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Suicide blasts in heart of Islamabad, one killed: Report

Last Updated: Saturday, May 24, 2014, 08:56

Two suicide blasts rocked the heart of Pakistan`s capital city, Islamabad, early on Saturday morning leaving one person dead, reports said.

Sundarbans fire in Bangladesh brought under control

Last Updated: Saturday, May 24, 2014, 00:57

The major fire raging for the past two days in the Sundarbans in Bangladesh was controlled Friday evening by fire fighters and forest workers, an official said.

Twitter blocks `blasphemous` content on Pakistan`s request

Last Updated: Friday, May 23, 2014, 20:31

Popular micro-blogging site Twitter has blocked several tweets and accounts in Pakistan after officials asked it to prohibit access to "blasphemous" and "unethical" content.

Pak Sikhs protest desecration of holy book

Last Updated: Friday, May 23, 2014, 20:03

Dozens of angry Sikhs stormed Pakistan`s parliament complex here today in protest against several instances of alleged desecration of their holy book over the past few years.

Sri Lankan nationalist party asks Norway to send LTTE leader

Last Updated: Friday, May 23, 2014, 13:50

A Sri Lankan nationalist party has asked Norway to immediately handover an Oslo-based LTTE leader to face a criminal trial in the country.

China to build Pakistan`s first metro rail in Lahore

Last Updated: Thursday, May 22, 2014, 20:54

China will build Pakistan`s first metro rail system in Lahore in Punjab province.

Maldivian drug kingpin arrested in Sri Lanka

Last Updated: Thursday, May 22, 2014, 18:41

A Maldivian drug kingpin has been arrested in Sri Lanka and is awaiting extradition to the Maldives, media reported Thursday.

Pak, Lanka backs China`s new Asia security plan, MSR initiative

Last Updated: Thursday, May 22, 2014, 18:25

Pakistan and Sri Lanka have affirmed their close ties with China and vowed to back its new Asia security plan and President Xi Jinping`s Maritime Silk Road (MSR) initiative.

Pak religious body endorses underage marriage

Last Updated: Thursday, May 22, 2014, 18:20

In a retrogressive step, a religious body in Pakistan has declared girls as young as nine years old eligible to be married "if the signs of puberty were visible", a media report said today.

FACTBOX - Afghans prepare to vote again: Abdullah vs Ghani

Last Updated: Thursday, May 22, 2014, 18:15

The two candidates left in the race to become president of Afghanistan began campaigning on Thursday, with the run-off between former opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah and ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani set for June 14.