Bangladesh Supreme Court rejects Khaleda Zia's plea to halt graft case verdict
Bangladesh's Supreme Court cleared the way for a lower court to deliver its verdict on Monday in a graft case against imprisoned ex-prime minister and...
Bangladesh Ex-PM Khaleda Zia sentenced to 7 years in jail in another graft case
DHAKA: In a major setback to Bangladesh's ailing former prime minister Khaleda Zia, a court here on Monday sentenced her to seven years in prison in a...
Delhi's Bhavye Suneja was captain of Indonesia's Lion Air plane that crashed into the sea
Delhi resident Bhavye Suneja was the captain of the Indonesian Lion Air plane which crashed into the Java Sea Monday morning with 189 passengers on bo...
Six wounded in suicide attack on Kabul election workers
KABUL: A suicide attacker on foot blew up near a vehicle as it entered the head office of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monda...
Scientists develop web-based tool to monitor fake news on Facebook
Scientists have developed a web-based tool to help monitor the prevalence of fake news on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Devel...
6.1-magnitude earthquake hits El Salvador
A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake has hit in the Pacific off the coast of El Salvador. The US Geological Survey said, the tremor occurred 24 kilometre...
Michael D Higgins re-elected as Irish president for second term
Michael D Higgins has been re-elected as the President of Ireland after receiving 56 per cent of the country's votes in the elections. Businessman Pet...
Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazil Presidential elections
In Brazil, far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro has won a sweeping victory in Presidential elections. With almost all votes counted, Mr Bolsonaro bagged...
Houthi militias use Iranian-made ballistic missile to bomb in Hodeidah
Houthi militias have allegedly used an Iranian-made ballistic missile to bomb the area of Al Manther in Hodeidah, Yemen. According to the Emirates New...
Foreign workers in Qatar can low leave country without prior permission
In Qatar, the long-awaited reform of controversial foreign workers exit visa system came into force. This was announced on the twitter by Interi...
Indonesian passenger flight crashes into sea: Officials
Jakarta: Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said on Monday a Lion Air passenger flight from Jakarta, the capital, to the city of Pangkal Pinang off ...
First private Chinese attempt to send rocket into space fails
The first attempt by a private Chinese company to send a rocket into space has failed.Beijing-based Landscape said late on Saturday that the first and...
‘We are preparing for war’ Russia issues SHOCK warning over US withdrawal from INF Treaty
A LEADING Russian official has warned that Russia is preparing for war in the wake of the US’s unilateral withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nucle...
Saudi foreign minister says global outcry over Khashoggi hysterical
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Saturday that the global outcry and media focus on the killing of a Saudi journalist earlier this month has become "h...
Sinéad O'Connor converts to Islam and changes name to Shuhada
The singer formerly known as Sinéad O’Connor has converted to Islam, changing her name to Shuhada’.She made the announcement on Twitter, saying her co...
Jamal Khashoggi's killers will be prosecuted in Saudi Arabia, says Minister
Manama: Saudi Arabia will prosecute the suspects in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Riyadh's foreign minister said Saturday in response to ...
After Gaza strikes, Israel threatens Iranian forces in Syria
Gaza Strip: The Israeli military on Saturday struck dozens of targets across the Gaza Strip in response to heavy rocket fire and threatened to expand ...
Turkey to host Syria summit with Russian, French, German leaders
ISTANBUL: The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany meet in Istanbul on Saturday to try and find a lasting political solution to the Syrian ci...
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena suspends parliament amid crisis
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday suspended parliament, deepening political turmoil after he sacked the country's prime minister.Pa...
Quran, Sunnah contest for new Muslims in UAE
To encourage the community to share the peaceful message of the Holy Quran with new Muslims, the Islamic Information Centre (IIC) of Dubai and the Dar...
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...
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