DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A Chinese tourist travelling through northwestern Pakistan was abducted by gunmen, Pakistani police said Tuesday. A militant commander said his Taliban-allied group was behind the kidnapping. The Chinese national´s passport, bicycle and belongings were found on Tuesday … read more
MUSCAT: An Omani court has sentenced a former minister to three years in jail over graft charges, in a first for the Gulf sultanate which has vowed to combat corruption, newspapers reported Monday. They said ex-commerce minister Mohammed bin Nasser … read more
DAMASCUS: The head of Syria’s air defenses was killed in clashes near the capital, Damascus, a government official and activists said Sunday, one of a few high-ranking military officers to be killed in the country’s 3-year-old civil war. Lt. Gen. … read more
WASHINGTON: After he won the trust of Indian masses in recently concluded polls, the United States lifted a decade-old visa ban on Narendra Modi while President Barack Obama invited India’s next prime minister to visit Washington. “The prime minister of … read more
DHAKA: A Bangladeshi ferry with around 200 passengers on board capsized in a river near the capital Dhaka on Thursday, with police reporting that at least six bodies had been recovered with a rescue vessel still on the way to … read more