Iran to boost its military arsenal after US slaps new bans
Iran has said, it will further boost its military arsenal, in response to a US move banning two companies with alleged links to the Iranian ballistic missile programme. The state…
World needs to do more to prevent Nuclear terrorism: UN
The UN atomic chief has said that the world needs to do more to prevent “nuclear terrorism”. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said in Vienna that terrorism is…
Protests in Bangladesh over HC review on scrapping Islam as state religion
Thousands of pro Islamists staged protests across Bangladesh yesterday, against a High Court hearing tomorrow, on scrapping Islam as the state religion. More than 90 per cent of the population…
30 killed in Suicide attack at Iraqi football stadium
At least 30 people were killed and 65 injured in a Suicide bomb attack at a football stadium at Iskandariyah in near South Baghdad last night. A police captain told…
IS group’s 2nd in command killed in US raid in Syria
Islamic State group’s second in command Abd ar-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli has been killed in a US raid in Syria, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter has confirmed. He said on Friday that…
Brussels attacks: 10 suspects arrested from 3 European countries
Ten more suspects have been arrested in three European countries as police step up efforts to prevent further attacks after the Brussels bombings. Seven were detained in Brussels, two in…
Pak Hindus to have holidays on their religious festivals
Pakistan’s Hindu lawmakers have proposed Holidays during the Hindu religious festivals. The gazetted holidays for Hindus on Holi and Diwali days was proposed in parliament by Ramesh Kumar Vankwani of…
Pope Francis washes feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindus to spread harmony
Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees, declaring them children of the same God, in a gesture of brotherhood at a time when…
US, Russia to push Syrian political transition
US and Russia have agreed to intensify the drive for a political settlement in Syria but remained divided over President Bashar al-Assad’s future. At a joint news conference with Russian…
US indicts 7 Iranians over hacking banks, dam
US has charged seven Iranians for allegedly hacking nearly 50 financial companies and a New York dam. The attacks, occurring from 2011 to 2013, are believed to have been co-ordinated…