Anti-govt protesters in Iraq blocked roads and bridges in Baghdad
In Iraq, anti-government protesters blocked roads and bridges in capital Baghdad and the country's south yesterday after torching several buildings ov...
Erdogan says parliament to vote in January on Libya troop deployment
Ankara: The Turkish parliament will in January vote on a motion to send troops to Libya to support the UN-backed government in Tripoli, President Rece...
UN declares Malala decade's 'most famous teenager'
Islamabad: The UN has declared Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai as "the most famous teenager in the world" in its 'Dec...
Israel hits Gaza with air strikes after 'rocket fire'
Israeli military aircraft carried out air strikes against the Gaza Strip Wednesday night, the army said, in what it called a response to a rocket fire...
Hong Kong's Christmas celebrations marred by protests
Christmas day celebrations in Hong Kong were marred by protests as anti-government demonstrators hit the streets.Riot police were deployed at various ...
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait end dispute over shared oil fields
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have ended a nearly five-year-long dispute over shared oil fields and have agreed to resume oil production from the divided Ne...
At least 120 houses destroyed by forest fires in Chile
In the Chilean city of Valparaiso, at least 120 houses have been destroyed by fast moving forest fires prompting a mass evacuation.Valparaiso Mayor Jo...
Taliban abducted 26 peace activists: Afghan official
Kabul: The Taliban ambushed a peace convoy in western Afghanistan and abducted 26 activists, members of a peace movement, a police spokesman said Wedn...
Trump says North Korea may be planning nice 'Christmas gift'
Palm Beach (US): President Donald Trump has said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him "a nice present" such as a "beautifu...
Large earthquake strikes spot off coast of British Columbia
Port Hardy: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck a spot off the coast of British Columbia Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. At 8:36 pm, the earthqu...
Iraq's parliament approves new election law
Iraq's parliament approved a new election law on Tuesday aimed at giving political independents a better chance of winning seats in parliament. The ne...
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro grants Christmas pardon to police officers convicted of involuntary crimes
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has granted a Christmas pardon to police officers convicted of involuntary crimes. The pardon applies to police who ...
80 terrorists, 7 soldiers killed in militant attack in Burkina Faso
Eighty terrorists and seven soldiers were killed in a militant attack on an army base in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday. The army chief of staff sai...
Russia 'only country in world' with hypersonic weapons: Prez Putin
President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Russia is the only country in the world that has hypersonic weapons. Speaking at a meeting with top milit...
Google, Apple remove UAE spying chat app ToTok
New York: Google and Apple have removed the popular messaging app ToTok amid claims that it is being used for spying by the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
Five sentenced to death over Khashoggi's murder
In Saudi Arabia, a court has sentenced five people to death and jailed three others over the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year.Saudi ...
US welcomes Saudi verdict in Jamal Khashoggi murder case
The United States yesterday welcomed the death sentences issued by Saudi Arabia against five people over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.A St...
Schools closed due to severe air pollution in Iran
In Iran, schools in Tehran province have been closed until Friday due to severe air pollution, authorities announced, extending their closure to a ful...
Australian PM Scott Morrison dismisses reckless calls to curb coal
Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday rejected calls for "reckless" and "job-destroying" cuts to the country's vast coal industry...
Jamal Khashoggi killing: Saudi court sentences five to death
Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor said on Monday five people had been sentenced to death and three more to jail terms totalling 24 years over the killi...
US moved to freeze Ukraine aid 90 minutes after Trump phone call
A US budget official told the Pentagon to "hold off" on military aid to Kiev 90 minutes after a controversial phone call between President Donald Trum...
Thirteen wounded in shooting at Chicago memorial party
Chicago: One person has been charged in connection with a shooting early Sunday at a house party that left 13 people wounded, four of them critically,...
Pak govt denies permission to Maryam Nawaz to travel abroad
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has denied permission to PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz to travel abroad, saying those involved in any economic ...
UAE an Oman sign MoU to enhance trade & economic cooperation
The UAE federal export credit company, Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) with the Export Credit Guarantee ...
Hong Kong police, protestors clash during rally in support of China's ethnic Uighurs
In Hong Kong, clashes broke out between police and protesters during a rally organised in support of China's ethnic Uighurs on Sunday. The otherw...
Ecuador declares emergency after fuel spill in Galapagos Islands
Ecuador has declared emergency to contain the environmental impact of a fuel spill in the Galapagos Islands, after a barge carrying 600 gallons of die...
FATF seeks more information from Islamabad on action against madrassas
Global watchdog for terror financing, FATF has sought more clarifications and data from Pakistan on actions taken against madrassas belonging to prosc...
US President Donald Trump signs controversial $738bn defence bill
Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed into law a $738 billion defence bill which includes controversial provisions calling for sanctions ag...
Sharif diagnosed with complicated heart disease
Islamabad: Ailing former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, under treatment in London, has been diagnosed with a complicated heart disease and will...
British Parliament votes to approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal
Britain's newly-elected parliament has given its initial backing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit divorce deal with the European Union.MPs vot...
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