Doubts hang over UK’s Johnson though bid to oust him fails
LONDON , Jun 7 (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrambled to patch up his tattered authority on Tuesday after surviving a no-confidence...
Pak YouTuber gets one year jail term for justifying lynching of Sri Lankan citizen
Lahore, Jan 22 (PTI) A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to one year of imprisonment and imposed a fine for justifying...
Merck asks US FDA to authorise promising anti-COVID pill
Washington, Oct 11 (AP) Drugmaker Merck asked US regulators on Monday to authorise its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new...
Sri Lanka strongly rejects UN rights report on enforced disappearances
Colombo, 19 May (PTI): Sri Lanka has questioned the timing and the mandate of a report issued by the Office of the United Nations...
Netanyahu urges military chief to contain reservist protest
TEL AVIV, Israel, 19 Mar: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the military’s chief of staff on Sunday to contain a wave of protest...
Pak to offer permanent residency scheme for rich foreign nationals to boost weak economy
Islamabad, Jan 15 (PTI) Pakistan has decided to offer a permanent residency scheme for wealthy foreign nationals, including Sikhs living in the US and...
Sri Lankans bide time as leaders seek fix for economic woes
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka , Jul 3 (AP) — Sri Lankans who have endured months of fuel and food shortages are bracing for more pain...
Israel launches heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza after widening its offensive
Rafah (Gaza Strip), Dec 27 (AP) Israel launched heavy strikes across central and southern Gaza overnight and into Wednesday after broadening its offensive against...
New wave of Ethiopian detentions of Tigrayans includes kids
NAIROBI, Kenya , Aug 18 (AP) — Small children are among those held amid a new wave of detentions of ethnic Tigrayans suspected of...
EU to host Serbia-Kosovo talks in Brussels amid tensions
BELGRADE, Serbia , Aug 17 (AP) — Wartime rivals Serbia and Kosovo are holding high-level crisis talks on Thursday which the European Union mediators...
Russia comes in from cold on climate, launches forest plan
Moscow, Oct 9 (AP) A Russian island north of Japan has become a testing ground for Moscow's efforts to reconcile its prized fossil fuel...
Gunman used social media attack to attack Jews before attack at Pittsburgh synagogue, jurors...
PITTSBURGH, 13 Jun: A gunman who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue ranted incessantly on social media about his hatred of Jewish people...
Chinese FM Wang meets Pak PM; discusses current trajectory of bilateral ties
Islamabad, Mar 22 (PTI) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday and the two leaders discussed the current...
African leaders arrive in Russia for summit with Putin, as Kremlin seeks allies...
ST. PETERSBURG, 26 Jul: Some African leaders arrived in Russia on Wednesday for a summit with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin seeks more...
Israel pounds Gaza neighborhoods, as people scramble for safety in sealed-off territory
JERUSALEM, 10 Oct: Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip neighbor-hood by neighborhood on Tuesday, reducing build-ings to rubble and sending people scrambling to find...
Nepal PM Prachanda ends alliance with Nepali Congress, reshuffles cabinet
Kathmandu, 4 Mar (PTI): In a dramatic development, Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Monday reshuffled the Cabinet after terminating a nearly...
Donors pledge $1.2 billion in emergency funds for Afghans
Geneva, Sep 14 (AP) The United Nations drummed up more than USD 1.2 billion in emergency pledges Monday for helping 11 million Afghans facing...
Pakistan crosses 10-crore COVID-19 vaccination doses mark
Peshawar, Oct 24 (PTI): Pakistan has administered 10 crore Covid vaccines in nine months, according to official data on Sunday.
According to the health ministry,...
Israel’s Netanyahu says he wants Eritrean migrants involved in violent clashes to be deported
TEL AVIV, Israel, 3 Sep: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he wants Eritrean migrants involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv...
Russia’s Iranian drones complicate Israel’s balancing act
JERUSALEM , Oct 19 (AP) — The Iranian-made drones that Russia sent slamming into central Kyiv this week have complicated Israel’s balancing act between...