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Kabul, Oct 12: Gunmen targeted Shiite pilgrims in Kabul late today, killing at least 14 people as they gathered to celebrate Ashura, one of the most important festivals on the Shiite calendar, officials said. Some 36 people were wounded and at least one attacker killed, interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said, adding that the assault was over. Special forces had briefly entered the Karte

Islamabad, Oct 11: A prominent journalist has been barred from leaving Pakistan after he reported on a suspected rift between civilian and military leaderships during a crucial meeting in which the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was told its support for terrorist groups was leaving the country globally isolated. Cyril Almeida, a columnist and reporter for the Dawn, tweeted that he has been told

Jeddah, Oct 11: The second US presidential debate on Sunday between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton left Arab analysts astonished “as it displayed two different Americas.” Jordan's former Information Minister Saleh Al-Qallab said Clinton performed well. “She made some very good points against Trump, and if she wins — and I hope she does — it will be good for Syria and the entire Middle East,” he

Beijing, Oct 10: Ahead of President Xi Jinping's visit to India, China on Monday said it is “ready” for talks with India on its entry into the NSG but defended extending a hold on India's bid for a U.N. ban on JeM chief Masood Azhar, saying Beijing is opposed to anyone making “political gains in the name of counter-terrorism.” Briefing media in Beijing on Mr. Xi's visit to India this week to take

Beijing, Oct 10: Ahead of President Xi Jinping's visit to India, China today said it is "ready" for talks with India on its entry into the NSG but defended extending a hold on India's bid for a UN ban on JeM chief Masood Azhar, saying Beijing is opposed to anyone making "political gains in the name of counter-terrorism". Briefing media here on Xi's visit to India this week to take part in the

Beijing, Oct 10: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India, Cambodia and Bangladesh this week during which he would take part in the Brics Summit in Goa. During his 13-17 October visit, Xi will first go to Cambodia followed by Bangladesh and later travel to Goa to attend the Brics Summit, Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday. In Goa, Xi will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of

Beijing, Oct 10: Refuting reports of China joining water wars between India and Pakistan by blocking a tributary of Brahmaputra river, Chinese official media said today that Beijing is ready to join a multilateral cooperation mechanism with India and Bangladesh to share the waters. Relations between China and India should not be affected by "imaginary water war", an article in the state-run Global

Washington, Oct 10: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed on Sunday to put his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in jail if he wins the White House next month because she operated a private email server while U.S. secretary of state. Trump said he would appoint a special prosecutor to look into the matter because she had endangered national security while she served as President

New York, Oct 9: Describing Donald Trump's lewd remarks about groping women, shortly after his third marriage in 2005, as "unacceptable and offensive", his wife Melania Trump today exhorted the people to accept his apology, just as she has. "The words my husband used are unacceptable and offensive to me. This does not represent the man that I know. He has the heart and mind of a leader," Trump's

Beijing, Oct 8: Children in China could be banned from playing online games after midnight under a new rule designed to combat internet addiction amid rising concerns over mushrooming military style "boot camps" treatment centres. The rules, released by the Cyberspace Administration of China last week, also call on schools to work with "institutions" to help rehabilitate young internet addicts