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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.
20-year-old 'Wizard' Hacker Who Broke into Bulgaria's Entire Population, Released from Prison
The 20-year-old Bulgarian cyber security worker hacked details like social security information, addresses, incomes and tax returns chiefly from the National Revenue Agency (NRA) records
In Major Snub, No Big Welcome for Imran Khan in US, Received by His Own Foreign Minister Instead
The cricketer-turned-politician arrived aboard a commercial Qatar Airways flight and is staying at the official residence of the Pakistani Ambassador to the US, Asad Majeed Khan.
0256 GMT on July 20, 1969: Houston Celebrates Exact Moment Armstrong Set Foot on Moon 50 Years Ago
Thousands celebrated the "Moonversary", commemorating with fireworks and music the exact moment 50 years ago that Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon.
Pakistan Holds First-ever Provincial Polls in Northwest Tribal Areas Bordering Afghanistan
As many as 285 candidates, including two women, are contesting for 16 seats. Another four seats are reserved for women and one for non-Muslim.
18 Indians Among 23 Sailors on Seized British Tanker, Govt Says It's in Touch With Iran | Top Developments
The Swedish-owned Stena Impero has 23 crew and they are all on the ship off Bandar Abbas. Eighteen crew were Indian, including the captain, and the rest were from the Philippines, Latvia and Russia.
It's a 'Maintenance Hole', Not a Manhole: This US City Just Banned 40 Gender-specific Words
Berkeley leaders voted unanimously this week to replace about 40 gender-specific words in the city code with gender-neutral terms — an effort to be more inclusive that's drawing both praise and scorn.