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A hand out image made available by the Pakistan National Assembly on August 13, 2018, shows (from L to R) Pakistans cricketer-turned politician and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party Imran Khan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Khalid Maqbool , Sardar Akhtar Mengal and others taking the oath as Members of Parliament during the first session of the Parliament in Islamabad following general election. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan wants 'uninterrupted' dialogue with India, says foreign...

The new foreign minister said Pakistan wants to rebuild ties with eastern and western neighbours and create peace in the...

20 Aug 2018 12:11 PM GMT

The fate of the abducted in Kunduz province in an area that has recently fallen under Taliban control was not immediately known and there was no statement from the insurgents. (Representational Image | AP)

Taliban takes over 100 hostage in Afghanistan: Officials

The ambush came despite President Ashraf Ghani's announcement of a conditional ceasefire with the Taliban during Eid...

20 Aug 2018 9:10 AM GMT

People watch a televised address of Pakistans newly elected Prime Minister Imran Khan at an electronic shop in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, August 19, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Pak in worst economic condition: Imran Khan says will cut govt costs,...

'We will keep good relations with all countries; we want peace as without it no progress and development is possible,'...

20 Aug 2018 7:47 AM GMT

Imran Khan, 65, who won a simple majority from lawmakers on Friday in a confidence vote will be administered oath by President Mamnoon Hussain. (Photo: AP)

Imran Khan to auction bullet proof cars, stay in military secretary's...

On one hand we don't have money to spend on our people; on the other hand, we have people living like our colonial...

20 Aug 2018 6:16 AM GMT

A series of quakes were recorded by seismologists throughout Sunday, the first measuring 6.3 shortly before midday which triggered landslides and sent people fleeing for cover. (Photo: AFP)

Multiple earthquakes hit Indonesia's Lombok Island, 5 dead

The island is still reeling from two quakes on July 29 and August 5 that killed nearly 500 people and made hundreds of...

20 Aug 2018 4:43 AM GMT

South Koreans leave for North Korea to take part in family reunions with their North Korean family members at the customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) office, in Goseong, South Korea, Monday, August 20, 2018. (Photo: AP)

South Koreans head to North to meet family separated by war after...

The three-day reunion, the first for three years, will take place at Mount Kumgang, in North Korea.

20 Aug 2018 4:15 AM GMT

President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain (center) takes an oath from newly-appointed Prime Minister Imran Khan (left) during a ceremony in Islamabad, as caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Nasirul Mulk (second right) looks on. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan PM Imran Khan announces 21-member Cabinet

Shah Mehmood Qureshi has been appointed as foreign minister; he held the same portfolio during the 2008 Mumbai terror...

19 Aug 2018 6:25 AM GMT

Xi told Kim the neighbors joint efforts could definitely ensure peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, Chinas official Xinhua news agency said. (Photo: AP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit North Korea next month

Reportedly Xi, at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, will attend celebrations of 70th anniversary of...

18 Aug 2018 12:56 PM GMT

Next generation of fake news will be empowered by Artificial Intelligence and be far more sophisticated, and even more disastrous.

New Malaysian government repeals law banning 'fake news'

The bill was passed in April under former PM Najib Razak despite concerns that it would be used to silence dissent ahead...

17 Aug 2018 9:27 AM GMT

A Boeing passenger plane from China, a Xiamen Air, sits on the grassy portion of the runway of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after it skidded off the runway while landing Friday, Aug. 17, 2018 in suburban Pasay city southeast of Manila, Philippines. (Photo: AP)

Boeing skids off rainy Manila runway, rips off engine, wheel

A Xiamen Air aircraft with 165 people on board veered off an airport runway in Philippines capital shortly before...

17 Aug 2018 7:54 AM GMT

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump during their first meeting at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Singapore. (Photo: AP)

Amid denuclearisation pressure, Kim Jong-Un slams 'brigandish'...

Kim Jong-Un and Donald Trump held a groundbreaking summit in Singapore in June, which US leader touted as a historic...

17 Aug 2018 7:28 AM GMT

The discussions failed to reduce tensions as the United States slapped tariffs on USD 34 billion worth of Chinese goods in early July, triggering an immediate dollar-for-dollar retaliation from Beijing. (Photo: File | Representational)

China to send negotiator to US for trade talks this month

The two countries plan to launch a new round of tit-for-tat tariffs on USD 16 billion worth of goods from each country...

16 Aug 2018 9:51 AM GMT