Twitter introduces an alert system for emergencies, disasters

San Francisco - Twitter, which is preparing for its initial public offering, said on Wednesday it will help users receive special alerts from government agencies and aid agencies...

Singh says Kashmir attack will not derail peace talks

NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh branded Thursday's attack by militants on an Indian police station and army camp in disputed Kashmir as “barbaric” but - without mentioning Pakistan...

Afghan soldier kills Nato ally in ‘insider’ attack

Attacks of this nature, locally known as “insider” or “green on blue” are common in Afghanistan where Afghan troops turn on Nato and US allies.—AFP/File Photo KABUL: An...

Baghdad market blast kills seven: officials

BAGHDAD: A bomb exploded in a crowded market in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, killing at least seven people and wounding 15, officials said. The blast in the...

Ronaldo's double give Real Madrid 2-1 win at Elche

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the second half to give Real Madrid a hard-fought 2-1 away win at Elche in the Spanish league Wednesday. — File Photo by...

NDMA chief escapes rocket attack in Awaran

QUETTA: Two rockets were fired at the helicopter carrying Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Major General Mohammad Saeed Aleem, in Balochistan's Awaran district on Thursday, a...

Body of raped schoolgirl found at Karachi beach

KARACHI: The body of a teenaged schoolgirl was found on Karachi’s Seaview beach on Thursday. The autopsy report of the girl confirmed that she was “sodomised”, a medico-legal...

Militants kill nine in Kashmir, says Indian police

SRINAGAR: Militants stormed a police station and an Indian army base in Kashmir on Thursday, killing at least nine in an attack the state's chief minister said was...