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22 killed in blast near mosque in northwest Pakistan ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a Shia mosque in Pakistan's restive northwest today, killing 22 people and injuring over 50, officials said. The attacker detonated his explosives in a narrow alley near the imambargah...

Shahid Afridi urges world to end Pakistan isolation KARACHI: All-rounder Shahid Afridi has made an emotional appeal to the cricketing world to end Pakistan's four-year isolation over terror attacks. No international cricket has been played in Pakistan, which suffers near daily Taliban and...

Europe pips Russia in mega mid-air refueling aircraft deal NEW DELHI: After having lost out to the US in the race to supply "attack" and "heavy-lift" helicopters to India, Russia has now been upstaged in yet another mega defence deal. India has selected the European Airbus-330 MRTT over the...

Obama frustrated with Pakistan: Expert WASHINGTON:US President Barack Obama appears to be frustrated with Pakistan, which is reflected in his address to the nation from Afghanistan, an eminent American expert on South Asian issues said today. "The President's frustration with Pakistan and...

Arjuna Ranatunga fired as SLC head for opposing IPL: Report COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga's tenure as the head of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) came to be short-lived because of his opposition to IPL, a report has claimed. 'The Island', quoting SLC...

57% adolescent boys, 53% girls think wife beating is justified NEW DELHI: It's a shocking revelation in this day and age. Not just Indian men, but even adolescents - in the 15-19 age group - feel that wife beating is justified. Unicef's " Global Report Card on Adolescents 2012", says that...