South Korean delegation meets North Korean leader Kim to advance nuclear diplomacy
A South Korean delegation met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday in Pyongyang for talks on arranging a third inter-Korean summit planne...
6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Japan's northern island of Hokkaido
In Japan, a powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hit the northern island of Hokkaido early today. The United States Geological Survey said, relatively sh...
Two journalists among at least 20 killed in twin blasts in Kabul
In Afghanistan, at least 20 people including two Journalists were killed and 70 injured in twin blasts at a Kabul wrestling club on Wednesday. Po...
Dubai's Emirates named world's best airline, yet again
Emirates celebrated a double win this week at the Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Travel Awards, after being named 'Best Business Airline' and 'Best Air...
Heavy rains in China: Over 9,000 air passengers stranded at airport
Beijing: Over 9,000 air passengers were stranded on Wednesday due to heavy rains in southwest China's Sichuan province, according to local authorities...
Chinese private company launches suborbital rocket
A Chinese private company launched a suborbital rocket carrying three miniature satellites, for two Chinese commercial companies, into space on Wednes...
NASA's FOXSI mission to search sun with X-ray vision
NASA's Focusing Optics X-ray Solar Imager, or FOXSI -- a sounding rocket mission -- is soon set to stare directly at the Sun and search for nanoflares...
Italy's Defence Ministe blames France for Libyan conflict
Italy's Defence Minister Elizabetta Trenta has blamed France for the deadly violence in Libya, claiming that when Paris pushed for military interventi...
US likely to slap tariffs on USD 200 billion of Chinese goods
The Donald Trump administration is eyeing another package of tariffs on Chinese products as the trade war between Washington and Beijing showed no sig...
Mike Pompeo arrives in Pakistan
Islamabad: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday arrived in Islamabad to hold talks on various issues with the Pakistani leadershi...
At least 12 killed in Ethiopia landslide: state media
A landslide triggered by heavy rains in Ethiopia's rural southwest on Tuesday killed at least 12 people, state media reported.Four people were injured...
Typhoon kills 9, shuts down airport in Japan
Typhoon Jebi has killed at least nine people and left more than a million homes without power in western Japan. Called Jebi, this typhoon was a brief ...
Typhoon Jebi leaves trail of destruction across Japan
In Japan, at least nine people have been reported killed by Typhoon Jebi, the worst storm to hit the country in 25 years. Jebi has left a trail of des...
Qatar lifts exit visa system
Dubai: Qatar amended its residency laws on Tuesday to allow foreign workers to leave the country without exit permits from their employers, a provisio...
Saudi Arabia declares online satire punishable offence
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will punish online satire that “disrupts public order” with up to five years in prison, the public prosecutor said Tuesday, as th...
Arif Alvi elected new President of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Dr Arif Alvi, a close ally of Prime Minister Imran Khan and one of the founding members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, was elected ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping to send top official to North Korea anniversary
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a close ally to North Korea's 70th anniversary celebrations, it was announced Tuesday, following specu...
Hassan Rouhani: Iran will export crude oil despite US pressure
Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country will continue exporting crude oil despite US efforts to stop it through sanctions.Speaking t...
Houthis and Hezbollah trafficking drugs to fund military operations
“Houthi militias have been trafficking drugs, which the Yemeni security forces with the support of the coalition have been fighting to stop,” said Col...
Russian air strikes batter Syria's rebel-controlled Idlib: monitor
Beirut: Russian warplanes battered Syria’s rebel-controlled Idlib on Tuesday for the first time in three weeks, a war monitor said, as expectations mo...
Palestinian and Jordan reject confederation trial balloon
Amman: Jordanian and Palestinian officials, experts and activists are united in their opposition to a confederation that precedes the end of Israeli o...
Iraqi parliament fails to choose speaker in first session
Iraq's parliament held its first session since May's national election on Monday but failed to elect a speaker, what should have been the first step t...
Afghanistan: At least 21 Taliban militants killed in clash
At least 21 Taliban militants were killed in a clash with Afghan security forces in Afghanistan's Paktia province.TOLOnews quoted officials as saying ...
Google announces new AI technology to fight online child sexual abuse
San Francisco: US tech giant Google announced on Monday that it is employing a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to combat online spreading ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping announces another USD 60 bn aid for Africa
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday announced a whopping USD 60 billion in new development financing for the African nations as he sought ...
Pakistani lawmakers to elect a new President today
Pakistani lawmakers will elect a new President today. The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party's candidate Arif Alvi is expected to win as the Opposi...
Spanish PM proposes referendum on greater Catalan autonomy
Spain's Prime Minister yesterday proposed holding a referendum in Catalonia on greater autonomy for the wealthy region but ruled out allowing a vote o...
Pakistan: US aid cut was money owed, not assistance
Pakistan FM $300m cancelled by the US was money which Pakistan spent through its own resources.The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Sunday...
LGBT rights: Malaysia women caned for attempting to have lesbian sex
Two Malaysian women convicted of attempting to have lesbian sex in a car have been caned in a religious court.The Muslim women, aged 22 and 32, were e...
Almost 50 troops killed in Boko Haram raid on army post
Nigeria -- The death toll from a Boko Haram attack on a Nigerian army post on the border with Niger has risen to 48, military sources said on Monday. ...
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