Up to 21, mostly foreigners, killed in Kabul suicide attack

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 09:31

Up to 21 people were killed in Friday`s attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in the Afghan capital, after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the entrance and gunmen burst in to spray diners with bullets.

Taliban attack against Afghan restaurant kills 16

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 05:13

Taliban suicide bomber and 2 gunmen attacked Lebanese restaurant in Kabul, a brazen attack that left 16 dead, including foreigners dining inside and two other gunmen, officials said.

Mehr Tarar `absolutely shocked` at Sunanda Pushkar`s death

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 22:31

Soon after learning about the death of Sunanda Pushkar, Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar who had a war of words with the former a few days back, called the incident shocking on the social networking site.

Suicide bomber kills three in Iraq`s Anbar

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:38

A suicide bomber targeting tribal militia fighting alongside Iraqi security forces in Sunni Arab-majority areas west of Baghdad killed three people, officials said.

Canada agrees to hear appeal in right-to-die case

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 04:37

Canada`s highest court said on Thursday it will hear an appeal in a case that could grant terminally ill people the right to assisted suicide.

Suicide bomber targets police bus in Kabul, 6 injured

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 09:19

Taliban suicide bomber riding a bicycle detonated himself next to a police bus in Kabul on Sunday, injuring six police personnel in a blast that left the vehicle badly damaged.

Possible role of cops in attack on Pakistan anti-terror official

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 22:10

Authorities have not ruled out the possibility that elements within the police force were involved in last week`s suicide attack that killed Chaudhary Aslam.

Sri Lankan-origin mother kills sons, commits suicide in UK

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 00:53

In an apparent murder-suicide, a Sri Lankan-origin woman is suspected of killing her two sons before taking her own life at their north London home.

My son is a martyr, proud of him: Aitzaz Hasan`s father

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 07:35

The `heroic` Pakistani teen Aitzaz Hasan who died foiling a suicide attack on his school has become a national hero and is being hailed world-wide.

Malala praises teenage Pakistani bomb hero

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 02:49

Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban to champion girls` rights to education, paid tribute on Friday to a teenager killed stopping a suicide bomber from attacking a school.

Upset over Uday Kiran`s suicide, fan ends life

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 18:32

A young fan of late Telugu film actor Uday Kiran allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at Komatapalli junction in Bobbili sub-division here, police said today.

Pakistani schoolboy who died stopping bomber recommended for award

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 15:48

A 13-year-old Pakistani boy, who was killed when he valiantly tried to stop a suicide bomber outside his school, has been recommended for a civilian award posthumously by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police.