Kasab whom I taught is alive: Pak teacher
lahore: A teacher, who allegedly taught the 2008 Mumbai attack convict Ajmal Kasab, on Wednesday told a Pakistani court that the Ajmal he knew is alive and was not the one hanged in India.
Pak experts seek end to nuclear ‘apartheid’
Islamabad: Pakistani nuclear experts called for an end to what they termed as nuclear “apartheid” and sought a civil nuclear deal with the US similar to the one it struck with India.
Iran president vetoes WhatsApp ban: report
Tehran: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has vetoed a plan to ban WhatsApp, following a row over censorship of the popular messaging application, media reports said on Wednesday.
S Korea lowers survivor count in ferry disaster
Seoul: Three weeks after S Korea’s ferry tragedy, the Government said it miscounted the number of survivors, the latest of many missteps that have eroded the nation’s confidence in its leaders.
Don’t tell us how to run Hong Kong: China to US
Beijing: China on Wednesday asked the US to stop issuing orders regarding political reforms in Hong Kong asserting that Washington has no right to interfere in its internal affairs.
Israel spies on US at alarming level: report
Jerusalem: Israel spied on the US at an “alarming” level and these “unrivalled” espionage activities went beyond those of other close allies, a media report has claimed.
B’desh sacks 3 soldiers over killing of civilians
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s military has sacked three officers from a controversial elite unit over claims they abducted and killed seven people outside Dhaka, an official said.
Scores killed in Kenya by toxic alcohol
Nairobi: At least 80 people have died in Kenya and dozens more have been blinded or fallen ill after drinking a toxic homebrew thought to have been laced with industrial chemicals, officials said. Hospital sources said dozens more were receiving treatment. Some woke up blind after sleeping off the drink, local media reported.