Islamabad: The trial of seven suspects, including Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was on Saturday adjourned till May 25 as the judge was on leave. The reason for Judge Chaudhry Habib-ur-Rehman going … Continue reading →

Paris: France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter political debate. Hollande acted a day after the Constitutional Council threw out a legal challenge by … Continue reading →

Lahore: A Pakistani judge investigating the murder of Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh has appealed to Indian nationals having information about the matter to file written submissions with relevant documents within seven days. Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi … Continue reading →

FAIRFIELD: Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during on Friday’s evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. About 700 people were on board the Metro-North … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON: Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan has moved a step closer to making history as the first South Asian judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the American capital. Mr. Srinivasan (46) who in August last year … Continue reading →

Cape Canaveral, Florida: An automated telescope monitoring the moon has captured images of an 88-pound (40 kg) rock slamming into the lunar surface, creating a bright flash of light, NASA scientists said on Friday. The explosion on March 17 was … Continue reading →

MANILA: The Philippine envoy to Taiwan on Friday advised thousands of Filipino workers there to eat at home and avoid the streets while emotions run high on the island over the shooting death of a fisherman by the Philippine Coast … Continue reading →

YANGON: Myanmar President Thein Sein has pardoned political prisoners just ahead of a State visit to the United States, maintaining the momentum of warming ties between the countries. Ye Aung, a member of the Government’s political prisoner scrutiny committee, said … Continue reading →

RAFAH: Egyptian policemen at the country’s main crossing point into the Gaza Strip have closed the border on their own initiative to protest the abduction of their colleagues, according to an Egyptian military official. The official said on Friday that … Continue reading →

JERUSALEM: John Brennan, head of the American spy agency CIA, has made an unannounced visit to Israel, according to an Israeli defence official. The official says CIA chief John Brennan met Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon. He did not disclose … Continue reading →