8 killed as Pakistan cleric’s supporters clash with police
lahore: Eight people were killed Saturday in continuing clashes between supporters of influential Pakistani cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri and security forces with over 1,000 injured across Punjab province, the Canada-based religious leader’s party claimed.
Nawaz Sharif regrets Pakistan’s bad relations with India
Islamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday regretted that Pakistan was having bad relations with key neighbour India and said it was time the two had good relations.
Somali Shebab say 18 dead in attack on government troops
Mogadishu: Somalia’s hardline Islamists reported heavy fighting on Saturday in battles against Govt and African Union troops in the central Hiran region.
Russia denies trying to send troops into Ukraine
Moscow: Russia on Saturday denied that it had attempted to send troops across the border under the guise of a humanitarian mission, and pledged it would not make such a unilateral intervention.
Ebola vaccine to trial next month, may be ready by 2015: UN
Paris: Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by British pharma company GlaxoSmithKline may begin next month and made available by 2015, the World Health Organisation said on Saturday.
Egypt army kills 60 militants in North Sinai
Cairo: Egyptian army on Saturday said it has killed at least 60 militants over the past 12 days in raids in North Sinai desert. The army has also destroyed 123 houses, 24 vehicles and 118 unlicensed motorcycles belonging to militants in the latest operations.
Pakistan says command system of Taliban crippled by military
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday said that the command and control system of local Taliban militants has been crippled due to ongoing military offensive in the North Waziristan tribal region.