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Al-Qaeda announces creation of its Indian wing

In a video posted online, al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has announced the creation of an Indian branch of his militant…

10 years ago

Pakistan protests: Parliament holds joint session as PM Nawaz Sharif seeks support

Pakistan’s parliament is holding a joint session as PM Nawaz Sharif seeks to rally support against protesters calling for his…

10 years ago

Pakistan protests: Demonstrators storm state television PTV offices in Islamabad

Pakistan state TV (PTV) has been taken off air after its headquarters were stormed by anti-government protesters in Islamabad. PTV…

10 years ago

North Korea cancels sending cheerleaders to Incheon Asian Games 2014

North Korea has decided to stop sending cheerleaders to South Korea for Asian Games 2014, which would have been the…

10 years ago

MH370 search area in Indian Ocean refined

The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will focus on the southern part of the search area in…

10 years ago

China violates Taiwan’s airspace

Two Chinese Y-8 maritime patrol planes violated Taiwan’s airspace on August 25, officials said, causing Taiwan to scramble jets. Taiwan…

10 years ago

MH370 search: Fugro Equator and Zhu Kezhen vessels assembling bathymetric map

The hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet MH370 has entered the next phase. Two vessels - the Fugro Equator…

10 years ago

MH17: Remains of 20 Malaysian victims returned to Kuala Lumpur

The bodies of 20 Malaysian victims of Flight MH17 that crashed in Ukraine last month have arrived in Kuala Lumpur.…

10 years ago

Prayuth Chan-ocha named Thailand’s new prime minister

Coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha has been named the new prime minister of Thailand. Prayuth Chan-ocha, 60, was nominated on…

10 years ago

Imran Khan’s party to resign all its seats in Pakistan’s national assembly

Imran Khan's opposition party, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI), says it has decided to resign all its seats in Pakistan’s national…

10 years ago