Monitor: IS fighters kill 20 US-backed gunmen in east Syria
Beirut, Sep 15 (AP) A Syrian war monitor and a Kurdish official say members of the Islamic State group have killed 20 US-backed fighters...
Global sea level could rise 50 feet by 2300, reveals Study
Washington, Oct 8 (PTI): Global average sea-level could rise by nearly eight feet by 2100 and 50 feet by 2300 if greenhouse gas emissions...
Will tax French wine in retaliation of their digital tax: Trump
Washington, Jul 27 (PTI) US President Donald Trump on Friday said he would impose tax on French wine in retaliation of France's digital tax...
Lanka Top Cop Faces “Crimes Against Humanity” Charge Over Easter Attack
COLOMBO, Jul 1 (AFP): Sri Lanka's police chief and a top defence official should be tried for "grave crimes against humanity" over their failure...
Turkish spy agency has snatched 80 people from 18 countries
Ankara, Apr 05 (AP): Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag says Turkey's intelligence agency has snatched at least 80 Turkish nationals wanted for their...
Microsoft boss Nadella rakes in USD 35 million in share sale
Washington, Aug 11 (PTI) Microsoft's Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella has netted over USD 35 million after selling almost one-third of his common shares in...
7 Pak firms listed by US for posing risk to national security
Islamabad/Washington, Mar 26 (PTI): The US government has added seven Pakistani firms to a list of foreign entities that pose a "significant risk" to...
Pak officials defer crackdown on religious protesters blocking highways
Islamabad, Nov 18 (PTI) Pakistani authorities today deferred by 24 hours the operation against protesters led by hardline clerics blocking two busy highways in...
India, Vietnam to boost trade, maritime, defence cooperation
HANOI, Aug 28 (PTI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday held talks with her Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh and discussed measures to...
Netanyahu demands ‘total’ Gaza ceasefire
Jerusalem, Aug 12 (AFP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today demanded a "total" ceasefire from Gaza's Hamas rulers in his first public comments on...