Top Jamaat leader in new bid to halt execution
A leader of Bangladesh's largest religious party lodged an appeal Thursday in the Supreme Court against his death sentence for atrocities committed during the...
Qatari emir enters Gaza on landmark visit
Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani crossed into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in the first visit by a head of state since...
California wildfires kill at least 31 as wind continues to fan flames
Firefighters face another round of dry, windy conditions on Friday as they battle wildfires that have killed at least 31 people in Northern California...
China’s commitment to Pakistan on eve of Gen Bajwa’s induction as army chief
China has reiterated its commitment to Pakistan on the occasion of General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s induction as a new army chief.
A spokesperson of Foreign...
Pro-EU Drahos seeks to unseat anti-immigrant Czech president in run-off
PRAGUE: Pro-EU academic Jiri Drahos is seeking to unseat anti-immigration political veteran Milos Zeman, who has sought closer relations with Russia and China, in...
Beauty queens on menstrual hygiene campaign in India
Eight beauty queens from around the world are touring India as part of a global campaign to promote menstrual hygiene — a taboo...
Afghanistan suicide attack kills Kunduz district governor, civilians
A suicide attack in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province killed a district governor, one of his bodyguards and 10 civilians at a memorial service at...
UN resolution doesn’t allow Gaddafi ‘assassination’: Zuma
South African President Jacob Zuma said Sunday the UN resolution used by NATO to justify its bombing in Libya did not allow “regime change...
Homs battered as civilian plight worsens
Syria’s army killed at least six civilians Tuesday in the heaviest shelling of Homs for several days, monitors said, as the international community warned...
‘Occupy DC’ protesters arrested after standoff
Police arrested and charged 31 protesters at an anti-Wall Street encampment in Washington on Sunday after activists had illegally erected a wooden shelter overnight,...
Moon-Kim’s surprise meeting inside DMZ
SEOUL: South Korea said President Moon Jae-in met with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday inside the Demilitarised Zone dividing the two...
Trump says ‘all options’ on table after North Korea fires missile over Japan
WASHINGTON/SEOUL: Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that all options are on the table for the United States to respond to North Korea’s firing of...
Palestinians set on UN statehood bid in September
Palestinians will seek recognition as a United Nations member-state in September given the deadlock in US-brokered peacemaking with Israel, a senior Palestinian official said...
White House spurns House impeachment probe as illegitimate
WASHINGTON DC: The White House declared it will halt any and all cooperation with what it termed the "illegitimate" impeachment probe by House Democrats,...
Las Vegas shooting survivor killed in hit-and-run
A man who survived the October 1 mass shooting that killed 58 concert-goers and injured hundreds in Las Vegas has been killed in a...
British prince’s ex-partner in court over ‘painting theft’
Koo Stark, the former girlfriend of Britain's Prince Andrew, appeared in court Friday accused of stealing a painting from a former partner.
Stark, 56, an...
Mosques across England should be built without minarets, says Warsi
Britain’s first female Muslim cabinet minister has said that new mosques built in England should be built without traditional minarets to make them look...
