German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make a speech at an event this week honouring a Danish cartoonist who sparked Muslim anger by depicting Prophet Moham-med, organisers said.

A child is lifted onto a truck as flood-affected Pakistanis evacuate the Kali Mori area of Khairpur Nathan Shah on Tuesday. PHOTO: AFP

The New Zealand city of Christchurch was on Wednesday hit by its most damaging aftershock since the devastating 7.0 quake, causing further damage, residents and officials said.

A US missile strike on a militant compound in Pakistan's tribal district on the Afghan border killed at least 10 rebels on Wednesday, local security officials said.

Almost one-third of Indians are "utterly corrupt" and half are "borderline", the outgoing head of the country's corruption watchdog has said, blaming increased wealth for much of the problem.

Buenos Aires, Sept. 8: A Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina rebounded from their World Cup flop to defeat world champions Spain 4-1 in a friendly here on Tuesday.

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New York, Sept. 8: Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in their career after recording a thrilling 7-5, 7-6 (2) win over 10th seeds Wesley

Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi insisted on Monday his players had been educated by officials over the dangers of corruption as the ‘spot-fixing’ row engulfing his side rumbled on.

New York, Sept. 6: Patrick McEnroe will step down as captain of the US Davis Cup team after next week’s world group playoff tie at Colombia, the US Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Monday.

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Berlin, Sept. 6: Germany forward Lukas Podolski said that he intends to hold onto his starting place in the national football team, despite Toni Kroos’ stated ambition to displace him.

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