Tag: World
Chinese scientists hear sound in Mariana Trench, deepest part of world’s...
Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding deep water sound communication after conducting China’s first acoustic test in the Mariana Trench, the deepest...
World is watching Tehran’s response to protests, US warns Iran
WASHINGTON: A White House statement said Iranians were fed up with "the regime's corruption and its squandering of the nation's wealth to fund terrorism".
Thousands...
Key events around the world in 2017
PARIS: From the inauguration of US President Donald Trump to the exodus of Rohingyas from Myanmar, here are 12 events that marked 2017.
Trump
On January 20...
Muslim world expresses anger as Trump recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump recognised the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital Wednesday, prompting an almost universal diplomatic backlash and fears of...
Rohingyas, Syrian Kurds, among three million stateless worldwide: UNHCR
GENEVA: At least three million people worldwide are stateless, most of them minorities, a status that deprives them of an identity, rights, and often...
World shouldn’t be dominated by one currency: Russia
BEIJING: Russia and China were considering linking their national payment system, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, as he called for a more...
World Polio Day being observed across the world
ISLAMABAD: World Polio Day was celebrated in Pakistan on Tuesday to create awareness about the hazards of the horrible and potentially fatal infectious disease.
The...
World destruction on hold, for now
Put your evening plans on hold because the world’s going to end…Apparently.
The alignment of several planets and constellations, according to conspiracy theorists, is likely...
India’s first all-woman crew on around-the-globe mission
NEW DELHI: A team of six naval officers is starting a historic around-the-world mission on Sunday – the first circumnavigation of the globe by an...
World needs to tell India ‘enough is enough’ on Kashmir: PM
PM urged to appoint a special envoy on Kashmir to build pressure on India
Sartaj Aziz calls upon world community to play its...
Mirwaiz urges world to pressure India for Kashmiris’ religious liberty
All-Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday called upon the world community, United Nations, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and human...
World not doing enough for Afghan refugees, says minister
Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Lt Gen (r) Abdul Qadir Baloch on Friday said that international community is not doing enough...
Pakistan third cheapest country in the world: report
An extensive cost of living survey has ranked Pakistan as the third cheapest country in the world.
The cheapest country to feature in the study...
North Korea a ‘threat to the world’: Kerry
Nuclear-armed North Korea poses an “overt threat, a declared threat to the world”, US Secretary of State John Kerry said in Beijing Wednesday following...
Millions around the world welcome 2016 amid tight security
New Year’s Eve kicked off in Sydney, but tightened security muted revelries in Europe with Brussels scrapping celebrations and fireworks cancelled in Paris as...
China urges world to shun ‘double standards’ in fight against terrorism
UN a mere 'concerned bystander' as big powers wage war on weaker states: Inamul Haq
UN must be in driving seat to resolve Syrian conflict:...
Muslims all over the world express solidarity with French
Muslims around the world have come out to show solidarity with the French and condemn a wave of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris Friday...
