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Three held for raping girl in Pakistan

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 18:38

Three persons have been arrested for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl whose body was found hanging from a tree in Pakistan`s Punjab province.

Egypt confirms 183 death sentences including Brotherhood chief

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 15:02

An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed death sentences for 183 Islamists, including Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie, a prosecutor said, after a speedy mass trial that sparked an international outcry.

Three killed in Pakistan`s Khyber Agency airstrikes

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 12:21

At least three militants were killed and six injured Saturday during airstrikes in Pakistan`s Khyber Agency region, a media report said.

41 injured in bomb blast at Islamabad shrine

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 12:16

At least 41 people were injured when a bomb ripped through a Sufi shrine on the outskirts of the Pakistani capital, police said on Saturday.

13 killed in Nepal landslides

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 12:03

At least 13 people, including nine from one family, were killed in two separate incidents of landslide triggered by heavy rains in western Nepal.

US downgrades Pakistan in human trafficking, China upgraded

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 08:06

Alleging that the Pakistan government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, the US has downgraded Pakistan to "Tier Two Watch List" in its latest annual Trafficking in Person report for the year 2014.

54 injured in Pakistan blast

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 03:12

As many as 54 people were injured, seven of them critically, after a powerful explosion occurred at a shrine in Pakistan here Friday night, a media report said.

Badaun-like horror in Pakistan: Woman raped, hanged from tree

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 00:23

In a case that bore chilling resemblance to the double rape and murder that caused outrage in neighbouring India last month, a 19-year-old woman was gang-raped, killed and hanged from a tree in Pakistan`s Punjab province on Thursday.

After MI 35 choppers, Pak wants more Russian defence hardware

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2014, 23:41

Pakistan today said it looked forward to procuring more defence hardware from Russia after Moscow agreed to provide MI-35 helicopters to Islamabad.

200,000 people displaced in North Waziristan: Pakistan army

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2014, 22:51

The Pakistan Army said Friday that 200,000 people have been displaced in North Waziristan after an operation was launched against local and foreign militants in the region.