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Taliban fighters swap arms for books as hundreds return to school
KABUL: Gul Agha Jalali used to spend his nights planting bombs -- hoping to target an Afghan government soldier or, better still, a foreign serviceman. These days, the 23-year-old Taliban member is studying English and has enrolled in a computer scie...
Narendra Modi’s BJP no more in Bihar after a major setback
New Delhi: Modi’s party loses power in Bihar after ally switches sides Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party lost power in Bihar, third most populous state in India, after its regional ally broke ranks to join an opposition alliance that n...
China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan
BEIJING: China reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control amid threatening Chinese military exercises that have raised tensions between sides to their highest level in years. Statement issued by Cabin...
Indian company to open 50 fuel stations in Sri Lanka to help alleviate crisis
Colombo: Sri Lanka has given approval for India’s Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (LIOC) to open 50 new fuel stations, a company official said as part of efforts to reduce severe shortages that have crippled island nation. Sri Lanka is caught in i...
New Mexico police seek public’s help in probe of four Muslim slayings
Mexico: Police in New Mexico has asked for public’s help in locating a “vehicle of interest” in their probe of four fatal shootings of Muslim men whose slayings in Albuquerque over past nine months are believed by investigator...
Top TTP commander Omar Khorasani killed in Afghanistan attack
KABUL: Omar Khalid Khorasani, one of top terrorists in outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been killed along with his three other associates in an attack in Afghanistan. According to sources privy to details, Abdul Wali aka Omar Khalid Khor...
China announces fresh military drills around Taiwan
Beijing: China’s military announced fresh military drills in seas and airspace around Taiwan a day after scheduled end of its largest ever exercises to protest against last week’s visit to Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. China&rs...
Investigation launched against Pakistani charities in UK
LONDON: An investigation against Pakistani charities has been started in Britain yesterday. Sources privy to the matter said that the British agencies have started the investigation. The Charity Commission and the National Crime Agency are investigat...
Death toll rises to 29, including six children as Israel pounds Gaza with air strikes
GAZA: Death toll from escalating violence in Gaza rose to 29, as well as killing of a senior commander of a Palestinian armed group, as Israel extended its bombardment of territory for a second consecutive day. In a statement, Palestinian Islamic Jih...
British PM candidate Sunak vows 20pc income tax cut by 2029
LONDON: Rishi Sunak trailing in race to become Britain’s next prime minister has vowed to slash basic rate of income tax by 20 percent by 2029 in a potentially make-or-break throw of dice by former finance minister. Sunak once seen as favourite...
