Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will travel to Qatar on Monday for talks on the Taliban's plans to set up a representative office in the Gulf state, Pakistani officials have said. ...

A group of congressmen has sought the US citizenship for jailed Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi, who helped the CIA track down and kill former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden last year in his...

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said the Balochistan issue is a "grave concern", adding that he is planning to talk to Baloch leaders - even those in exile over the issue. ...

Australian captain Michael Clarke has said his team deserves to be regarded as favourites, ahead of the triangular one-day series against Sri Lanka and India.

"We're the No. 1 one-day team in the...

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has assured that his government would continue to extend its fullest political, moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmiris to help settle the Kashmir dispute...

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has urged India to withdraw its 'unfinished agenda' in Kashmir, and to renew talks with Pakistan afresh to resolve the decades old dispute. ...

India and Bangladesh are holding a special three-day film festival titled-'Bangladesh War of Liberation in Celluloid' here to promote cultural diplomacy bilaterally.

The Directorate of Film Festival...

Bangladesh High Commissioner Tariq Ahmed Karim and the president of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Dr. Karan Singh, released Dhaka-based author Anisul Hoque's latest book here on Saturday...

Over 500 million Indians will need new homes in almost a decade, close to the needs of China, North America and Western Europe put together, as the government and urban local bodies focus more on...

India's import and export business with Bangladesh is flourishing due to the favourable and strategic geographical location of both the countries, strengthening the process, economic ties between the...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Artivision Technologies Ltd, a Singapore firm that specializes in online video advertising, said on Sunday its technology may be incorporated into a software kit being developed...

Taipei, Feb. 5 (CNA) European demand for Taiwan-branded notebook computers and smartphones will remain stable this year despite the region's sovereign debt crisis, but demand for Taiwanese solar...

Taipei, Feb. 5 (CNA) New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, who was in Taiwan to promote his books, said he has drawn ideas for his fantasy novels from Chinese culture and has collected...

Agartala, Feb 5 : As part of celebration of 40 years of Bangladesh Liberation War, the Bangladesh High Commission in India and the Directorate of Film Festival, New Delhi have jointly organised a...

England managed just one wicket on the third morning of the final Test as Azhar Ali completed a painstaking century in Pakistan's second-innings 295 for...

HEALTH workers in Nepal are to cull thousands of chickens following the discovery of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the southeastern part of the Himalayan...

A | A human rights watchdog has slammed the government for not taking human rights cases in the country seriously."To date, the government has continuously ignored any calls from the...

A | Political observers have warned that Democrat Party chief patron Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's initiative to publicly explain issues surrounding the party in relation to the Corruption...

A | National Narcotics Agency (BNN) operations chief Brig. Gen. Benny Mamoto said that preliminary questioning of a Lion Air pilot, identified only as SS, caught consuming crystal methamphetamine,...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Two Philippine security officials say a key Abu Sayyaf commander killed in a United States (US)-backed airstrike was planning terror attacks when he was slain. Abu Sayyaf...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Azhar Ali joined Younis Khan in making a hundred on the third morning of the third test between Pakistan and England, as the host nation slowly extended their grip on this match to...

Energy shortages across Pakistan are crippling the country's economy and costing businesses millions in lost productivity. Electricity is cut off for hours at a time, fuel is rationed at...

Chinese language at school level across the country and this programme would soon be initiated. She added that steps were being taken to promote Chinese language among the people, reported Associated...

Pakistan's prime minister will travel to Qatar next week to talk with leaders there about the prospect of a peace deal to end the war in Afghanistan, a government official said Saturday, a trip...

Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker.For most people, that word means something malicious - shady criminals who listen in on private voicemails, or anonymous...

A | A senior lawmaker wants stern punishment of any pilot found using drugs after police arrested several aviators for alleged drug use."We must set an example and teach them the hard way that...

JAKARTA (AFP) - For years big-name manufacturers including Honda, Samsung and Nike have quietly harvested profits from factories in Indonesia, where wages are even lower than in China or India. Now,...

GEBENG, Malaysia (AFP) - China's chokehold on the rare earths vital for everything from iPods to missiles is widely expected to end soon, thanks in large part to a contentious new plant in...

Younus creams Anderson's first ball through the covers for four. He's scored a triple century, two doubles and two 190s in the past so has the virtue of patience and stickability. Anderson...

Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- China’s economy may be headed for a "rough landing," Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong...

Due to the heavy overnight snowfall in the United Kingdom, London's Heathrow airport has worked out a revised flight schedule for Sunday with all airlines, to minimise disruption caused to...

monarchy to threaten them. Another proposal that has meet with public opposition is [the call] to have the monarch swear before being enthroned to prevent the problem of the constitution being...

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's visit to Qatar next week for signing energy and investment agreements. Qataris, desirous of playing the role of a regional peace broker, have...

The number of imported CBU's matches last August's record low.Industry insiders attributed the fall to economic difficulties, high lending interest rates and strict regulations on import...

Composite sketches have been completed of the suspects. The suspect descriptions are as follows: Driver – South Asian man, late 20’s, thin build, 5’10';, clean shaven, short...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Senior officials arrested in a corruption investigation. Subway commuters trapped underground without light or proper ventilation. Flooded roads in the financial...

A | The government is accelerating its water-resources management and flood-prevention projects worth a combined 350 billion Baht to ensure that the country is ready to cope with this year's...

Siliguri, Feb 4 : India's import and export business with Bangladesh is flourishing due to the favourable and strategic geographical location of both the countries, strengthening the process,...

PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Controversial tweets by a Khmer Rouge tribunal judge have inflamed a damaging public spat between the UN and Cambodia and raised questions over how Twitter is used in the courts. ...

Gilani will appear in person before the bench, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk, and will be finally indicted. The court will, however, provide him an opportunity to respond to the charges while...