Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah sign deal in Cairo
WEB DESK Hamas and Fatah have signed a reconciliation deal in Cairo, ending a decade-long rift between the two Palestinian factions. The deal is to cover security, administrative and border…
US withdraws from UNESCO accusing it of ‘anti-Israel bias’
AMN The United States announced Thursday that it will withdraw from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, accusing the body of anti-Israel bias. US State Department spokeswoman Heather…
Trump, Trudeau meet at White House amid new NAFTA talks
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump remained non-committal about the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement as he welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the White House…
Hafiz Saeed to be released if evidence not submitted: Lahore HC
WEB DESK The Lahore High Court has warned that Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s house arrest will be set aside if the Pakistan government does not submit evidence against him.…
US flies bombers over Korean peninsula in show of force
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump has discussed a range of options with his national security team to respond to North Korea’s recent missile and nuclear tests. This was informed…
Syrian filmmaker stabbed in Istanbul
WEB DESK A Syrian filmmaker close to the country’s opposition who made a film about a notorious regime prison has been stabbed by an unknown assailant in Istanbul. Giving the…
US: Wildfires in California’s wine region claim 15 lives
WEB DESK Firefighters battled wildfires in California’s wine region as the death toll rose to 15, with 200 missing and thousands left homeless in neighborhoods reduced to ashes. President Donald…
13 dead in prison riot in northern Mexico
WEB DESK A security official in the state of Nuevo Leon in northern Mexico says 13 inmates have died in a prison riot. Spokesman Aldo Fasci says the riot occurred…
British PM urges US to re-certify nuclear agreement with Iran
WEB DESK British Prime Minister, Theresa May has urged the United States to re-certify the nuclear agreement with Iran. In a statement, Prime Minister Ms. May’s office said in a…
23 in Rohingya dead as their boat capsize in Bangladesh
WEB DESK The death toll in Sunday’s boat accident near Shah Porir Dwip, on the southern tip of Bangladesh has risen to 23. Police chief for the border town of…