NEW DELHI: The United States has formally submitted a communication to the United Nations (UN) regarding its intent to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change, but said that the country would still take part in negotiations under the global deal to keep open its future policy options.

Tehran: Hassan Rouhani was sworn in as Iran’s President for a second term in a ceremony at the country’s Parliament on Saturday. The 68-year-old cleric kissed the Quran and took the oath of office before lawmakers, foreign dignitaries and senior Iranian politicians, IRNA news agency reported. The

Lahore [Pakistan]: A seven member high level Afghan military delegation led by Lt Gen Muhammad Zaman Waziri, Commander 201 Corps,met with Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Nazir Ahmed Butt in Peshawar on Friday. Both sides reaffirmed their resolve to continue their fight against terrorism and delib

Kandahar [Aghanistan]: Two U.S. service members were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Nato convoy near Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, on Wednesday. The service members were part of an international force referred to as the Train, Advise and Assist Command South, a reference to their locat

New Delhi: China is threatening India with consequences if the Indian Government does not decide on withdrawing its troops from the six weeks long Sikkim stand-off. A senior Chinese diplomat on Thursday reportedly said India must withdraw troops on the Doklam plateau or “face consequences”. Th

Kabul [Afghanistan]: An explosion in front of Jawadia Mosque in Dehr Abad area in Herat city has killed around 20 people. Security sources say the bombing was carried out by two attackers and one of them opened fire inside the mosque, reports TOLO news. Head of Herat hospital Mohammad Rafiq Sh

Beijing: China on Wednesday said it had informed India in advance about its road building activity in Doklam on the border and reiterated its demanded that New Delhi must withdraw its troops immediately from the area. In a document, Beijing has dismissed India’s claims that China was attempting t

Baghdad: Violence, terrorist acts and armed conflicts across Iraq killed a total of 239 civilians and left wounded 273 others in July, a UN mission said on Tuesday. “Figures of casualties do not include security members, as the Iraqi military declined to give information about casualties among th

Brentwood: Several officers from Police department across the region cheered as Trump made a remark which was criticized by many others. During a speech to police officers in Brentwood, Long Island, on Friday, US President Donald Trump advocated police brutality in dealing with the suspects. Mean

Konstanz: Identified as an Iraqi national, a man armed with M16 automatic US made rifle opened fire in a packed nightclub in southern Germany on Sunday. He killed a bouncer and injured 4 people before getting shot by the police. The 34-year-old attacker “was critically injured in a shootout with

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Iraqi embassy in Kabul Monday and militants breached the compound, Afghan officials said, in an unfolding attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Three of the attackers were still loose in the compound, but all embassy staff had been swiftly evacuat

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority signed the deal for operations at the Hambantota port with Chinese authorities on Saturday. Sri Lanka agreed to sell 70 percent of the stakes in the port to China Merchants Ports Holdings. The Chinese state-run firm will now gain control over the port operations o

Following the ouster of Nawaz Sharif from the post of Pakistan Prime Minister, the process of elect the interim Prime Minister began on Sunday as the office of the National Assembly issued nomination papers for the election of a new leader of the House. The election of the interim Prime Minister wil

Tehran, Iran: A defiant Iran vowed on Saturday to press ahead with its missile programme and condemned new US sanctions, as tensions rise after the West hardened its tone against the Islamic republic. In the latest incident, Tehran and Washington accused each other’s naval forces of provocative m

Washington: A bipartisan group of American senators have sought enhanced cooperation with India in Afghanistan, including increasing New Delhi’s role in helping the Afghan security forces, a move that could annoy Pakistan. The lawmakers have introduced a legislative amendment to the National Defence

Islamabad: The much-awaited decision of the next Prime Minister of Pakistan after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from holding the public office and was directed to step down as Pakistan’s PM by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Former Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will soon be appointed as an

WASHINGTON: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said Pyongyang’s latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile confirmed all the US mainland was within striking range, state media reported Saturday. Kim said Friday’s test demonstrated the North’s ability to launch “at any place and time,” the

Islamabad: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after a probe team found his wealth far above his earnings in the Panama Papers case. The Supreme Court’s verdict means Nawaz Sharif will cease to be the Prime Minister of Pakistan. He will also have to cea