Joe Biden Tests Positive For Covid-19
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, his administration announced, saying the 79-year-old leader was experiencing “mild symptoms” and would carry out...
Over 800 Suicide Cases of Armed Forces Reported in India During Last Five Years
NEW DELHI: In India, eight hundred and nineteen Indian armed forces’ personnel committed suicide in the last five years. This was stated by Indian Minister...
Kashmiris Observed ‘Accession to Pakistan Day’
Karachi: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over have observed the Accession to Pakistan Day, on Tuesday, with a...
Impact Of Climate Change , England Facing Record Breaking Heat, Warning Issued
LONDON:A fierce heatwave in western Europe has left much of the continent wilting under a scorching sun, feeding ferocious wildfires and threatening to smash more...
Gunman kills three in Indiana mall before being shot by armed bystander
Indiana:A gunman killed three people when he opened fire in the food court of a shopping mall outside Indianapolis on Sunday before a bystander fatally...
Military Helicopter Crashes, Kills Over Dozen in Mexico
The cause of the crash is being investigated, but so far there was no information indicating the incident was related to the arrest of drug...
SA, US Affirm Importance of Resolving int’l Disputes
Saudi Arabia and United States have affirmed the importance of resolving international disputes through peaceful and diplomatic means. US President Joe Biden who is on...
Iran Says it Will Have a “Harsh Response” to Any Mistake From U.S. or Allies
TEHRAN: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has warned that his country will have a harsh and regrettable response to any mistake committed by the United States...
Sri Lanka Protesters to End Occupation of Official Buildings
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s anti-government demonstrators said Thursday they were ending their occupation of official buildings, as they vowed to press on with their bid to...
Sri Lanka Declares State of Emergency
COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, the prime minister’s office...
Brent Oil Closes Under $100/barrel For First Time Since April
NEW YORK: Brent oil futures closed Tuesday under $100 a barrel for the first time in three months as recession worries cloud the near-term outlook...
Russian President To Visit Iran Next Week
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Iran next week, the Kremlin said Tuesday, a day after the U.S. warned that Tehran could provide Moscow...
Sri Lankan President, PM Agree to Resign on Wednesday
In Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe have agreed to resign on Wednesday to make way for an all-party government. Protesters...
Bar Shooting Leaves 18 Dead In South Africa
Johannesburg: Two bar shootings, one in a township close to Johannesburg and another in eastern South Africa, has left 18 people dead, police said. In...
Sri Lankan President, PM agree to resign on Wednesday
In Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe have agreed to resign on Wednesday to make way for an all-party government. Protesters...
Sri Lanka President Flees As Protesters Storm Home
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis, stormed and overran the...
Eid-ul-Adha Being Celeberated in Saudi, Gulf Countries
RIYADH: Eid-ul-Adha is being celebrated in Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, today. Eid prayers were offered in Masjid Al Haram and Masjid-e-Nabavi. Imam of Ka’aba...
Islam Teaches Brotherhood, Unity, Muslims Should Be Affectionate To Each Other: Hajj Sermon
Mecca: Sheikh Muhammad Bin Abdul Kareem on Friday while delivering this year Hajj sermon in the Nimrah Mosque, said that the Islam teaches brotherhood and...
Former Japan Premier Shinzo Abe Shot Dead
Tokyo: Former prime minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, an official from his...
Oil Up Nearly $5 As Tight Supply Outweighs Recession Fears
LONDON: Oil prices rose steeply on Thursday after sharp losses in the previous two sessions, as investors returned their focus to tight supply even as...
Boris Johnson Quits As UK Prime Minister After Scandals
LONDON: Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as British prime minister after he was abandoned by ministers and most of his Conservative...
UK PM Fires Ally and Digs in Despite Calls To Quit
LONDON: Britain s scandal-hit Prime Minister Boris Johnson attempted a rearguard offensive late Wednesday against a cabinet and Conservative party revolt, firing a top ally and...
British PM Battling To Stay in Office Amid Wave of Resignations By his Ministers
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is battling to stay in office, amid a growing wave of resignations from his government in protest at his...
Top Ministers Including Sunak Turn on UK’s Scandal-Tainted PM
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered two shock departures from his government, including his finance minister, as civil war erupted in the high command...
Oil Drops $6 As Recession Fears Deepen Demand Concerns
LONDON: Oil prices dropped $6 on Tuesday as concerns about a possible global recession curtailing demand outweighed supply disruption fears, highlighted by an expected production...
