Pak extends stay of Afghan refugees for six months
Pakistan has allowed the nearly three million Afghan refugees to stay on for an additional six months. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked authorities to take up the issue of their…
10 Pakistanis killed in Kuwait fire
Ten people were killed when a fire broke out at a residential area of Farwaniya in Kuwait on Thursday. They died of suffocation due to fire. All the ten persons…
13 suspects detained over Istanbul Ataturk Airport attack
Turkish police have carried out raids against suspected militants from so-called Islamic State after the deadly attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport. At least 13 suspects were detained in the raids…
New Philippines President asks people to ‘Join him in a rough ride’
MANILA/ agencies Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the President on Thursday, after promising a ruthless and deeply controversial war on crime as the main focus of his six-year term.…
40 killed in suicide attack on Afghan police convoy
A suicide bomber has attacked a police convoy outside the Afghanistan capital Kabul today, killing at least 40 officers. Officials said, two bombs hit vehicles carrying cadets returning from a…
Turkey observes national day of mourning after airport attack
Turkey has observed a national day of mourning after a gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport killed 42 people, including 13 foreign nationals. Three attackers arrived in…
CIA chief warns of Istanbul-type attack in US
CIA has warned that the Islamic State terror group may carry out large-scale attacks in the US similar to the one in Istanbul. CIA Director John Brennan said in Washington…
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of supporting IS terror
Afghanistan national security adviser has accused Pakistan, without directly naming the country, of providing financial and logistical support to Islamic State terrorists in Afghanistan. Hanif Atmar told media yesterday in…
EU meets without Britain for first time since Brexit vote
Europe’s leaders meet today without Britain for the first time following its shock decision to leave the EU, trying to pick up the pieces and prevent further disintegration. The 27…
Ataturk Airport reopens after Istanbul terror attack
Istanbul has fully reopened Ataturk International Airport today, after a suicide attack killed 41 people and injured 239. Turkish Airlines says, it has resumed all flight operations, and Washington lifted…