Pak PM, army chief to visit Afghanistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif will travel to Afghanistan on Tuesday to discuss the bilateral ties a mutual interests with the Afghan leaders.
Priti Patel gets Cabinet rank in Cameron new govt
london: Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday promoted one of Britain’s most prominent Indian-origin MPs Priti Patel by making her the new Employment Minister, as he unveiled the first all-Conservative Cabinet in nearly 20 years with his top four aides retaining their previous portfolios.
17-yr-old charged with plotting terror attack
Melbourne: A 17-year-old boy in Australia was on Monday charged with terrorism offences after police seized three homemade bombs at his home here, becoming the 23rd person to be charged in eight terror-related cases in the country since September.
S Korea vows ‘merciless’ response to North
Seoul: South Korea will respond “mercilessly” to any further North Korean provocation, its Defence Minister said on Monday.
Indian origin couple faces court
Brisbane: An Indian origin couple accused of arranging sham marriages for Indian men in Australia so that they could secure visas, on Monday faced a committal hearing in the Brisbane Magistrate’s Court.
North Korean general dies
Seoul: A powerful North Korean general who Seoul believes was behind the sinking of a South Korean warship and the
shelling of one of its islands in 2010 has died, State media said on Monday.