US mulls increasing merit-based immigration to 57%
The Trump administration is proposing a nearly five-fold increase in merit-based legal immigration and half those based on family and humanitarian sys...
Netanyahu makes history as Israel's longest-serving leader
As Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Israel's longest-serving prime minister, he is solidifying his place as the country's greatest political survivor and th...
JuD chief Hafiz Saeed arrested
Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed was arrested Wednesday by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan's Punjab Provin...
Kulbhushan Jadhav case: 4th time ICJ to adjudicate
The Kulbhushan Jadhav case is the fourth time the International Court of Justice would be adjudicating a case involving India and Pakistan. In the thr...
Christine Lagarde resigns as managing director of IMF
International Monetary Fund, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has resigned ahead of a decision on her nomination to become head of the European...
European Commission elects first female president
German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has been elected as the European Commission's first female president. The 60-year-old German Minister cal...
US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya 'ethnic cleansing'
The US has banned visits by Myanmar's Army Chief and three other top officers due to their role in the "ethnic cleansing" of the Rohingya minority.&nb...
US-South Korea drills will affect nuclear talks: N Korea
North Korea on Tuesday said looming US-South Korea military drills could impact the proposed resumption of nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washing...
ICJ to deliver verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav case today
International Court of Justice, ICJ, will deliver its verdict today in the case relating to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, currently on death row ...
Amazon Alexa may come to Windows 10’s lock screen
San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft would allow Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa to activate on the lock screen in the next update to Windows 10. M...
New Zealand PM 'utterly' disagrees with Trump tweets
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday joined international condemnation of US President Donald Trump's xenophobic tweets ab...
UK PM hopefuls slam Trump tweets, but refuse to call them racist
London: The two candidates vying to become Britain's next prime minister both condemned on Monday US President Donald Trump's xenophobic tweets about ...
International drug dealers behind Easter Sunday attacks: Sri Lankan President
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has asserted that international drug dealers were behind the Easter Sunday attacks as he continued with his ...
Saudi Ports Authority launches plan for Hajj pilgrims arriving by sea
Jeddah: The Saudi Ports Authority has prepared a comprehensive operational plan to receive pilgrims arriving by sea through the Jeddah Islamic Port du...
Regime airstrikes killed nine civilians in northwest Syria
BEIRUT: Regime airstrikes on Tuesday killed nine civilians in rebel-held northwest Syria, the target of months of regime and Russian bombardment, a wa...
Iran’s top diplomat warns US is ‘playing with fire’
United Nations: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Monday that the United States is “playing with fire,” echoing remarks by Presiden...
UN holds high-level meeting on Ebola outbreak in Congo
Almost a year after the outbreak of Ebola was declared in eastern Congo, the UN has held a high-level meeting in Geneva to take stock of the coordinat...
UN Chief Antonio Guterres saddened by loss of life, destruction due to heavy rain in India
United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres has expressed sadness at the loss of life and destruction of property due to heavy monsoon rains in India and it...
Man sentenced to life plus 419 years on hate crime charges in US
In the United States, a man has been sentenced to life plus 419 years on federal hate crime charges for deliberately driving his car into anti-racism ...
Pakistan opens airspace for all civilian traffic
New Delhi: Pakistan opened its airspace for all civilian traffic on Tuesday morning, sources said, effectively removing the ban on Indian flights that...
UAE visa fee exemption for children under 18 from today
UAE's visa waiver for children under-18 will come into effect for the first time this summer - on Monday (today), Federal Authority for Identity and C...
Rockets kill 6 civilians in Syria's Aleppo: state media
Rockets fired by jihadists Sunday killed six civilians and wounded eight others in the government-held northern city of Aleppo, state news agency repo...
US warnings of heavy rain, tornadoes from weakening storm Barry
Tropical Storm Barry buffeted the US state of Louisiana on Sunday, bringing more heavy rain and possible tornadoes to the region even as it weakened.A...
UK says seized Iranian oil tanker could be released
Britain will facilitate the release of a seized Iranian tanker if Iran can provide guarantees the vessel would not breach European sanctions on oil sh...
Huawei planning major job cuts in US: WSJ
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, which is subject to US sanctions over concerns about its ties to the government in Beijing, is planning to make major j...
Microsoft Word for Android crosses '1 bn installs' mark
San Francisco: Hitting a notable milestone, the Android edition of Microsoft Word has crossed the “1 billion installs” mark on Google’s Play Store aft...
7.3-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia; 1 killed
In Indonesia, one person has been found dead and hundreds were evacuated after a major 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit the remote Maluku islands yesterda...
Death toll in Nepal floods and landslide reaches 60
In Nepal, the death toll from floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains has reached 60. Twenty-six persons are still missing and thirty-eight hav...
Over 5 billion dollar penalty imposed on Pakistan in Reko Diq case
An international arbitration court has imposed a penalty of over five billion dollars on Pakistan for unlawful denial of a mining lease to a company f...
Tropical storm Barry weakens after making landfall in Louisiana, US
In the US, slow-moving tropical storm Barry weakened after making landfall in the southern state Louisiana.After briefly becoming the first hurricane ...
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