Torrential rains kill 17, destroy homes in northern Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan , Sep 12 (AP) — Torrential monsoon rains and mudslides hit areas in northwestern Pakistan early on Sunday, destroying homes and killing...
3 Indian-origin men arrested, charged with human trafficking in Canada
Toronto, Aug 26 (PTI) Three Indian-origin men in Canada have been arrested and charged with human trafficking in connection with a case involving a...
Pakistan’s special forces storm counter-terrorism centre, kill ‘all the terrorists’
Peshawar/Islamabad, Dec 20 (PTI) Pakistan Army's special forces on Tuesday stormed a counter-terrorism centre in the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and killed "all the terrorists"...
West Must Confront ‘Cold War’ With China: Former UK PM In Taiwan
London, 17 May (AFP): British former prime minister Liz Truss, on a visit to Taiwan Wednesday, will set up a full-throated clash with both...
China’s Premier Li talks trade in Vietnam despite differences over South China Sea
BANGKOK, 13 Oct (AP) — China agreed Sunday to assist Vietnam on cross-border railway development and take steps to expand agricultural imports from its...
Protesters try to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over the burning of Quran and Iraqi...
Baghdad, 22 Jul: Hund-reds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq's government,...
Sabres sign coach Don Granato to multiyear extension
BUFFALO, N.Y. , Oct 12 (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres signed coach Don Granato to a multiyear extension on Wednesday, rewarding him for the...
Massive wildfire in northeastern Greece persists for 11th day despite European firefighting efforts
ATHENS, 29 Aug: A massive wildfire was burning unabated in northeastern Greece for the 11th day Tuesday despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters...
Iran, Saudi sides continue tension-easing talks in Baghdad
Baghdad, Sep 27 (AP) Representatives from Iran and Saudi Arabia have held a new round of talks in Baghdad, two Iraqi officials said Monday,...
7 Pakistanis arrested for alleged key role in migrant ship that sank off...
ISLAMABAD, 21 Jun: Pakistani authorities said Wednesday they have arrested seven alleged key figures in a human trafficking ring following last week’s sinking of...
Biden’s political standing fuels Democratic worry about 2024
Columbus, Nov 21 (AP) It was supposed to be a moment of triumph for Joe Biden.
The Democratic president had just signed into law the...
Senior UAE official defends Big Oil’s role at UN climate summit that Gulf...
Berlin, 3 Jun: A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit it's hosting later this year to...
Former cheerleading coach charged with child molestation
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. , 22 Jul (AP) — A former coach at a competitive cheerleading organization has been charged with sexually assaulting a student...
19 die, over 20 injured in bus crash in central Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh, 19 Mar: A speeding bus fell into a roadside ditch in central Bangladesh on Sunday apparently after the driver lost control, leaving...
Pro-government fighters attack areas of US-backed fighters in east Syria; 2 killed
QAMISHLI, Syria, 7 Aug (AP) — Fighters backed by Iran and the Syrian government have attacked areas controlled by U.S.-backed fighters in eastern Syria,...
Hezbollah destroys Israeli surveillance cameras along the Lebanese border as tension soars
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said Monday it has started destroying surveillance cameras on several Israeli army posts along the border as...
Widespread condemnation of Myanmar’s execution of prisoners
BANGKOK, 26 Jul: International outrage over Myanmar’s execution of four political prisoners intensified Tuesday with grassroots protests and strong condemnation from world governments, as...
Biden sending more troops to Europe amid Ukraine tension
Brussels, Feb 2 (AP) President Joe Biden is sending about 2,000 troops from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland and Germany this week and...
China’s Xi Jinping Calls For US Cooperation Ahead Of Joe Biden Talks
Washington, Nov 10, (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping called for cooperation with the United States ahead of long-awaited talks with Joe Biden that comes...
Moroccan court sentences 33 migrants to jail over crossing
RABAT, Morocco , Jul 19 (AP) — Nearly three dozen migrants were sentenced in Morocco on Tuesday for attempting to scale a border wall...