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Lahore, Mar 11: A shoe was hurled at Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif by a religious extremist today during a function at an Islamic seminary in Lahore. The incident took place a day after religious extremist blackened the face of Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khwaja Asif with ink when he was addressing his party's worker's convention in his hometown in Sialkot, some 100-km from Lahore

Beijing, Mar 11: China's Xi Jinping on Sunday secured a path to rule indefinitely as Parliament abolished presidential term limits, handing him almost total authority to pursue a vision of transforming the nation into an economic and military superpower. The move reverses the era of "collective" leadership and orderly succession that was promoted by late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping to ensure

Washington, Mar 11: The Indian economy now seems to be on its way to recovering from disruptions caused by demonetisation and roll-out of goods and services tax, the IMF said on Sunday. At the same time, the IMF has underscored the significance of reforms in other key sectors like education, health and improving the efficiency of the banking and financial systems. India's economy has expanded

Tripoli, Mar 11: As many as 237 illegal immigrants sailing towards Libya were saved from drowning by the Naval forces affiliated with the National Consensus Government in Libya. According to a statement by the forces, 237 illegal immigrants in two inflatable boats - including 44 women and 7 children - were saved from drowning off the Libyan city of Az-Zawiyah, the Anadolu Agency reported. Majority

Washington, Mar 9: The State's Rewards for Justice Program of the US State Department is offering rewards for information leading to the identification or location of three key leaders associated with the terrorist organisation Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliated factions. It is offering a reward of up to USD 5 million for information on TTP leader Maulana Fazlullah, and up to USD

Islamabad, Mar 9: A Pakistan court has ordered the election commission to allow the registration of Mumbai terror attack Hafiz Saeed's Milli Muslim League as a political party. The order came days after a Pakistani court extended a stay against the "possible arrest" of the JuD chief till April 4. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) yesterday set aside a decision by the Election Commission of Pakistan

Washington, Mar 9: President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first US-North Korea summit, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in nuclear tensions with Pyongyang. Kim has committed to “denuclearisation” and to suspending nuclear or missile tests, South Korea’s National Security Office head Chung Eui-yong told reporters at the

Beijing, Mar 8: The Chinese dragon and Indian elephant must not fight but dance with each other, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said today as he called on the two nations to shed mental inhibitions, manage differences and meet each other half way to enhance bilateral ties. Mr Wang's remarks came during his annual press conference on the sidelines of the parliamentary session. Asked how China

Communal attacks on minority Muslims has continued unabated in Sri Lanka’s Central Province. On Wednesday a fresh round of violence Kandy district, a day after authorities declared a state of emergency to suppress heightening anti-Muslim attacks. Scattered and sporadic attacks targeting Muslim-owned shops and buildings in the suburbs of Akurana and Katugastota, near Kandy, were carried out by a

Washington, Mar 7: A 52-year-old former US navy veteran charged with killing Indian software engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla at a bar in Kansas last year pleaded guilty on Tuesday to murder in the shooting that was linked to a surge in ethnic, racial and anti-immigrant tensions after President Donald Trump’s election. Adam W Purinton has been charged with one count of murder, two counts of first