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Pakistan Declares Hindu Religious Site Panj Tirath as National Heritage
Panj Tirath, which got its name from the five pools of water present there, also contains a temple and a lawn with date palm trees.
After Poll Results, Uncertainty Prevails in Bangladesh Over Opposition Structure
According to legal and parliament experts, a party needs to win at least 10 per cent of the total seats to formally get the status of an Opposition party. The BNP has rejected the elections results as "farcical and rigged" and demanded fresh polls under a...
'Has Not Risen to the Mantle of the Office': Incoming Senator Mitt Romney Questions Trump's Character
It is the latest twist in a relationship that has run hot and cold for years. Romney called presidential candidate Trump a fraud and a phoney in 2016. But last year he thanked Trump for his endorsement as Romney ran for a senate seat from Utah.
Death Toll Rises to 18 as Rescuers Pull More Bodies from Rubble of Russian Gas Explosion
Nearly two dozen people were still missing following the explosion, which destroyed 35 apartments in the high-rise in the city of Magnitogorsk in the Ural mountains. Their efforts were given a boost on Tuesday when a 10-month-old baby boy was found alive...
Democrats Seek Vote to End US Government Shutdown
The partial shutdown was a result of a standoff between the Republican and Democrat sides over the funding of the US-Mexican wall.
US Strategic Command Apologises for New Year's Eve Tweet About Dropping Bombs
The tweet also enclosed the video of a bomber aircraft dropping bombs, followed by explosions on the ground.
2 Dead, Nearly 30 Wounded in Bomb Blast at Philippine Mall
The bomb went off near the baggage counter at the entrance of the South Seas mall in Cotabato city, wounding shoppers, vendors and commuters. Authorities recovered another unexploded bomb nearby as government forces imposed a security lockdown in the city...
Lion Shot and Killed After Mauling 22-Year-Old Intern to Death at North Carolina Sanctuary
The sheriff's office in Caswell County, North Carolina, worker who had started her job as an intern at the facility two weeks ago, was part of a team doing routine cleaning of an enclosure when she was attacked.
'Big Progress Being Made': Trump Says on Possible Trade Deal With China
President Donald Trump tweeted that he had a long conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping and said the deal was moving well,
UK Honours Divers Who Helped Rescue Thai Cave Boys
The seven underwater specialists involved in the remarkable rescue were also joined on the prestigious annual achievement list.
Need to Come to Power Again: Leaked Video Shows Musharraf Asking US for ‘Covert’ Support
The undated video clips show Musharraf saying that the ISI “negligence” over Osama Bin Laden’s presence in Pakistan was "pardonable" as the CIA also showed the same level of negligence on 9/11.
Donald Trump Says Build US-Mexico Wall or He'll Seal Border
The threat yet again upped the ante in a political row that has led to a partial shutdown of the US government and seems set to dominate the start to the third year of Trump's presidency.
3 British Tourists Die in Iceland Crash, 4 severely Hurt
The accident occurred about 9.30 am (local time) Thursday when the vehicle slammed through a railing on the one-lane bridge at Skeidararsandur, a vast sand plain in southern Iceland. The car landed on a rocky river bank.
UAE Releases 1st Pictures of 'Runaway' Princess, Says 'Former Irish President Met Her Highness at Home'
Sheikha Latifa had fled first to Oman, before boarding a yacht which was surrounded by the Indian navy and then towed back to the UAE.
Blast Rocks Kabul Govt Compound in Ongoing Attack, Says Officials
The ongoing attack in Afghan comes after Donald Trump had decided to pull out over half of the US forces from the country.
Order Signed for US military's Controversial Syria Exit, Turkey Supports Withdrawal
The announcement that US troops would leave the civil war-racked country, where they have been deployed to assist in the multinational fight against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, was only supported by US's ally Turkey.