Deadly earthquake hit Mexico’s southern coast
Deadly earthquake having 8.2 magnitude strikes off Mexico’s southern coast Thursday. Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto said the 8.2 magnitude quake was the strongest to hit his country in a…
US determined to vote at UN Security Council to impose tough sanctions against N Korea
WEB DESK The United States is determined to have a vote at the UN Security Council on Monday on imposing tough new sanctions against North Korea despite resistance from China…
Hurricane Irma: 13 killed in Caribbean islands; heads towards Florida
Web Desk Irma barreled toward vulnerable Haiti yesterday after devastating a string of Caribbean islands and killing at least 13 people as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in…
US Court allows extended family of US citizens from 6 Muslim nations to enter in America
WEB DESK A US Court has allowed extended family members of US citizens from six majority-Muslim nations to lawfully enter the US. All three judges of the 9th Circuit Court…
US shut down Pakistan’s Habib Bank amid money laundering concerns
WEB DESK US banking regulators ordered Pakistan’s Habib Bank to shutter its New York office after nearly 40 years, for repeatedly failing to heed concerns over possible terrorist financing and…
Aung San Suu Kyi Nobel Prize cannot be revoked
ANDALIB AKHTER Even as demand for revocation of Noble prize given to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi gaining momentum across the world following reports of atrocities on Rohingya Muslims,…
15 states, District of Columbia sue US govt over DACA
WEB DESK In the United States, 15 states and the District of Columbia have sued the US government to block President Donald Trump’s plan to end protection against deportation for…
US to deploy 3,500 more troops to Afghanistan
WEB DESK Additional 3,500 troops to be deployed by the US in Afghanistan. With this the total number of soldiers stationed in the war-torn country would be 14,500. US Defence…
Indian-American lawmakers denounce Trump for scrapping DACA programme
WEB DESK Indian-American lawmakers have criticised US President Donald Trump for scrapping an amnesty programme that granted work permits to immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children. Describing…
Hurricane Irma caused damage on French island territories
WEB DESK Hurricane Irma has caused considerable damage on French island territories in the Caribbean this morning. The storm has killed at least nine people so far, most of them…