Karachi: Nearly 100 people were killed and dozens injured tonight when an Islamic State suicide bomber blew himself up inside the crowded shrine of revered Sufi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan town, some 200 kms northeast of Karachi, in a string of deadly blasts this week in Pakistan. The bomberRead More

Strasbourg: The European Union’s legislature has approved more anti-terror rules targeting foreign fighters going to or returning from conflict zones and will make crimes of such actions as public incitement and training for terrorism. The parliament said new rules will reinforce the sanctions for traveling to or returning from conflictsRead More

Brussels: The US military is not yet ready to cooperate with Russia, Pentagon chief James Mattis said Thursday after Moscow’s defence minister called for better ties. “We are not in a position right now to collaborate on a military level, but our political leaders will engage and try to findRead More

New Delhi: Rampant terrorism, failing economy and its growing nuclear arsenal make Pakistan the most dangerous country for the world, says an ex CIA official. Hulbert, who served as the CIA’s station chief in Islamabad, warned that if Islamabad fails to tackle these issues, Pakistan would have “adverse” implications forRead More

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday it was in the interests of both Russia and the United States to restore communications between their respective intelligence agencies. “It’s in everyone’s interest to resume dialogue between the intelligence agencies of the United States and other members of NATO,” Putin said,Read More

Tunis: Tunisia has extended for another three months a state of emergency in place since a 2015 jihadist attack, the president`s office announced Thursday. President Beji Caid Essebsi has decided “to extend the state of emergency for three months from 16 February”, his office told AFP. The state of emergencyRead More

Tehran: Iran said on Thursday that Israel`s atomic arsenal is the biggest danger to world peace, a day after US President Donald Trump vowed to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon. Israel is the “biggest threat to the peace and security in the region and the world,” Foreign Ministry spokesmanRead More

Astana: Representatives from the Syrian government and rebel groups held fresh talks today with key powerbrokers Russia, Turkey and Iran aimed at shoring up a fragile ceasefire. The meeting is the second time key players Moscow, Ankara and Tehran have brought the warring sides together, and comes ahead of aRead More

Washington: More than half of Americans – 57 percent – have that the current political situation is a “very” or “somewhat” significant source of stress in their lives, according to a new survey. The new survey issued by the American Psychological Association (APA) on Wednesday is part of a largerRead More

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the real story behind the National Security Advisor’s resignation is illegal leaks, indicating that it was not the top official misleading him as being reported in the media. “The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming outRead More