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Iran holds 10 American sailors; U.S. expects their prompt return

Iran detained 10 U.S. sailors aboard two U.S. Navy boats in the Gulf on Tuesday… Read More

Obama says fight against Islamic State is not World War Three

President Barack Obama accused critics on Tuesday of playing into the hands of Islamic State… Read More

Obama’s last State of the Union to set final goals, promote legacy

President Barack Obama will present an agenda for his final year in office and beyond… Read More

Donald Trump urges ban on Muslims entering United States

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Monday called for a ban on Muslims entering the… Read More

Kayani and Pasha knew of OBL presence in Pakistan & helped US: claim by US journalist

KARACHI: US Journalist Seymour Hersh has said that the Obama administartion kept telling lies about… Read More

Norway ranks as world’s best place to be a mother

UNITED NATIONS: Norway ranks as the world's best place to be a mother, well ahead… Read More

US, UK seek custody of Lakhvi

ISLAMABAD: United Kingdom and the United States of America have written a letter to the… Read More

US using religious extremism to achieve goals, says Hamid Raza

LAHORE: Chairman Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Sahibzada Hamid Raza has said that the blood of… Read More

Don’t remember attending meeting about Musharraf, says Fazl

ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Ameer of Jamiat Ulema Islam - Fazl (JUI-F), has said that… Read More

Yemen bombs Shi’ite rebels after truce collapses, 70 killed

SANAA: The Yemeni air force bombed Shi'ite Muslim fighters north of Sanaa on Saturday in… Read More

Iran rejects U.S. action in Iraq, ISIL tightens Syria border grip

ANBAR, IRAQ: Iran's supreme leader accused the United States on Sunday of trying to retake… Read More

Afghanistan blast kills three U.S. soldiers

WASHINGTON: Three U.S. troops and a working dog were killed by a bomb blast on… Read More

Universal to unveil second Harry Potter attraction

ORLANDO, Florida: Universal Orlando kicks off previews on Wednesday of its much anticipated Diagon Alley,… Read More

Iran vows to defend Iraq Shi’ite sites; insurgents battle for refinery

BAGHDAD: Iran's president vowed on Wednesday to defend Shi'ite holy sites in Iraq, where Sunni… Read More

FIFA World Cup: U.S. beats Ghana 2-1

CURITIBA: United States started their FIFA World Cup 2014 campaign when Clint Dempsey scored the fifth… Read More

U.S. considers airstrikes on Iraq, holds talks with Iran

MOSUL/WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama considered options for military action to support Iraq's besieged government on… Read More

Iraq insurgent advance slows, U.S. sends carrier to Gulf

An offensive by insurgents that threatens to dismember Iraq seemed to slow on Saturday after… Read More

Iraq conflict brings defense stocks in focus

NEW YORK: With the possibility of escalating violence in Iraq, stocks in the defense sector… Read More

Meera becomes ambassador of anti-polio campaign

KARACHI: Actress Meera has become a brand ambassador for anti-polio campaign in the country and… Read More

Insurgents take two more Iraqi towns, Obama threatens air strikes

BAGHDAD: Sunni Islamist militants gained more ground in Iraq overnight, moving into two towns in… Read More