Officials: 10 militants, 2 soldiers killed in Pakistan raids
Quetta (Pakistan), Oct 23 (AP) Counterterrorism police killed nine alleged militants in a shootout during a raid in southwest Pakistan early Saturday, they said,...
WEF meeting begins amid concerns over conflicts, climate change
DAVOS, 16 Jan: The World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting began here on Monday evening with an opening concert dedicated to the Sahara desert...
Pak FM writes to top UN officials highlighting Kashmir issue
Islamabad, Dec 6 (PTI) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has written another letter to the top UN officials highlighting the Kashmir issue, the...
Taiwan activates defences in response to China incursions
Taipei, 1 Feb: Taiwan scrambled fighter jets, put its navy on alert and activated missile systems in response to nearby operations of 34 Chinese...
Indian sentenced to over 15 years imprisonment in US for ‘ringleader’ role in fraud...
New York, Aug 12 (PTI) A 26-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison in the US by a...
Bangladeshi court sentences ex-army major, 5 other Islamist militants to death for killing gay...
Dhaka, Aug 31 (PTI) A Bangladeshi anti-terrorism tribunal on Tuesday sentenced six Islamist militants, including a fugitive ex-army major, to death in the brutal...
Commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit explodes moments after liftoff in...
TOKYO, 13 Mar: A commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit was intentionally exploded shortly after liftoff Wednes-day morning in central Japan...
Attempted jailbreak at a Congo prison kills 129 people as chaos erupts with a...
KINSHASA, Congo, 3 Sep (AP) — An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot and others...
IS-K bigger threat than TTP in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: province police chief
Peshawar, Jan 22 (PTI) The Islamic State's Afghanistan affiliate, dubbed Islamic State Khorasan or IS-K, posed a bigger threat to peace and integrity of...
Michigan property owners settle PFAS case for $54 million
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. , Sep 21 (AP) — A judge has given tentative approval to a $54 million settlement involving 3M Co., a shoe...
ISI chief rushes to Kabul as Taliban struggle to form inclusive govt acceptable to...
Islamabad, Sep 4 (PTI) In a surprise move, Pakistan's powerful intelligence chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed on Saturday dashed to Kabul, according to media...
Pakistan: Toll raises to 10 in clashes between Islamists and police over Saad Rizvi’s...
Lahore, Oct 23 (PTI) Six people died on Saturday raising the death toll to 10 in ongoing fierce clashes between the police and radical...
China’s economy grows by 8.1 per cent in 2021 amidst challenges posed by pandemic
Beijing, Jan 17 (PTI) China's economy grew by 8.1 per cent in 2021 to about USD 18 trillion, stated to be the best by...
Pakistan, India inch closer towards deal on Afghan wheat transit:Report
Islamabad, Dec 30 (PTI) India has provided a list of Afghan contractors and truck drivers to the Pakistan government who would transport the Indian...
Israel successfully tests naval air defense system
Jerusalem, Feb 21 (AP) Israel on Monday said it successfully tested a new naval air defense system, intercepting a series of threats in what...
Three children among 6 killed in suicide blast in Pakistan’s North Waziristan
Peshawar, May 15 (PTI) Three children and as many soldiers of the Pakistan Army were killed in a suicide blast on Sunday in Pakistan's...
China’s global influence looms over Harris trip to Africa
LUSAKA, Zambia, 31 Mar: When Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Zambia on Friday for the final stop of her weeklong trip across Africa,...
Newly-appointed PM Wickremesinghe says his aim is to save crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Colombo, May 16 (PTI) Sri Lanka's newly-appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Monday that his aim is to save the crisis-hit country, and...
Indian envoy to Singapore praises ongoing Namaste Bharat exhibition calls it a fine...
Singapore, 27 Jan: Indian High Commissioner to Singapore Dr Shilpak Ambule has praised the ongoing 'Namaste Bharat' exhibition in the city-state, saying the event...
Business of Pakistani human smugglers boom as thousands of Afghans attempt to leave after...
Karachi, Aug 19 (PTI) Pakistani human smugglers operating in areas bordering Afghanistan are raking in money as thousands of Afghans try to exit their...