Suicide bombing kills five, wounds 15 in central Afghanistan
At least five people were killed and 15 more wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives outside a police compound in central...
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's Beijing visit underscores warming China-Japan ties
The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday held a second meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang during the first formal visit to Beijin...
Pak lawyer Asma Jahangir wins UN Human Rights Prize posthumously
Pakistan's human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir has been posthumously awarded the UN Prize along with three other winners on Friday. Re...
Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister
Former President Mahinda Rajapakse was sworn in as the new Prime minister, pushing the country in a constitutional crisis. Ranil Wickremesinghe, ...
US military successfully tests ballistic missile intercept system
The US military yesterday successfully shot down a medium-range ballistic missile in a test of a new interceptor system. It is co-developed with...
US will not allow Iran to develop world's deadliest weapons: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said all sanctions against Iran lifted by the 2015 nuclear deal will be back in "full force" from November 5...
Pakistan gives death sentence to 14 terrorists
Pakistani Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has confirmed death sentences to 14 terrorists belonging to banned militant groups, the military said.E...
India asks UN to impose sanctions against terrorists for sexual violence
United Nations: Sexual violence and abductions continue to be used as weapons of war in armed conflict by non-state actors and terrorist organisations...
World's largest airport 'under one roof' to open in Istanbul
ISTANBUL: The world's largest airport terminal "under one roof" with a capacity to serve 90 million passengers will be officially opened on October 29...
Microsoft says will honour data localisation requests from governments
Washington State: Microsoft is committed to complying with the law of the land when it comes to data privacy and will honour data localisation request...
18 killed as Jordan flash flood sweeps away students
Amman: At least 18 people died and 35 were injured in an area near the Dead Sea, in the west of Jordan, as a result of flooding caused by torrential r...
14 kids injured in China knife attack
Beijing: A woman attacked and injured at least 14 children with a kitchen knife at a Chinese kindergarten in Chongqing on Friday, police said. S...
UN chief Antonio Guterres decries failure to bring women into peacemaking
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres decried the failure to bring women into peacemaking, pointing to statistics showing that between 1990 and 2017, ...
Russia successfully launches first Soyuz Rocket
Russia has successfully launched a Soyuz rocket for the first time since the failure of a similar rocket aborted a manned take-off to the Internationa...
NATO's biggest military maneuvers begins in Norway
NATO's biggest military maneuvers since the Cold War began in Norway in a hypothetical scenario that involves restoring the Scandinavian country's sov...
Trump admin urged to end discrimination against Asian-Americans students
Washington: An influential Republican lawmaker on Wednesday urged the Trump administration to bring an end to discrimination against Asian-American st...
Israeli warplanes hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip
JERUSALEM: Israeli warplanes hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early on Thursday in response to rocket fire from the territory into southern Israel,...
Kremlin alarmed by report that US led drone attack on Russian base in Syria
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Thursday that it was very alarmed by a report from the Russian Defense Ministry alleging that a US spy plane coordinated a...
Iraq PM Adel Abdul Mahdi sworn with partial cabinet as lawmakers disagree
Iraq: Iraq’s new Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi was sworn in on Wednesday with only a partial Cabinet after lawmakers failed to reach a consensus on ...
Justice will prevail in Khashoggi case, says Saudi crown prince
RIYADH: “Justice will prevail” in the death of Jamal Khashoggi and no one will be allowed to drive a wedge between Saudi Arabia and Turkey, Saudi Crow...
Two girls planned to kill classmates, drink blood
Two middle-school girls in central Florida brought knives to school in a foiled plot to kill classmates, cut them up and drink their blood before kill...
All corrupt leaders will go to jail, says Pakistani PM
Promising that all corrupt leaders will go to jail, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that no politicians and officials who have put the co...
Imran Khan terms Saudi bailout package big relief
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has described a $6 billion Saudi bailout package as a “big relief” for the country and vowed to me...
Facebook now allows users to add songs to photos
San Francisco: Offering its over two billion monthly users new ways to express themselves, Facebook has introduced new music features, including an op...
UN investigators say genocide is still taking place against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
UN investigators have said, genocide is still taking place against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Speaking at the United Nations yesterday, chair of the...
Pak's SC issues notices to Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz
Pakistan's Supreme Court Wednesday issued notices to deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz on an appeal filed by the count...
US Secret Service intercepts explosive devices sent to home of former President Obama and 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton
In the United States, two potential explosive devices sent to the homes of former President Barack Obama and 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton w...
European Parliament backs ban on single-use plastics
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed a wide-ranging ban on single-use plastics to counter pollution in seas, fields and waterways.The ban...
Vladimir Putin warns of a new arms race with America
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of a new arms race, if America pulls out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Speaking at a ne...
Cathay Pacific says data of 9.4 million passengers stolen in hack
The personal data of 9.4m Cathay Pacific passengers has been stolen in a cyber attack on the Hong Kong airline.The company said the breach targeted it...
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