CAIRO: A large explosion hit the Egyptian police headquarters in downtown Cairo early on Friday, killing at least two people, the country's state television reported.

NEW DELHI: The latest stand-off between India and Pakistan over the detention of a Pakistani trucker for possession of drugs looks set to worsen. India on Thursday declared that the truck driver would have to face the 'full force' of Indian law.

BANGUI: Seven people died in inter-religious attacks and reprisal killings in Central African Republic's capital Bangui on Wednesday, a human rights campaigner said, underlining the challenge the new interim president faces in restoring peace.

NEW YORK: The US Northeast dug out from a snowstorm that grounded flights, shuttered schools and left a bitter cold in its wake, while a blizzard swept across parts of Atlantic Canada.

 WASHINGTON: The US military has eased restrictions on religious tattoos, hairstyles or apparel that troops can display while in uniform, as long as it does not jeopardize "unit cohesion."

NEW DELHI: Describing Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) manner of protest as "unacceptable", BJP on Wednesday said the new party would not appeal to Lok Sabha voters as it was anarchic and lacked the qualities required for providing much-needed political stability and responsible governance.

 SRINAGAR: Both the Srinagar-Jammu highway and the Baramulla-Banihal rail service in Jammu and Kashmir remained shut for the second day on Thursday, authorities said.

LUCKNOW: Amethi had never been a problem area either for Congress or party vice-president Rahul Gandhi. But there were signs of changing times on Wednesday when the Gandhi scion was shown black flags by the volunteers of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) during a visit to his constituency. Members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and Jan Kalyan Samiti also joined the protest

PERTH: Stand-in Australian captain George Bailey on Thursday shrugged off injury fears and declared himself fit to lead the new world number one side in the fourth one-day international against England.

HAMILTON: Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed the slow start for India's second successive failure in chasing down a big target, despite coming so close in both the games.