Beijing chokes under ‘hazardous’ air pollution; red alert on
Air in Beijing turned hazardous from very unhealthy even as smog-hit capital has enforced its first-ever red alert for pollution today. Restrictions due to red alert have kept half of…
Oscar Pistorius granted bail after murder conviction
South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail while he awaits sentence for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. Judges changed his conviction from manslaughter to murder…
India committed to build 50,000 houses in Sri Lanka: Govt
Over one lakh Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees are presently staying in India and there has been no organized repatriation for them since 1995. Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren…
US aid to Pak will be used against India: Former diplomat
Former Pakistani Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has warned that Washington aid to Islamabad will end up being used against India and not against terrorists. As the US is…
Storm Desmond: UK deploys army personnel to rescue trapped people
AMN / Army personnel, lifeboats and a military helicopter have been deployed to rescue people trapped by floods that have deluged parts of United Kingdom in the wake of Storm…
Strong earthquake hits Tajikistan, tremors felt in India, Pakistan
A strong 7.2 earthquake hit Tajikistan on Monday. Mild tremors were felt in northern Pakistan and as far as New Delhi. The US Geological Survey reported that a 7.2 magnitude…
Terror attacks: US Prez Obama urges Americans not to give in to fear
US President Barack Obama has urged Americans not to give in to fear following the recent attacks in Paris and California. In a rare speech from the Oval Office in…
FBI’s terror probe into mass shooting in California now expands to Pak
The US investigation agency FBI’s terror probe into last Wednesday’s mass shooting in California has now expanded to Pakistan and other countries. FBI is leading the probe into the killing…
Russia accuses US of cover-up over IS oil smuggling to Turkey
Russia has accused the United States of turning a blind eye to the trafficking of oil into Turkey from Syrian areas under Islamic State control, after Washington called the amounts…
Air strikes kill 32 IS members in Syria
In northern Syria, air strikes on the city of Raqqa, have killed at least 32 members of the Islamic State (IS) militant group and wounded 40 more. The Syrian Observatory…