers northeast of Nuremberg, the […]

Egyptian Journalist Faces Trial over Insulting Foreign Minister

Egypt’s general prosecutor referred a celebrated journalist to the criminal court over charges on Sunday of insulting the country’s foreign minister, state-run MENA news agency reported. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit had sued Hamdi Qandil for slander after he published an article in an independent newspaper on May 3 which the top diplomat said […]

Again fails Nepal Parliament to elect new PM

In Nepal, the seventh round of voting will be held on the 7th of this month after the sixth round of polling failed to elect a new Prime Minister on Sunday. Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda secured 240 votes, while his rival Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Ram Chandra Poudel got 122 votes, short […]

Hostages crisis has come to an end, Maoists release 3 cops

Maoists freed three captive policemen in forest areas of Lakhisarai district in Bihar on Monday morning. The state Director General of police Neelmani told AIR that abducted security men Rupesh Kumar Sinha, Abhay Yadav and Md. Ehsaan Khan were found in forest areas near Lakhochak village in Lakhisarai district. He said all police personnel are […]

One Dead, 38 Injured in German Flight Show Crash

One woman was killed and 38 people injured on Sunday as a small plane crashed in a flight show near the city of Nuremberg, south Germany. A pilot lost control of his small propeller-driven biplane during takeoff and crashed into a group of spectators at the Lillinghof airport, about 25 kilometers northeast of Nuremberg, the […]

Israeli PM Says Ready to Make “Historic Peace” with Palestinians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he is willing to reach an historic compromise with the Palestinians, “so long as it maintains the national interests of the State of Israel with security first and foremost.” Speaking at the weekly political-security cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, in which he debriefed his ministers on the direct peace […]

Iran Says Not to Abandon its Nuclear Rights Despite Pressures

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast reiterated Sunday that Iran will not bow to pressures meant to discourage the country from pursuing its nuclear rights, the English language Press TV reported. “The sanctions and resolutions are illegal approaches as our nation is being tried for a crime it has not committed,” Mehmanparast was quoted as […]