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Tripoli, Mar 11: As many as 237 illegal immigrants sailing towards Libya were saved from drowning by the Naval forces affiliated with the National Consensus Government in Libya. According to a statement by the forces, 237 illegal immigrants in two inflatable boats - including 44 women and 7 children - were saved from drowning off the Libyan city of Az-Zawiyah, the Anadolu Agency reported. Majority

Washington, Mar 9: The State's Rewards for Justice Program of the US State Department is offering rewards for information leading to the identification or location of three key leaders associated with the terrorist organisation Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliated factions. It is offering a reward of up to USD 5 million for information on TTP leader Maulana Fazlullah, and up to USD

Islamabad, Mar 9: A Pakistan court has ordered the election commission to allow the registration of Mumbai terror attack Hafiz Saeed's Milli Muslim League as a political party. The order came days after a Pakistani court extended a stay against the "possible arrest" of the JuD chief till April 4. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) yesterday set aside a decision by the Election Commission of Pakistan

Washington, Mar 9: President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first US-North Korea summit, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in nuclear tensions with Pyongyang. Kim has committed to “denuclearisation” and to suspending nuclear or missile tests, South Korea’s National Security Office head Chung Eui-yong told reporters at the

Beijing, Mar 8: The Chinese dragon and Indian elephant must not fight but dance with each other, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said today as he called on the two nations to shed mental inhibitions, manage differences and meet each other half way to enhance bilateral ties. Mr Wang's remarks came during his annual press conference on the sidelines of the parliamentary session. Asked how China

Communal attacks on minority Muslims has continued unabated in Sri Lanka’s Central Province. On Wednesday a fresh round of violence Kandy district, a day after authorities declared a state of emergency to suppress heightening anti-Muslim attacks. Scattered and sporadic attacks targeting Muslim-owned shops and buildings in the suburbs of Akurana and Katugastota, near Kandy, were carried out by a

Washington, Mar 7: A 52-year-old former US navy veteran charged with killing Indian software engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla at a bar in Kansas last year pleaded guilty on Tuesday to murder in the shooting that was linked to a surge in ethnic, racial and anti-immigrant tensions after President Donald Trump’s election. Adam W Purinton has been charged with one count of murder, two counts of first

Los Angeles, Mar 7: An adult film actress is suing US President Donald Trump and wants a California judge to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement she signed days before the 2016 presidential election. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in Los Angeles, alleges the agreement is "null and void and of no consequence" because Trump didn't personally sign it. Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie

Moscow, Mar 6: A Russian transport plane crashed in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 32 people on board, Russian news agencies cited the Russian Defence Ministry as saying. The ministry was cited as saying that the plane crashed at Russia's Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province and that initial information suggested the crash may have been caused by a technical fault. It was quoted as saying that 26

London, Mar 6: Neil Basu, a senior Indian-origin Scotland Yard officer, was today appointed as the counter-terrorism chief, a job viewed by many as the toughest in British policing. Basu, currently the Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner, will be promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations, according to an official announcement. He will take charge as the