Iran Holds Talks With World Powers on Nuclear Program
VIENNA: Iran and world powers held what they described as “constructive” talks on Tuesday and agreed to form working groups to discuss the sanctions Washington...
India Reports 115,736 New COVID Cases in Single Day
NEW DELHI: As the third wave of coronavirus grips the country, India reported a record 115,736 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the total to...
Floods, landslides in Indonesia, East Timor Kill Several
JAKARTA: In Indonesia and East Timor, over one hundred people have been killed in flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains and cyclone. Indonesian...
Three Afghan Security Personnel Killed in Helicopter Crash
KANDAHAR: At least three Afghan security personnel were killed when a military helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, with the Taliban claiming to...
Myanmar Cuts Internet Service Amid Coup Protests
YANGON: Myanmar’s wireless broadband internet services were shut down on Friday by order of the military, local providers said, as protesters continued to defy the...
Children Not Allowed In Saudi Arabia’s Prophet’s Mosque During Ramadan
JEDDAH: Children under the age of 15 will not be allowed to enter the Prophet’s Mosque and its courtyards during Ramadan as a precautionary measure...
Taiwan Train Crash Kills At Least 48 People
Taipei: At least 48 people were killed and dozens more injured when a train derailed while partially inside a tunnel in Taiwan on Friday. 66...
Four Killed in California Shooting
CALIFORNIA: Four people, including one child, were killed and a fifth critically wounded in a shooting at an office building in Orange on Wednesday and...
US Secretary of State Shows Concern Over Rights Violations at Int’l Level
NEW YORK: The U.S. Department of State’s 2020 human rights report classified China’s actions in Xinjiang as “genocide and crimes against humanity” for the first time. “The...
Coronavirus Likely Came From Animal: WHO
NEW YORK: Covid-19 probably came to people through an animal, and likely started spreading no more than a month or two before it was noticed...
Three Anti-Women Polio Workers Shot Dead in Afghanistan
KABUL: Gunmen have killed three female polio vaccination health workers in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. It was not immediately clear who carried out...
China Welcomes Positive Engagement Between Pakistan, India
ISLAMABAD: China on Monday welcomed recent positive interactions between Pakistan and India and said that it was ready to work with Pakistan to inject positive...
Saudi-Led Coalition Downs Six Drones Fired By Houthi Rebels
RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition has downed six drones today fired by Houthis rebels towards Saudi Arabian city of Khamis Mushait. The coalition said, in a...
Iran Reiterates 2015 Nuclear Deal Not Renegotiable
TEHRAN: Iran has reiterated that the 2015 nuclear deal is not renegotiable. In a tweet, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged the parties which...
Iran and IAEA Clear Potential Roadblock To Talks With US on Nuclear Deal
TEHRAN: A potential roadblock to talks between Iran and the US on the future of the nuclear deal has been cleared after the UN nuclear...
UN Opens War crimes Investigation Against Israel
GENEVA: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Wednesday she launched a formal inquiry into alleged crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories,...
Myanmar Security Forces Shoot Dead Nine Anti-coup Protesters
Myanmar security forces opened fire on protests against military rule on Wednesday, killing nine people, witnesses and media reported, a day after neighbouring countries called...
US Imposes Sanctions On Houthi Rebels And Russian Officers
The United States has imposed sanctions on two commanders of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, blaming them for civilian deaths and denouncing their ties with Iran as...
UN Concerned Over Kashmir Restrictions
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has expressed concern over restrictions on communications and clampdown on civil society in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu...
France’s Former President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced in Corruption Trial
PARIS: A French court found former president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty on Monday of trying to bribe a judge and of influence peddling, making him the...
Saudi Arabia ‘Completely Rejects’ US Report on Khashoggi Murder
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia on Friday rejected the findings of a US Congress report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudi journalist was murdered in...
Four Protesters Killed in Clashes With Iraq Security Forces
BAGHDAD: Four anti-government protesters were killed Friday in clashes with Iraqi security forces in Nasiriyah, medics said, the deadliest day in a week of violence...