Saudi Security Forces Adopt Plans To Preserve Hajj Security
MAKKAH: Security forces are adopting plans to preserve Hajj security and prevent any negative practice from disturbing it. Maj. Gen. Mohammed Al-Bassami, the commander of...
Six Killed in Shooting During US July 4 Parade
HIGHLAND PARK, UNITED STATES: A shooter opened fire during a parade to mark US Independence Day in the state of Illinois, killing at least six...
Three Killed in Copenhagen Mall Shooting
COPENHAGEN: Three people were killed and several wounded in a shooting at a Copenhagen mall Sunday, Danish police said, adding they had arrested one suspect,...
Glacier Collapses in Italian Alps, Six Dead: Rescuers
CANAZEI: An avalanche set off by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps killed at least six people and injured eight others...
India Vibrant History Represents Both Hindu And Mulsim Culture: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen
KOLKATA: The biggest crisis facing India at this juncture is “collapse of the nation”, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said at the inauguration of the Amartya...
At least Five Killed as 6.1 Earthquake Hits Iran
DUBAI: At least five people were killed by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also...
Sri Lanka’s Inflation Jumps Beyond 50%
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s inflation hit a ninth consecutive record in June, official data showed, rising to 54.6% a day after the IMF asked the bankrupt...
Indian SC Asks Nurpur Sharma To Seek Apology From Nation
India’s top court has rebuked a former spokesperson of the ruling party for her controversial remarks on the Prophet Muhammad. The court told Nupur Sharma...
China Opposes India’s Plan to Hold G20 Meeting in IIOJK
BEIJING: China has opposed India’s plan of holding the G-20 meeting in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and called on the member of the...
IMF Tells Bankrupt Sri Lanka to Tackle Corruption, Raise Taxes
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka should stamp out corruption and substantially raise taxes to rescue its economy, the International Monetary Fund said after bailout talks with the...
Russia Will Respond if NATO Puts Troops in Finland, Sweden: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow would respond if NATO deployed troops and infrastructure to Finland and Sweden after joining the US-led military...
Eid ul Adha To Be Celebrated in KSA On July 9
The Zilhaj moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia and Eid ul Adha will be celebrated on July 9 (Saturday). The first day of Zilhaj...
Iran Expresses Readiness To Deal with US During Talks in Doha
TEHRAN: Iran says it is ready to a deal with the United States during talks in Doha, but wouldn’t cross its “red lines.” In a...
Indian Forces Martyr Two More Kashniris
In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred two more Kashmiri youth in Kupwara district on...
Forty-Nine Inmates Dead in Prison Riot in Colombia
In Colombia, forty-nine inmates have been killed in an overnight riot in a prison in Tulua city. In a statement on Tuesday, Head of National...
Two Kashmiris Martyred In IoK
In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred two Kashmiri youth in Kulgam district today (Monday)....
Stand Collapsed During Bullfight In Colombia Claimed Five Lives, 500 Injured
A bullfight has ended in tragedy after a stand collapsed has resulted in 500 people being injured and five killed in Colombia, according to local...
At Leas 21Teenagers Dead In South Africa Bar, Cause Still Unclear
Johannesburg: At least 21 teenagers, the youngest possibly just 13, died at the weekend after a night out at a township tavern in South Africa,...
U.N. Chief Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ From Global Food Shortage
NEW YORK: The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces “catastrophe” because of the growing shortage of food around the globe....
Four Killed in Il-76 Plane Crash in Russia
In Russia, four people were killed and five others injured after an Il-76 transport plane crashed in western region of Ryazan. In a statement, the...
Afghan Govt Confirms Death of Atleast 1,000 in Quake
SHARAN: A powerful earthquake jolted a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more, officials said Wednesday, with...
Oil Prices Fall In International Market
Oil prices continued to pull back on Thursday, dropping more than 2% as investors recalibrated assessments of recession risks and fuel demand amid interest rate...
Earthquake Wreack Havoc In Paktika Province Of Afghanistan As 950 Killed
KABUL: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed at least 950 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday, officials said, adding that at least 610 of people...
Indian Forces Martyr Four More Kashmiris
SRINAGAR: In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred four more Kashmiri youth in Baramulla...
Dozens Dead, Thousands Homeless in Bangladesh, India Floods
SYLHET: Villagers in northeastern Bangladesh crowded makeshift refugee centers and scrambled to meet boats arriving with food and fresh water as massive floods, which have...