Imran Khan claims mafia’ Sharif family paid a woman’ to write book to defame...
Islamabad, Apr 30 (PTI) Ousted Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has alleged that the Sharif family "paid a woman" a veiled reference to his...
Abortion rights backers rally in anger over post-Roe future
WASHINGTON , May 14 (AP) — Supporters of abortion rights took to the streets across America on Saturday to make clear their anger at...
World’s highest weather station installed on Mt. Everest
Kathmandu, May 19 (PTI) A team of experts from the National Geographic Society has installed the "world's highest weather station" on Mt. Everest at...
Vice President Naidu arrives in Gabon on first leg of his three-nation tour
Libreville (Gabon), May 30 (PTI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu arrived here on Monday on the first leg of his three-nation tour of Gabon,...
US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North’s launches
SEOUL, South Korea , Jun 6 (AP) — The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a...
West denounces death sentences for 3 who fought for Ukraine
BAKHMUT, Ukraine, Jun 10 (AP) — Ukraine and the West denounced a pro-Moscow court that sentenced two British citizens and a Moroccan to death...
Imran Khan demands resignation of Pak Chief Election Commissioner for favouring ruling party
Lahore, Jul 18 (PTI) Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party chief Imran Khan on Monday demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Sikander...
China says Ukraine crisis has sounded alarm for humanity
BEIJING , 22 Jul (AP) — The conflict in Ukraine has “sounded an alarm for humanity,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Wednesday, as China...
6 dead, 30 hurt in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. , Jun 5 (AP) — A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on...
UK: Monkeypox cases rise to 1,735 with most cases in London
London, Jul 12 (AP) British health officials say there have now been 1,735 confirmed cases of monkeypox and that three-quarters of those cases are...
South Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupts, no damage reported
TOKYO , Jul 24 (AP) — A volcano on Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu erupted Sunday night, spewing ash and rocks. There were...
Pak death toll from monsoon rains, flooding reaches 320, PM visits worst-hit Balochistan
Karachi, Jul 31 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has visited flood-ravaged Balochistan province and assured the affected people of all possible help in...
Bangladesh seeks China help to repatriate Rohingya refugees
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 7 (AP) — Bangladesh on Sunday sought cooperation from China to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Myanmar during a visit by Foreign...
Doctors stay in Ukraine’s war-hit towns: ‘People need us’
ZOLOCHIV, Ukraine, Aug 19 (AP) — Dr. Ilona Butova almost looks out of place in her neatly pressed lavender scrubs as she walks through...
Senegalese leaders propose June elections after court rejects president’s 10 month delay
DAKAR, 28 Feb: A group of Senegalese civic and religious leaders proposed holding elections in early June, the first new date offered since the...
US Navy assault ship takes part in Baltic Sea training
ABOARD USS KEARSARGE, 4 Sep: U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge is taking part in international training in the Baltic Sea amid Russia’s...
UN chief asks world to ‘massively’ help flood-hit Pakistan
ISLAMABAD Sep 9 (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the world owes impoverished Pakistan “massive” help recovering from devastating floods because other nations...
Iran says it’s ready for new nuclear deal but asks if US is
UNITED NATIONS , Sep 21 (AP) — Iran’s president insisted Wednesday that his country is serious about reviving a deal meant to prevent it...
French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature
STOCKHOLM, 6 Oct: French author Annie Ernaux was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in literature for "the courage and clinical acuity with which she...
Pakistan Army reposes full confidence in its ‘robust’ nuclear arsenal
Islamabad, 18 Oct: The top brass of the Pakistan Army has reposed full confidence in the country's "robust" nuclear command, noting that requisite measures...