44 killed in anti-government protests in Iraq
Iraqi security forces yesterday shot dead 44 people in the country’s south in one of the bloodiest days of violence since the anti-government protests erupted in early October. In Nasiriya…
US: Trump announces resumption of peace talks with Taliban
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump has announced the resumption of peace talks with the Taliban, but refused to give a timeline for the drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan,…
Saudi Arabia elected to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee
WEB DESK The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a member state of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was elected to the World Heritage Committee for the first…
Nepal: 17 killed in bus accident
AMN At least 17 people were killed and 10 others injured in a bus accident in Arghakhanchi district of Nepal. The accident occurred this evening when a bus skidded off…
Muslims to play vital role in the UK elections
By Asad Mirza Muslims in the United Kingdom are likely to play a vital role in the forthcoming general elections which are going to be held on 12 December 2019.…
Pompeo confirms Indian-American killed in terrorist attack in Kabul
WEB DESK US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Indian-American Anil Raj was killed in a terrorist attack in Kabul on November 24. Talking to reporters at a…
Pak Supreme Court suspends Army Chief extension
WEB DESK Pakistan’s Supreme Court Tuesday suspended the decision to grant a three-year term extension to Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. The move came just ahead of 59-year-old Bajwa’s…
9 Pak Navy personnel killed, 29 injured in bus accident
WEB DESK In Pakistan, at least nine Navy personnel were killed and 29 others injured when their bus plunged into a ditch in southern Balochistan province today. Officials said the…
Elections in Hong Kong: Carrie Lam promises to listen with ‘open mind’ after
WEB DESK Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has said the government will listen to the public with an open mind, after pro-Beijing candidates were resoundingly defeated in local elections. According…
US Navy chief fired over Seal case
WEB DESK US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has fired Navy chief Richard Spencer over his handling of a Navy Seal’s case. The case is related to Edward Gallagher, who was…