French ‘anarchist cell’ faces trial over 2008 rail sabotage claimTen years after their arrests in a politically charged case that prompted accusations of police overreach, eight members of an alleged “anarchist cell” will go on trial in France on Tuesday over claim...
7 years of war have taken a high toll on Syria’s childrenBEIRUT: After seven years of war in Syria, the United Nations has one thing to say: Stop the war on children. The numbers speak for themselves. Of Syria’s estimated 10 million children, 8.6 million ar...
Nigeria struggles to contain dramatic spread of deadly Lassa feverNigeria is battling on two fronts against an unprecedented outbreak of Lassa fever, a cousin of Ebola, that has already killed 110 people this year. Even as doctors are grappling to contain the threat...
Japan tells South Korea it wants abduction issue resolved in North Korea talksTOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a South Korean representative on Tuesday he wants talks with North Korea, called to dismantle Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and missile programmes, to resolve a dis...
‘Asma fought for everyone except dictator Musharraf’TORONTO: Asma Jahangir fought for everyone's rights from labourer to journalist, from politicians to victims of misuse of religion. Being a lawyer throughout her life she refused to accept one case an...
Collective approach imperative for tackling child abuse: MarriyumISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday called for collective efforts to tackle the problem of child abuse in t...
8-year-old hearing-impaired girl raped: policeMARDAN: An eight-year-old hearing-impaired girl was raped in Bakshally area of Mardan, family and police said on Tuesday. Police said a case has been registered and the nominated suspect has been arre...
Verdict on maintainability of plea over MQM infighting reservedKARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan has reserved its verdict on the maintainability of a plea regarding an intra-party dispute in Mutahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) over the role of the...
YDA strike in Quetta puts patients in the soupQUETTA: Patients seeking treatment at the out-patient departments of the Civil Hospital and the Bolan Medical Complex continued to suffer as the Young Doctors Association's (YDA) strike entered second...
Six suspected human traffickers arrestedGujranwala: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Tuesday claimed to have arrested six suspected human traffickers. Deputy Director Mufakhir Adeel said that FIA teams conducted raids in Gujrat and Na...
Avalanche kills two women in KurramPARACHINAR: Two women were killed as an avalanche hit them in Shudmela Darga area of Kurram Agency on Tuesday. According to details, the two ill-fated women were swept away by an avalanche amid a rain...
FC solider dies in lightning accidentKHYBER AGENCY: A soldier was killed and another sustained injuries when a Frontier Corp (FC) post in Bazaar Zakha Khel area of Landi Kotal was hit by lightning on Monday night. The forces officials, w...