Regular flights to resume between US, Cuba
Washington: The United States announced the resumption of regular flights to and from Cuba, the latest step in a historic thaw in relations.
‘26/11 accused used fake stamps to attest ID’
Islamabad: Indian national Fahim Ansari, earlier accused of being an leT member and co-conspirator in the 2008 Mumbai attack case, used fake Pakistani official seals to attest his false identity under which he travelled to Pakistan, a government witness told the anti-terrorism court.
Trump wins 5th presidential debate
Washington: Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has won the fifth presidential debate in las Vegas that focused exclusively on foreign policy and national security, a new poll said on Thursday.
Turkish forces kill 25 Kurdish militants in op
Diyarbakir: Turkish security forces have killed 25 Kurdish militants this week as they battle suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in two flashpoint towns, security sources said on Thursday.
libyan rivals sign disputed unity govt deal
Skhirat: Rival libyan politicians signed a deal on a unity government despite opposition on both sides, in what the United Nations described as a “first step” towards ending the crisis. World powers have urged the warring factions to break a political deadlock that has allowed jehadists and people-smugglers to flourish since the fall of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.
US to return Mongolia smuggled dinosaur fossil
Washington: The US is preparing to return the fossil of a Tyrannosaurus bataar, smuggled into the country and auctioned off in 2007, the media reported on Thursday. According to the federal attorney for the southern district of New York, the skull of the dinosaur, which lived 65 million years ago, is the latest to be recovered from a long list of fossils illegally imported to the US.