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Second Round Of Presidential Elections Polling Stations Open In Tunisia
The second round of the presidential election began Sunday in Tunisia, where nearly 5.3 million voters are called upon to decide Beji Caid Essebsi and Moncef Marzouki. This vote is the final step in the establishment of…
PTI Shutdown Continues, Stage Sit-Ins at 18 Locations in Lahore
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has stage sit-in at 18 different locations in Lahore, shut down the provincial capital of Punjab on
Philippines Typhoon Kills 31 People, Seven Missing
Manila: Tropical Storm Jangmi killed at least 31 in Philippine while seven of people missing following flash floods and landslides. International media reported that Jangmi storm has left 31 dead in Philippine while…
Philippine Bus Bombing Kills 10, Injures 34
Manila: The bomb blast on passenger bus in front of Central Mindanao University in the southern Philippines killed at least 10 and 34 people
Peshawar Deadly Attack: Imran Khan Postponed Dec 18 Shutdown
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced to postpone nationwide shutdown which is scheduled on December 18, the part of Plan
Peshawar Attack Survivors School Children Challenge The Taliban
School children survivors of the carnage of the Pakistani Taliban in Peshawar school promised Thursday avenge the death of their relatives and return to class as soon as possible to challenge the Islamist
Pakistan Will Establish Military Courts For Terror Trials
Pakistan’s political leaders decided on Wednesday to establish military courts for terrorism cases, a week after the massacre by a Taliban commando 149 people, including 133 schoolchildren in Peshawar, do we learned…
Pakistan: The Moratorium On The Death Penalty Lifted
Pakistan on Wednesday lifted its moratorium on the death penalty in cases of terrorism, the day after the attack on the military
North Korea Threatens To Attack The United States Amid Sony Hack
Pyongyang: Sony Pictures hacking controversy became so intense that North Korea threatened to attack the United
North Korea’s Internet Connections Restored Over Sony Pictures Hacking
Washington: North Korea’ internet connection were went down on Monday and then cut off on Tuesday, restored after 10 hours
North Korea Likens President Barack Obama to ‘a Monkey’
Pyongyang: North Korea calls US President Barack Obama ‘a Monkey’, following the conflict between United States and North Korea over Sony Pictures
Nigeria: 32 Killed, Dozens Kidnapped By Islamist Boko Haram
Suspected members of Islamist group Boko Haram have killed 32 people and kidnapped dozens of others, including many women, in an attack on a village in north-eastern Nigeria, said Thursday a witness and two officials…
Military Mission in Afghanistan Is Over, World Is Safer, Barack Obama
Washington: US President Barack Obama praised troops for sacrifices in the combat by saying that military missions in Afghanistan are over at eve of
Mass Killings in Canada Extreme Domestic Violence Left Nine Dead
Edmonton: Extreme domestic violence in Canadian city left nine dead including two children in the western province of Alberta,
Malaysian Plane MH370 Shot Down By US Military, Former Airline CEO
Paris: Former French airline head claimed that Malaysian Plane MH370 but it is likely that plan was shot down by the US
Lal Masjid’s Maulana Abdul Aziz Non-Bailable Arrest Warrant Issues by Pakistan Court
Islamabad: Pakistan Federal Capital court has issued non-bail able arrest warrants against Khateeb of Lal Masjid Maulana Abdul
Japan Snowfall And High Winds, At Least 100 Flights Canceled
The weather continued to be execrable Thursday a large part of the western, central and northern Japan, where three people were killed and where transport is greatly disturbed at least another 100 domestic flights…
Imran Khan Declares To End Islamabad Protest, Nationwide Protest
Islamabad: PTI leader Imran Khan has announced to end the Islamabad sit-in and nationwide protest followed by terror attack in
Government Will Not Act Against Maulana Abdul Aziz Then How It Fight Terrorism
Islamabad: PPP leader Aitzaz Ahsan said that administration associate Maulana Abdul Aziz has justified Peshawar massacre, government cannot stop him then how will fight against
First Israel Launches Air Strikes On Gaza Since The Summer
For the first time since the cease-fire established in August, the army has Israel again bombed the Gaza Strip on the night of Friday 19 to Saturday, December 20 after a rocket from the Palestinian
FBI Says North Korea Responsible For The Hacking Of Sony
The FBI says that North Korea is responsible for massive cyber attack suffered by
FARC Announced A Cease-Fire Indefinitely
FARC has made an unprecedented move Wednesday by announcing the establishment of a cease-fire in Colombia. The organization warned, however, that its truce would be suspended in case of “attacks by law
Colombia: Five Soldiers Killed By The FARC On The Eve Of Truce
Five soldiers were killed Friday by the FARC in western Colombia, a day before the introduction of the truce by Marxist guerrillas, the military
CIA Interrogations to Suspected Terrorists Were Brutal Tactics
Washington: A detailed report of US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)’s brutal tactics and inhuman treatment to interrogate suspected terrorists has been served in
Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev First Appearance Since 2013
The alleged perpetrator of the attacks in Boston Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Thursday appeared in public for the first time in 17 months, during a brief hearing before his trial due to begin on 5
Bombings in Nigeria at Bus Station Kills 27, Injures 76
Abuja: Bombings in two north-east Nigerian cities Gombe and Bauchi, killed at least 26 people while injured 79, on
Barack Obama Ban US Trade On Crimea Over Russia Orders Issued
In the wake of sanctions imposed by the European Union , US President Barack Obama promulgated Friday 19 December, a decree strengthening sanctions against the Crimea region in March annexed by Russia
Barack Obama Announced “A New Chapter” With Cuba
When two simultaneous speech, US President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro confirmed the restoration of diplomatic relations between the US and
Australian Woman Charged With Eight Counts of Murder
Cairns: An Australian mother has been charged with eight counts of murder, police found her injured in her house with eight dead
Australia 8 Children Found Dead With Their Mother Injured
The bodies of eight children aged 18 months to 15 years and an injured woman were discovered Friday in a house in Cairns in Australia, police said, local media claiming they had been
