Pakistan President Alvi returns another bill seeking amendments to anti-corruption laws to Parliament
Islamabad, 30 Apr: Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday returned a bill to the parliament about changes in the anti-corruption laws with observation...
Xi’s power in China grows after unforeseen rise to dominance
BEIJING, Oct 14 (AP) — When Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, it wasn’t clear what kind of leader he would be.
His low-key...
Lawmakers say UK’s planned law to deport Channel migrants breaches rights obligations
LONDON, 11 Jun: A committee of British lawmakers said Sunday that the U.K. will break its international human rights commitments if it goes through...
China plays down protests against CPEC at Pak’s Gwadar port; says not directed against...
Beijing, Nov 15 (PTI) A wary China on Tuesday sought to downplay reports of mass protests against the CPEC projects at Pakistan's port city...
Ukraine digs in to fight Russia’s looming eastern offensive
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces dug in and Russia’s military lined up more firepower Sunday ahead of an expected showdown in eastern Ukraine...
Israeli strikes in Syria’s Homs province wound 5 soldiers
BEIRUT, 2 Apr: Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in Syria’s Homs province early Sunday, wounding five soldiers, Syrian state media reported.
In Iran, state media...
EU, German leaders pledge reform to cut electricity prices
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive branch and Germany’s chancellor on Monday pledged a reform of the continent’s electricity market...
India and Maldives strongly condemn terrorism
Male, 24 Jul: India and the Maldives on Monday strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms, including cross-border terrorism, as both countries reaffirmed counter-terrorism...
China criticises Shah’s visit to Arunachal
BEIJING, 10 Apr: China on Monday criticised Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, stating that it violated Chinese sovereignty over the area,...
6 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv continues drone counterstrikes
KYIV, Ukraine, 15 Oct (AP) — Six people have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine in the past 24 hours, local officials reported...
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...
Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed and 42 others wounded in joint US-British...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 31 May (AP) — Joint British-U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 16 people and wounded 42 others,...
At least 41 die in a fire at a building housing foreign workers in...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 12 Jun (AP) — A fire swept through a building that housed foreign workers in Kuwait early Wednesday, killing at...
Netanyahu looks to boost US support in a speech to Congress but faces protests...
WASHINGTON, 25 Jul (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks before Congress on Wednesday in hopes of bolstering U.S. support for continuing Israel’s...
Drone search resumes on Italian glacier after avalanche
CANAZEI, Italy , Jun 5 (AP) — Rescuers using drones resumed the search Tuesday for an estimated 13 hikers unaccounted-for following an avalanche in...
Death toll in a Taiwanese golf ball factory fire rises to 10. Four of...
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 24 Sep: Search teams found the bodies of the last three missing people on Sunday at the site of a golf ball...
Pakistan orders malls to close early amid economic crisis
ISLAMABAD, 4 Jan: Authorities on Wednesday ordered shopping malls and markets to close by 8.30pm as part of a new energy conservation plan aimed...
Iran summons Afghan envoy over attack on diplomatic missions
TEHRAN, Iran , Apr 12 (AP) — Iran on Tuesday summoned Afghanistan’s envoy in Tehran over attacks the previous day on Iranian diplomatic missions...
WHO convenes experts to decide if monkeypox is an emergency
GENEVA , Jun 14 (AP) — The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak...
Trial of 10 accused over Brussels suicide attacks underway
BRUSSELS , 6 Dec (AP) — More than six years after the deadliest peacetime attack on Belgian soil, the trial of 10 men accused...