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N.Korea says no interest in nuclear deal

Seoul: North Korea said on Tuesday it had no interest in following Iran down the path of nuclear dialogue, insisting it was already a nuclear weapons state and therefore beyond any logical with Tehran.

flash floods paralyse Pak border district

Islamabad:Two people have been killed in flash floods triggered by seasonal monsoon rains that have paralysed Pakistan's northern mountainous Chitral district as authorities struggled to provide relief to people in remote areas.

‘China to be world's 3rd n-generating country’

Beijing: China is expected to become the world's third largest nuclear generating country by 2017 surpassing South Korea and Japan, said US energy information administration (EIA).

qatar says shooter only changed planes

Dubai:The shooter in last week's killing of five US servicemen in Tennessee transited through Qatar on his way back from a 2014 visit to Jordan but never set foot outside the airport, authorities in the Gulf nation said today as they condemned the deadly attack.

NEXT IN WEAPONRY IsIS ‘chicken bomb'IJ

london: Islamic State (ISIS) fighters are using birds strapped with explosives to target the enemy, a media report said on Tuesday. Pictures of the radical group using bomb vests strapped to poultry have emerged on social media, Mirror Online reported citing a Daily Star report.

Sri lanka probes first lankan ISIS man

Colombo: A 37-year-old Sri lankan, who graduated in Sharia law from Pakistan, has reportedly died fighting along the dreaded Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Syria, prompting authorities to probe whether he was a lankan national.

Boko fighters kill 23 in north Cameroon

Yaounde: Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed more than 20 people including multiple children in their latest attack on northern Cameroon, easily overwhelming the few soldiers posted at the targeted village, residents have said.

Afghanistan to curb culture of violence

Kabul: Afghanistan banned the sale of imitation Kalashnikovs and other toy guns on Tuesday after they caused injuries to more than 100 people during Eid celebrations.