Pakistan to free 360 Indian prisoners

ISLAMABAD, Apr 06 (Reuters): Pakistan will release 360 Indian prisoners this month, the foreign office said on Friday, as the nuclear-armed neighbours scale back from a confrontation that prompted world powers to urge restraint.Tension has been running high since a suicide car bombing by Pakistan-based militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed...

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UK starts issuing passports sans EU on cover

LONDON, Apr 06 (AFP): Britain has begun issuing passports with the words "European Union" removed from the front cover - despite Brexit being delayed and uncertainty over when the country will leave the bloc.The interior ministry confirmed that some passports introduced from March 30, the day after Britain was originally...

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