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Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko disbands Parliament, calls early elections

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 09:39

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko dissolved parliament Monday and called for early elections Oct 26, as tensions were still running high in eastern Ukraine amid fighting between government forces and separatists.

Imran Khan firm on Nawaz Sharif resignation demand, PML-N rejects proposal

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 11:53

In a impassioned speech, that moved some protesters to tears according to a Dawn news report, Qadri said that he had started the mission with an “intention of martyrdom to fight for the rights of oppressed & downtrodden”.

Israel destroys second largest residential tower in Gaza

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 10:00

A series of powerful explosions wrecked the northern part of Gaza City after Israeli war jets struck a 14-floor residential tower with four heavy missiles, a TV report said Monday.

Israeli offensive kills 15 Gazans

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 04:12

Israel`s military offensive on the Gaza Strip killed 15 Palestinians Monday, including a local journalist, while wounding dozens of others, authorities said.

Scores killed in Nigeria militant attack

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 01:12

Scores of people were killed Monday in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants, sources said.

Wave of attacks in Iraq kill at least 43 people

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 00:14

Iraqi officials say a wave of attacks targeting commercial areas in and outside Baghdad has killed a total of 43 people.

Suspect held in deadly California shooting spree

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 00:11

A suspect in a series of shootings that killed three people and injured four others within the span of an hour in the Los Angeles area has been taken into custody.

`Thousands flee after latest Boko Haram attack in Nigeria`

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 00:00

Scores of heavily armed Boko Haram fighters on Monday attacked military and police stations in the Nigerian town of Gamboru Ngala on the Cameroon border, forcing thousands to flee, residents said.

Jihadists pushed back in Iraq, seize key Syria airport

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 23:54

Kurdish peshmerga forces supported by Iraqi air strikes pushed back jihadist fighters in northern Iraq on Monday, even as the militants overran a key military airport in neighbouring Syria.

Egyptian army kills 14 militants in North Sinai

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 23:53

Fourteen militants were killed and over 32 structures, including a tunnel between Rafah and Gaza, were destroyed by Egyptian security forces in restive North Sinai in the latest military operations.