17 killed in Philippines clash with extremists
Philippines: Ten Muslim extremists and seven soldiers were killed on Thursday in one of the bloodiest clashes in the southern Philippines in recent months, the military said.
China moving 2nd oil rig closer to Vietnam
Beijing: Unfazed by a diplomatic standoff with Hanoi, China on Thursday said it was deploying another oil rig close to Vietnam, even as it expressed willingness to work with the ASEAN to promote a code of conduct in disputed waters of the South China Sea.
Hosni Mubarak breaks leg in hospital
Cairo: An Egyptian security official says ousted President Hosni Mubarak has broken his leg at a Cairo military hospital, where he is serving his three-year prison sentence in a corruption case.
9 missing after second boat sinks off Malaysia
Kuala lumpur: Nine people were missing after an Indonesia-bound boat sank off western Malaysia early on Thursday, a report said, as authorities searched for 26 passengers unaccounted for after a similar incident a day earlier.
26/11 attacks: Trial in Pak adjourned till June 25
lahore: An anti-terrorism Court in Pakistan trying the seven accused in the 2008 Mumbai attacks case has adjourned the hearing till June 25 after prosecution lawyers failed to turn up.
Muslim Brotherhood chief gets death
Cairo: A court in Egypt on Thursday sentenced to death Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and 13 others over violence that killed 10 people in Cairo in summer 2013.
23 more militants killed in Waziristan offensive
Islamabad: Twenty three more militants, including foreign fighters, were killed overnight as Pakistan army continued its all-out offensive against the Taliban in the restive North Waziristan tribal region, taking the number of rebels killed to 235. “23 more militants were killed in the on going operation,” military said.