Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf has called himself the “biggest supporter” of the Lashkar-e- Taiba and its founder Hafiz Saeed and asserted that he backs the terror group’s role in “suppressing” the Indian Army in Kashmir. Musharraf, the 74-year-old retired General who is on self-exi

Kabul: At least five prisoners, who were sentenced to death over kidnapping charges, have been hanged to death at Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul. The General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Centers of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) confirmed this in a statement. The men were also found gui

Denpasar: Bali’s international airport will re-open Wednesday afternoon after a nearly three-day shutdown, Indonesian airport authorities said, as ash from a rumbling volcano that looms over the island paradise shifted direction. The eagerly awaited decision opens up a window of hope for some of

NEW YORK: A 21-year-old Indian man has been shot dead in front of his house during a robbery in the US state of Mississippi, according to a media report, days after another Indian student was killed by four armed robbers. Sandeep Singh was shot in the stomach during a robbery reported on Sunday i

Karangasem, Indonesia: A volcano with a deadly history continued to erupt Tuesday on Bali, one of the world’s most popular resort islands, spitting ash 4,000 metres high and stranding tens of thousands of tourists for a second day. Lava was welling in its crater, but it remained unclear how bad the

Kabul: At least seven militants belonging to the Islamic State (IS) were killed in a drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday afternoon. The drone targeted a hideout in Haska Mena district of the province, Afghanistan‘s news channel Tolo News on Tuesday quoted a spokesperson for the p

Pope Francis has arrived in Myanmar to meet with the civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Francis will address Suu Kyi and other Myanmar authorities and the diplomatic corps in Naypyitaw. It remains to be seen, how Francis bridges the local Catholic concerns with his legacy of speaking out for oppress

Martin Strid, a Swedish democrat, spewed venom on Muslims exposing his anti-Islam attitude. The comments were made while addressing party faithful gathered for Swedish democrats National conference. His party members have distanced themselves from the comments made and Martin is now likely to face P

Kabul : At least 13 militants belonging to the Islamic State (IS) were killed in an airstrike by the United States forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to the Khaama Press, the 201st Silab Corps in the East, confirming the attack, said the hideout of the terror group was

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday hailed his country’s “fruitful cooperation” with Arab nations, as fears over Iranian influence appear to drive one-time adversaries closer together. “Our fruitful cooperation with Arab countries is in general secret, but I am confid

London: Twenty-four-year old Mickey Sage, who hunted for Muslims with a 10-inch knife, and claimed to become “a martyr for England”, has been imprisoned. According to the police, Sage “pulled a knife on people asking them if they were Muslim” in Camberwell Green on June, 7. While taken by the off

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 shook Ula district in Turkey's southwestern Muğla province late Wednesday. No casualties have been reported. The quake hit the Aegean city at 23.22 and there are no casualties or damage following the 5.0 magnitude quake, Muğla Governor Esengül Civelek said in a stat

MAR DEL PLATA: Argentina's navy said Wednesday it was investigating an unusual noise detected in the South Atlantic hours after it last communicated with a missing submarine, but refused to confirm whether it indicated an explosion. The development came as the clock was ticking down on hopes of f

CHENNAI: Having already gained kudos as a policy wonk in the field of transportation, 38-year-old Shefali Ranganathan of Chennai has now achieved another distinction. She has been named Seattle deputy mayor. Ranganathan was selected by mayor-elect Jenny Durkan to head her transition team, along w

Singapore: An Indian-origin former army Warrant Officer was sentenced to four months and three weeks in jail on Monday for abusing and beating her Indian maid. K. Rajakumari, 57, repeatedly abused her maid in 2012, and once, even hit the latter with a plastic hanger until it broke. Rajakumari, wh

London: Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Monday for his pre-trial extradition hearing. The 61-year-old businessman, out on bail on an extradition warrant executed by Scotland Yard earlier this year, had been exempt from appearing before th

India has responded to Pakistan’s proposal allowing former Indian naval official Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife on humanitarian grounds, a senior MEA official confirmed on Saturday. The confirmation of the Indian response came hours after Pakistan announced the receipt of the Indian letter, e

New Delhi: Massive anti-Pakistan protests are being held across Gilgit Baltistan against illegal taxation by the Pakistani regime on Saturday. According to ANI, a large number of residents, small traders and businessmen today joined the protest against unfair taxation policy of the Pakistan gover