LAHORE: A 20-year-old woman, who was arrested in a terror bust in Lahore, is a medical student and had joined the ISIS terrorist group on Facebook sometimes ago, the Pakistani army said today. Pakistan's security forces yesterday claimed to have foiled a "major" terror attack on minority Christia

ISTANBUL: The 'Yes' camp in a referendum to give Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greater powers claimed victory on Sunday but the knife-edge result left the country bitterly divided with the opposition crying foul. Opponents fear the constitutional changes, which would grant Erdogan more p

Damascus [Syria]: Syrian government forces have freed territories to the south of the Syrian airbase in Deir ez-Zor from Daesh terrorists. “The Syrian army regained control over the Faraj territory to the south from the airfield. Several Daesh militants were killed near the cemetery and in Al Arf

Kabul [Afghanistan]: At least 94 Islamic State fighters were killed when the U.S. military dropped its most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS targets in Achin district of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province earlier this week, an Afghan official said Saturday. “The number of Daesh fighters killed in

New Delhi [India]: In the wake of the MOAB strike against the Islamic State in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump was all praises for the American military saying that the U.S. army is ‘becoming stronger than ever before.’ “Our military is building and is rapidly becoming stronger than ever befo

From Twitter threats to Tomahawk missiles, US president Donald Trump’s unorthodox and seemingly impulsive approach to foreign policy has unsettled China, piling new pressure on its hands-off North Korea policy. As tensions rise on the Korean peninsula, Beijing appears alarmed by Trump’s strident

If built, the Big Bend would replace Dubai's Burj Khalifa, which at 2,722ft measures as the longest building in the world.  Manhattan,March 27, 2017 : An architecture firm has proposed to build the 'world's longest building' - a curved 4,000 ft long skyscraper - in New York. US

Ahmedabad: A Canadian national of Indian origin was arrested from Surat city, and three country-made pistols and 16 bullets were seized from him, police said. The arrest was made on March 20, police said. Following the arrest, central agencies as well as the Canadian Embassy have been informed. “Bas

Melbourne/Kottayam: An Indian man from Kerala was allegedly assaulted by a group of teenagers who hurled racial abuses at him at a restaurant in Australia’s Hobart. Li Max Joy, who is pursuing a nursing course and working as a part time taxi driver in Australia, alleged that five people including a

Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday said that fencing on the Pak-Afghan border has commenced. “The border areas of Bajaur and Mohmand agencies will be given first priority as they are high-threat zones,” the Dawn quoted an Inter-Services

Announcing an alliance with former arch-rival and former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is the only way to ensure democracy in the Maldives, Opposition leader and former President Mohammad Nasheed has said. Speaking to The Hindu from Colombo hours after he announced a political front including Mr

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has agreed to allow former army chief Gen Raheel Sharif to head a Saudi Arabia-led 39-nation Islamic military coalition formed to combat terrorism, according to a media report. This was disclosed by defence minister Khawaja Asif in a programme of private Geo TV. Citing Asif

The US military confirmed on Saturday that US warplanes had hit an Islamic State-held area of the besieged Iraqi city of Mosul where residents and officials say dozens of civilians have been killed as result of an air strike. The incident occurred on March 17 but what exactly happened is still un

Dhaka, Mar 25 (PTI) At least four people were killed and 31 wounded in two blasts today when Islamist militants hurled explosives on people as army commandos stormed their hideout in northeastern Sylhet city in Bangladesh after a 30-hour security siege. Doctors and security officials said the f

President Donald Trump suffered a stunning political setback on Friday in a Congress controlled by his own party when Republican leaders pulled legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, a major 2016 election campaign promise of the president and his allies. Republican leaders of the Hou

NEW DELHI: The wheels of controversial businessman Vijay Mallya's extradition process have begun to roll, with the British government sending India's extradition request to a district judge, the first step towards a judicial decision that could send him back to India to face a court. "The UK home

A rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip slammed into southern Israel on Saturday, prompting retaliatory Israeli air and tank strikes, sources on both sides said. The Israeli army said the rocket hit an open area. “No casualties have been reported,” it said. “In response, a tank and

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he expected parliament to approve restoring capital punishment after the April 16 referendum on expanding its powers, a move that could end Ankara`s bid to join the EU. Turkey completely abolished the death penalty in 2004 as part