Pakistan wants 'something done about the bombers of Mumbai', its Prime Minister Imran Khan has said while tacitly acknowledging that the attack of Nov...
Japanese government enacted a new law to bring more blue-collar foreign workers into the country to address chronic labour shortages. Under the new la...
Armenians are set to vote in a snap parliamentary election tomorrow that is expected to cement the rule of the new prime minister Nikol Pashinian. The...
The second-largest Ebola outbreak in history has spread to a major city in eastern Congo. Health experts worry whether the stock of an experiment...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has given an emotional farewell speech to her ruling Christian Democrats (CDU), as she steps down as party leader.&nbs...
The United Nations has said that some 3.9 billion people are now using the Internet, meaning that for the first time more than half of the global popu...
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies agreed to cut oil output by 12 lakh barrels a day to boost global oil mark...
US President Donald Trump in a tweet said he agrees with a statement issued by China expressing full confidence that a trade deal between the two coun...
The UN sponsored talks between Yemen's government and Houthi rebels opened in Rimbo (Sweden) today. The talks in Sweden are the...
The Eiffel Tower in Paris is to close tomorrow amid fears of further street violence from "yellow vest" anti-government protests. Prime Minister Edoua...
As the oil-producing countries gathered in Vienna for the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meet, Saudi Arabia’s energy ministe...
China is demanding the release of telecoms giant Huawei's chief financial officer, who has been detained in Canada.Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of the company's founder, could face extradition to the US...
A young Afghan boy who was made famous online for his devotion to footballer Lionel Messi has been forced to flee his home for the second time.Murtaza...
Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) has recently announced its new in-flight menu which consists of many local dishes.The "Taste of Japan by ANA...
At least three people died and 24 others were injured in a suicide car bomb attack on the police headquarters in Iran’s southeast on Thursday, state m...
Canada has arrested Chinese telecoms giant Huawei’s global chief financial officer in Vancouver, where she is facing extradition to the United States,...
Tokyo: Rescue operations were underway Thursday for six US marines missing after two American military aircraft crashed during a refuelling operation ...
The United Arab Emirates Thursday said the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) remained valid despite a row with Qatar that has fractured the bloc ahead of...
Bangladesh summoned the Myanmar ambassador on Wednesday to condemn “irresponsible remarks” made by Myanmar’s religion minister about Rohingya Muslims,...
Amman announced that about 28,000 Syrian citizens have returned to their country since the reopening of the Nasib Border Crossing between the two coun...
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to cut by 10 per cent the non-salary current budget of the civilian setup as part of an austerity drive...
American business magazine Forbes has revealed its list of the world's highest-paid YouTube stars in 2018, which is headed by a 7-year-old named Ryan ...
New Caledonia on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of coastal areas following a tsunami warning after a powerful undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.6 s...
Washington: CIA chief Gina Haspel must brief the full Senate on the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, several senators have said after a clas...
Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Wednesday appealed to various Indian banks to accept his offer to pay back 100 per cent of the principal loan am...
United States has warned Russia that it will withdraw from a major Cold War treaty limiting mid-range nuclear arms, if Moscow does not dismantle missi...
In Malaysia, three people were killed and 24 injured when a powerful explosion rocked a shopping mall in the state of Sarawak. The official...
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Tuesday announced a six-month suspension of a fuel tax rise which has led to weeks of violent protests. ...
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday asserted that the prevailing political unrest in the country would come to an end within a week.&...
It was a tragic moment for a young Saudi football player who was in the midst of a match when his father died of heart attack. The incident occurred a...
Is there a need to induct Muslim minister in the Telangana cabinet?