Over 70 drown in single day in Russian heat-wave: official

MOSCOW: Seventy-one people drowned in Russia in a single day, officials said Tuesday, as many sought relief from a prolonged heat-wave by jumping into lakes and rivers.

Constitution tossed to the floor of SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was hearing petitions challenging the 18th Amendment on Tuesday

Rebels killed, rocket attack pre-Kabul conference

KABUL: Nato troops said they killed several insurgents preparing to attack a major international conference in Kabul, with the Afghan capital under security lockdown for the high profile event on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka declare at 520-8 as tail-enders run riot

GALLE: Sri Lanka Tuesday declared their first innings at 520-8 against India to take firm control of the first Test on day three.

LHC takes suo motu notice of Faisalabad killings

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday took suo motu notice of the murders of two people accused of blasphemy in Faisalabad and summoned RPO Faisalabad on Wednesday.

Indian diplomat Madhuri Gupta charged with spying

NEW DELHI: A junior Indian diplomat arrested for allegedly spying for Pakistan was charged Tuesday under the official secrets act, police said.

Rockets delayed Ban’s arrival at Kabul meeting: officials

STOCKHOLM: UN chief Ban Ki-moon and the foreign ministers of Sweden and Denmark were delayed arriving at a conference in Kabul after a rocket attack on the Afghan capital’s airport, officials said Tuesday.

PM’s advisor Latif Khosa resigns

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Information Technology and Telecommunication Latif Khosa resigned from his position on Tuesday

Iran hangs four drug traffickers: report

TEHRAN: Iran has hanged three men in a prison in Kerman in the south and one in public in the western city of Ahvaz after they were convicted of drug trafficking, newspapers reported on Tuesday.

Thailand lifts emergency rule in three provinces

BANGKOK: Thailand said Tuesday that it was lifting a state of emergency in three northern provinces but not in Bangkok, two months after the end of anti-government protests in the capital that turned deadly.

Syria bans full Islamic face veils at universities

DAMASCUS: Syria has forbidden the country’s students and teachers from wearing the niqab the full Islamic veil that reveals only a woman’s eyes taking aim at a garment many see as political.

Afghanistan has enough funding for next three years

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai told an international conference on Tuesday that Afghans wanted to have responsibility for their own security by 2014.

BNP leader Liaquat Mengal shot dead

QUETTA: Liaquat Mengal, a senior leader of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), was shot dead in Kalat District on Tuesday.