Iran Is The Greatest Threat In region: US Commander CENTCOM
CAIRO: Commander of the CENTCOM General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr said that Iran is the greatest threat to the CENTCOM in region, adding that It...
MBS Approved Operation That Led To Khashoggi’s Death: US
Washington: Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler approved an operation to capture or kill murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, according to United States intelligence released...
Pakistan Army Is World Strongest Army: Abhinandan
NEW DELHI: Indian pilot, Abhinandan Varthaman, who ejected himself after being hit in the airspace of Pakistan in Azad Jammu and Kashmir by the Pakistan...
Arab Coalition Destroys Two Armed Drones of Houthis
RIYADH: The Arab Coalition fighting in Yemen intercepted and destroyed two armed drones fired by the Houthi rebels towards Khamis Mushait region of Saudi Arabia...
US Welcomes Pakistan-India Ceasefire
WASHINGTON: The United States has welcomed a joint statement from India and Pakistan that they have agreed to maintain a ceasefire along the disputed border...
Indian Farmers Threatens To Protest Outside Parliament
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader, Rakesh Tikait has threatened to march to the Indian Parliament on four million tractors if the new agricultural...
Iran and World Powers Hint At Talks Over Nuclear Deal
TEHRAN: Unofficial talks between Iran and world powers that signed an ailing 2015 nuclear deal appear to be the only way forward as neither side...
Indian Troops Martyr Four Youth In IIOJK
Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred four Kashmiri youth in Islamabad district, today....
US Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to Over 500,000
WASHINGTON: In the United States, more than five hundred thousand people have lost their lives due to Covid. Addressing the nation at White House, President...
Indian Farmers Announce Series of Events From February 23
NEW DELHI: Protesting Indian farmers have announced a series of events from February 23-27 to further intensify their agitation against the new agricultural laws as...
7 killed as Nigerian military aircraft crashes near Abuja airport
Abuja: A Nigerian military aircraft has crashed near Abuja airport, killing all seven people on board, according to officials. “First responders are at the scene....
Biden Withdraws Trump’s Restoration of UN Sanctions on Iran
UNITED NATIONS: The Biden administration on Thursday rescinded former president Donald Trump’s restoration of U.N. sanctions on Iran, an announcement that could help Washington move...
Bomb Attack Injures Muslim Minister In West Bengal
Murshidabad: West Bengal minister Jakir Hossain sustained serious injuries after crude bombs were hurled at him in the Murshidabad district. Jakir Hussain, who is the...
Taliban Call On US to Honour Withdrawal Deal
KABUL: The Taliban have urged the US to honour a landmark withdrawal deal under which all foreign troops would exit Afghanistan in the coming months,...
Protests Continue in Myanmar
In Myanmar, fresh protests have erupted in all major cities on Monday, following an overnight internet blackout and the deployment of troops on the streets....
Second Anniversary Of Pulwama Attack Being Observed Today
SRINAGAR: The second anniversary of Pulwama attack is being observed today (Sunday). Several Kashmiri leaders including Peoples Democratic Party President, Mehbooba Mufti and former J&K...
BBC World Prohibited From Airing in China
BEIJING: British television channel BBC World News has been barred from airing in China, the National Radio and Television Administration said. The development came a week after...
Iranian Nuclear Scientist Was Killed By Mossad: Report
TEHRAN: The Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated near Tehran in November was killed by a one-tonne gun smuggled into Iran in pieces by the Israeli intelligence...
Nepal Bans Three Indian Climbers For Faking Everest summit
KATHMANDU: Nepal on Wednesday revoked the Everest summit certificates of two Indian climbers for faking their 2016 ascent, and banned them and their team leader...
Biden Approves Sanction Over Myanmar After Military Coup
WASHINGTON: A close aide to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained in a new wave of arrests following last week’s military coup,...
Plane Ablaze In ‘Houthi Drone Attack’ on Saudi Airport
A civilian plane was engulfed in flames Wednesday after Yemen’s Houthi group launched a drone strike on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities...