Pakistan seeks OIC meeting on Kashmir, Saudis reluctant
Islamabad: A bellicose and rather desperate Pakistan wanting to ratchet up the volume over Kashmir tried a spanking new manoeuvre on Thursday. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation wary of Pakistan’s antics is refusing to hold a foreign ministers meeting on Kashmir. A troubled Pakistan however, is unwilling to listen and is looking to appeal More...
US to present UN resolution to extend arms embargo on Iran
Washington: The US will present a resolution in the UN Security Council next week to extend an international arms embargo on Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. We’re not going to let the arms embargo More...
Facebook launches TikTok rival Instagram Reels in US
San Francisco: Amid uncertainties surrounding TikTok’s business in the US, Facebook on Wednesday introduced Instagram Reels in the country that will allow people to create and discover short, entertaining More...
Anti-liberation forces behind killing of Bangabandhu: B’desh PM
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the nation to remember the assassination of Father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She mentioned the anti-liberation forces were involved More...
Police officer hurt while breaking up London Eid street party
London: A police officer was injured while attempting to break up a street party of around 200 people in east London celebrating Eid, it was reported on Saturday. One man was arrested on suspicion of a public order More...
India’s Rafale jet acquisition spooks Pakistan
Islamabad: India’s acquisition of five of the 36 medium multi-role Rafale fighter jets built by French aircraft manufacturer Dassault, which arrived at the IAF airbase in Ambala near New Delhi on Wednesday More...
Covid-19 not necessarily changing with seasons: WHO expert
Geneva: The change of season or weather did not seem to be affecting the spread of Covid-19, and the pandemic could come as “one wave” instead of multiple waves like influenza, a World Health Organization More...
Oxford Covid-19 vaccine produces immune response in early trial
London: The Covid-19 vaccine developed by scientists at the Oxford University produces strong immune responses in both parts of the immune system, showed results of the Phase I/II trial published in The Lancet medical More...
14 killed, 63 wounded in Taliban attack in Afghanistan
Kabul: At least 14 people, including three assailants, were killed and 63 others wounded when Taliban militants attacked a provincial branch of the country’s national intelligence agency in Aybak, capital More...
At least 11 dead, 23 missing in Nepal landslides
Kathmandu: Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have claimed the lives of at least 11 people in Nepal’s Myagdi district, while search efforts continued on Saturday for 23 missing persons. Around 43 houses More...