9 Pakistani prisoners freed by India
lahore: Nine Pakistani prisoners, including five fishermen, were on Friday handed over by Indian authorities to Pakistani para-military officials at the Wagah Border.
68 jailed in China’s online gambling case
Beijing: Sixty-eight people in south China’s Guangdong province have been sentenced to jail terms of up to nine years in the country’s largest online gambling case that generated US $78 billion in illegal bets.
Modi keen on visiting Nepal: BJP leader
Kathmandu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen on visiting Nepal and strengthening India’s ties with the country as part of the new Government’s initiative to give importance to SAARC nations, a senior BJP leader said on Friday.
Blast in Karachi kills two
Karachi: At least two persons were killed and seven others injured on Friday in a bomb blast that occurred when a suicide attacker riding an explosive-laden motorcycle collided with another vehicle.
Audit of polling booths in Afghanistan hailed
Kabul: The European Union Election Assessment Team (EU EAT) has hailed the decision of the Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) to launch an additional, ongoing audit of a number of polling stations in the second round of the presidential election, said a EU EAT statement received here on Friday.
Billionaire Mellon Scaife dies at 82
Pittsburgh (US): Richard Mellon Scaife, the billionaire heir to the Mellon banking and oil fortune and a newspaper publisher who funded libertarian and conservative causes and various projects to discredit President Bill Clinton, has died. He was 82.
Pak: Military offensive displaces over 5,72,000
Islamabad: Over 5,72,000 people have been displaced in Pakistan military’s offensive against Taliban in the restive North Waziristan province, an official said on Friday. The number of displaced people registered so far is 5,72,5295.