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BAGHDAD: A video of jihadists in Iraq gleefully smashing ancient statues to pieces with sledgehammers sparked global outrage and fears Friday that more of the world's oldest heritage will be destroyed.

NEW DELHI: The class of middle-aged, male rickshaw drivers obediently raised their hands and loudly pledged to "respect and protect women" while plying the streets of New Delhi, dubbed India's rape capital.

ISLAMABAD: The Islamic State organisation is starting to attract the attention of radicals in Pakistan and Afghanistan, long a cradle for Islamist militancy, unnerving authorities who fear a potential violent contagion.

MADRID: The death toll from Ebola has passed 4,000, the World Health Organization said, while a Madrid nurse was fighting for her life Saturday as authorities worldwide tried to prevent panic over the deadly disease.

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday it had suspended business with a Chinese supplier it suspected of employing child labour, less than a week after a U.S. watchdog report accused the supplier of using under-aged workers.

KARACHI: Additional inspector general Karachi Ghulam Qadir Thebo has said the fallout of military operation in North Waziristan might possibly be seen in Karachi, ARY...