China urges India, Pak to exercise restraint
BEIJING, 8 May: China on Thursday urged India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and refrain from taking actions that may "further complicate" the situation,...
Pakistan says any attempt to divert Indus Water Treaty will be considered act of...
ISLAMABAD, 24 Apr: Pakistan on Thursday said any move to divert water meant for it under the Indus Water Treaty will be considered an...
India-China military ties ‘improving’: PLA
BEIJING, Dec 26: China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) said on Thursday that its ties with the Indian military are "improving" with the strategic dialogue,...
French kids line up to get vaccine shots as omicron spreads
Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines (France), Dec 22 (AP) French schoolchildren clung nervously to their parents as they entered a vast vaccine center west of Paris on Wednesday...
US announces $5 mn reward for info on terrorist attack on atheist blogger Avijit...
Washington/Dhaka, Dec 21 (PTI) The US has offered a reward of up to USD 5 million for information on the henious terrorist attack in...
Pak successfully test-fires ‘enhanced range version’ of Babar cruise missile
Islamabad, Dec 21 (PTI) Pakistan on Tuesday successfully test-fired an "enhanced range version" of the indigenously-built surface-to-surface Babur cruise missile that can strike targets...
Situation at Sino-India border ‘generally stable’: China
Beijing, Dec 21 (PTI) The situation at the China-India border is "generally stable" and both sides are maintaining dialogue and communication through diplomatic and...
Hindu temple’s statues destroyed in Pakistan’s Karachi
Karachi, Dec 21 (PTI) The statues of deities at a Hindu temple in this Pakistani city have been destroyed, the police said on Tuesday,...
Japan entry controls to stay until more known about omicron
Tokyo, Dec 21 (AP) Japan will keep in place its recently reimposed strict border controls, which ban most foreign entrants, until more information is...
Putin blames West for tensions, demands security guarantees
Moscow, Dec 21 (AP) The Russian president on Tuesday reiterated his demand for guarantees from the US and its allies that NATO will not...
Two TTP terrorists arrested by law enforcement agencies in Pakistan: Officials
Lahore, Dec 21 (PTI) Pakistan's law enforcement agencies have arrested two terrorists of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Punjab province and recovered...
AstraZeneca Covid vaccine protection wanes after three months: Lancet study
London, Dec 21 (PTI) The protection offered by the Oxford-Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine declines after three months of receiving two doses of the preventive,...
Protesters in Kabul call for release of Afghanistan”s assets
Kabul, Dec 21 (AP) Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Kabul toward the shuttered US Embassy on Tuesday, urging the release of...
Likely order of Covid symptoms depends on coronavirus variant: Study
Los Angeles, Dec 21 (PTI) The most likely order of symptoms that patients with COVID-19 experience is different for different variants of the SARS-CoV-2...
Israeli PM says not opposed to ‘good’ nuclear deal with Iran
Tel Aviv, Dec 28 (AP) Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday he is not opposed to a good nuclear deal between Iran and...
Biden signs USD 768.2 billion defense spending bill into law
Washington, Dec 28 (AP) US President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law Monday, authorising USD 768.2 billion in military spending,...
Afghan women protest against Taliban killings of ex-soldiers
KABUL, Dec 28 (AFP): A crowd of women marched through the Afghan capital on Tuesday, accusing Taliban authorities of covertly killing soldiers who served...
China says Musk’s SpaceX satellites came close to its space station twice, endangering astronauts
Beijing, Dec 28 (PTI) China on Tuesday alleged that US billionaire Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's satellites had two close encounters with its space station in...
Pakistan Cabinet endorses first-ever National Security Policy: Moeed Yusuf
Islamabad, Dec 28 (PTI) Pakistan's Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed the country's first-ever National Security Policy that emphasised that economic progress should be at the...
Yemen rebels allow UN flights temporarily into Sanaa airport
Cairo, Dec 28 (AP) The Iran-backed rebels in Yemen said Tuesday they are temporarily allowing UN humanitarian flights to land at the airport in...