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Iran Offers to Mediate as Tensions Soar After Pakistan Captures IAF Pilot
Zarif is expected to speak to his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj soon, too.
World's Smallest Baby Boy Goes Home from Japan Hospital
The boy was in intensive care until his weight reached 3.2 kilograms and he was discharged on February 20.
One Person Injured in Indian Air Strike, Claim Pakistani Villagers
Following the strike, villagers said that trees in the surrounding area had fallen, while one house was damaged where the bomb had fallen.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un Arrives for Nuclear Summit with Trump After Marathon Train Trip
Kim's trademark olive green train chugged into the Vietnamese station of Dong Dang following a 4,000-kilometre (2,500-mile), two-and-a-half-day odyssey shrouded in secrecy.
Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's Bail Plea on Health Grounds Rejected
Nawaz Sharif is currently serving a seven-year sentence imposed last year for failing to disclose the source of income that allowed him to acquire the Al-Azizia Steel Mills in Saudi Arabia.
How Heavy is De-nuclearisation on the Agenda? Trump and Kim Face Unanswered Questions in Vietnam
Trump has employed both carrots and sticks to pursue North Korea's denuclearisation, praising the regime's potential as a "great economic powerhouse" but saying tough sanctions will remain until it takes a "meaningful" step.
At Home and Abroad, Israel's Netanyahu Faces Backlash for Far-right Alliance
Polls suggest that without the alliance one or both of the far right parties might fail to reach the 3.25 percent threshold needed to win any seats in the 120-member parliament. With the merger they could win as many as five.
Showdown Looms as Venezuela Opposition to Confront Border Troops Over Aid
At least four National Guard officers on Saturday at the border disavowed Maduro's government and requested assistance from the Colombian government, Colombia's migration agency said on Saturday.
Israel's Maiden Moon Mission Blasts off From Florida to Become World's First Private-Sector Landing
Aiming to make history twice: as the first private-sector landing on the Moon, and the first from the Jewish state the 585-kilogram Beresheet, which means "Genesis" in Hebrew, lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Elon Musk's SpaceX on Friday.
US-Backed Syria Force Hit by IS Attack as it Tries to Release Civilians From Last Holdout
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are working towards evacuating civilians remaining in the holdout, so they can polish off the dying IS "caliphate" whether through an assault or a surrender deal.
Pakistan's Anti-graft Body Arrests Sindh Assembly Speaker in Islamabad
Agha Siraj Durrani is considered as a close friend of former president Asif Ali Zardri who is co-chairman of PPP party, which strongly condemned his arrest.
'Monster' Man Gets 25 Years in Singapore Jail for Forcing Wife Into Sex Trade, Raping Minor Daughter
The 27-year-old forced his wife to advertise her sexual services online using physical and emotional violence 'to ensure that she fulfilled a daily quota of customers.'
'Through Pregnancy and Abortion...I Obeyed Like a Robot': Abuse Survivor Tells of Predator Priest
Today aged 57, the academic is a leading member of a new international organisation, Ending Clerical Abuse (ECA), which is bringing together victims in Rome this week to pressure Pope Francis to take a tougher line on child abuse by clerics.
'Crime May Have Been Committed' by Trump, Says Former FBI Deputy Director
Trump's actions, including a separate request by him that the FBI end an investigation into his first national adviser, Michael Flynn, made the FBI concerned that the president was illegally trying to obstruct the Russia probe.
Turkish Police Believe Khashoggi Remains May Have Been Burned: Report
Khashoggi's killing has severely strained ties between Turkey and Saudi Arabia, although Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has good ties with the Saudi monarch, King Salman.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to Sign 8 MoUs During Prince Salman's Visit
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is scheduled to arrive on in Pakistan on Saturday on a two-day trip.