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Singapore-Indian woman charged for abusing maid

Last Updated: Friday, May 16, 2014, 08:46

Singapore: A 31-year-old Singaporean woman of Indian-origin was charged in a court for abusing her Indonesian maid by using hot iron to hurt her legs. Nidhi Sinha had allegedly poured hot water on the head of her domestic worker, Mustainah Munari (26), reported The Straits Times yesterday.

Bangladesh ferry carrying hundreds sinks: officials

Last Updated: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 21:56

A heavily-laden ferry capsized and sank in central Bangladesh on Thursday after being caught in a storm, leaving at least nine people dead and hundreds more missing, police and officials said.

Policeman killed in Pak-Afghan border clash

Last Updated: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 20:45

A shootout between Pakistani and Afghan border security forces early today killed at least one Afghan police officer.

10 militants killed in US drone attack in Pakistan

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 19:03

At least 10 militants were reportedly killed and 14 others injured on Wednesday in a US drone strike at a militant compound along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the first such strike after a five-month lull.

Rajapaksa did not succumb to int`l pressure in 2009: Lanka Minister

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 16:09

President Mahinda Rajapaksa refused to succumb to pressures exerted by some countries to end the military campaign against the LTTE in 2009, a top Sri Lankan minister has said.

Militants attack NATO supply terminal in Pakistan

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 14:28

Pakistani troops on Wednesday foiled an attack on a NATO supply terminal in the northwest, killing one attacker and forcing others to flee, officials said.

Pakistan tells two Indian journalists to leave within week

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 12:57

Pakistan has told both Indian journalists stationed in Islamabad that they must leave within a week, the journalists told , saying they had been informed that their visas would not be renewed.

Afghan election results face possible delay: Officials

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 23:25

Afghanistan may delay announcing presidential election results as fraud complaints have yet to be processed, officials said today, though a run-off vote is expected to be held next month.

US reaffirms security ties with Pakistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 23:02

The US on Tuesday "reaffirmed" the importance of its security relationship with Pakistan for regional stability and said it will continue to work together to build a stronger partnership.

Pakistan polio virus found in sewage samples

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 22:49

Even as Pakistan grapples with polio, sewage samples taken from different parts of its most populous cities, Karachi and Lahore, have tested positive for the virus that causes the crippling disease.