NORTH WAZIRISTAN/BANU: After a long period of speculation, which also included attempts at peace talks, Pakistan on June 15 launched a military operation against militants in the troubled North Waziristan agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata). On its 15th … read more
YANGON: Two people have been killed during Buddhist-Muslim violence in Myanmar´s second-largest city, police said Thursday after security forces fired rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of rioters. Myanmar has been shaken by several waves of sectarian conflict in recent years … read more
WASHINGTON: The US special envoy for Afghanistan is stepping down at a key juncture in troubled US-Afghan ties and as the country grapples with a political crisis triggered by disputed presidential elections. James Dobbins, a veteran diplomat with deep ties … read more
KARACHI: Police claimed to have killed four alleged terrorists in a residential area near Northern Bypass in Karachi. Police said the terrorists were killed during exchange of fire during search operation in the area. SSP Malir, Rao Anwar has claimed … read more
STRASBOURG: The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld France´s controversial burqa ban, rejecting arguments that a 2010 law outlawing full-face veils breaches religious freedom. In a case brought by a 24-year-old French woman with the support of a … read more