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Former Tehran Mayor Sentenced to Death for Killing Wife
Police detained Mohammad Ali Najafi in May, after he went to authorities and confessed to the killing. Najafi and his second wife Mitra Ostad were having domestic problems.
Al-Qaeda Remains Resilient, Continues to Cooperate Closely with Pak-based LeT: UN Report
It also noted that ISIL remains much stronger than Al-Qaeda in terms of finances, media profile, current combat experience and terrorist expertise and remains the more immediate threat to global security.
'Revolution of Our Time': Hong Kong Protesters Disrupt Train Services, Cause Commuter Chaos
What started three months ago as rallies against an extradition bill that would have allowed people in Hong Kong to be sent to mainland China for trial, has now morphed into a wider backlash against the city's government and its political masters in Beiji...
Bangladesh Struggles to Contain Country's Worst-ever Dengue Fever Outbreak
Eight people have died and there have been 13,637 cases of the disease so far this year, with nearly 1,100 people diagnosed in the last 24 hours
Facebook Connected Her to a Tattooed Soldier in Iraq. Or So She Thought While Spending Thousands
In the fraud flourishing on Facebook and Instagram, scammers impersonate real American service members to cheat vulnerable and lonely women out of their money.
Sri Lanka Attorney General Office Admits Failure to Advise Authorities on Banning Terror Group, Its Website
National Thowheed Jamat has been blamed for the Easter Sunday bombings, the country's worst terror attack that killed 258 people at three churches and three luxury hotels in Colombo on April 21.
Death Toll Rises to 36, 15 Still Missing After Landslide Buries Chinese Village
A thick torrent of mud buried 21 houses in the landslide on Tuesday killing 29 people, including two children and a mother with a baby.
Over 50 'Cheap', Mercury-Laden Fairness Cream Brands Under Fire in Pakistan
Pakistan's state minister for climate change Zartaj Gul Wazir said that only three of the 59 local and international brands of fairness cream scrutinised were in accordance with the international standards.
Sri Lanka Says Parts of Illegal Waste Sent from UK was Offloaded to India and Dubai
Sri Lankan customs insist the British authorities should not have allowed the export without first clearing with Sri Lankan authorities if they were willing to accept the untreated waste.
Former CIA Director Petraeus Counters Imran Khan's Claims of ISI Lead on Osama bin Laden's Hideout
Imran Khan's statement on Osama during an interview with Fox News on Monday was significant as Pakistan had so far denied that it had any information about the hideout of the al-Qaeda chief before he was killed.
Pakistan Govt Fails to Appoint Lawyer for Musharraf in Treason Case, Court Adjourns Hearing
The court had also barred Musharraf's lawyer Salman Safdar from arguing on his behalf and directed the law ministry to appoint a defence lawyer for him.
Imran Khan-Trump Meeting Removed 'Vacuum' in Ties, Helped Reduce Trust Deficit, Says Foreign Minister Qureshi
US-Pakistan relations have been rocky ever since Trump assumed charge, hitting a low point last year when he suspended millions of dollars of security assistance to Islamabad due to the country's failure to clamp down on the Taliban and other militant gro...
'Surprised' by India's Reaction to Trump's Kashmir Mediation Offer, Says Pakistan PM Imran Khan
India has not been engaging with Pakistan since an attack on the Air Force base at Pathankot in January of 2016 by Pakistan-based terrorists, maintaining that talks and terror cannot go together.
I could Win That War in a Week, but I Don't Want to Kill Millions of People, Trump on Afghan War
Afghanistan is high on Trump's agenda as he meets with Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan.
China's Moon Mission Chief Congratulates India on Successful launch of Chandrayaan-2
Wu Weiren wished India's Chandrayaan-2 a success and said China which is actively pursuing its own moon mission and is not in competition with any other country in planning its space missions.
Sri Lanka Extends Emergency by One More Month for 'Public Security'
Sri Lanka initially imposed the emergency on April 23 to crack down on the nine suicide bombers who attacked three churches and as many luxury hotels April 21, killing 258 people and injuring 500 others.