Washington: Pakistan has had a significant 40 percent drop in the number of American visas granted to its nationals under the new Trump administration despite not being on the list of the US President’s travel ban countries. Interestingly, the number of non-immigrant US visas to Indians has incre

Tehran [Iran]: On the occasion of the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said that “Saudi rulers are going to perish”. He further added that the Saudi rulers “are too harsh on Muslims, yet kind to the disbelievers. They are giving s

Colombo: More bodies under mudslides on Sunday pulled out by rescuers and the death toll reached to 146 with 112 others go missing in Sri Lanka. More rains are forecasted for Sunday and Monday, for now, the weather has cleared. Due to torrential rains of two days, over 100,000 have been displaced

Ottawa [Canada]: In an adorable gesture, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, spent a day with 5 year old Bella Thompson and built pillow forts! CBC Kids posted a delightful picture of the two, tweeting, “What happens when a 5 y.o. gets to be prime minister for the day? Pillow fort!” The Ca

Peshawar [Pakistan]: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has stayed the execution of Tehreek-i- Taliban Pakistan’s Swat chapter’s former spokesman Muslim Khan, who was sentenced to death last year by a military court on multiple charges of terrorism. The PHC bench issued the order on Thursday after a p

Colombo: Monsoon triggered Flooding and landslides on Friday killed at least 91 people and left another 110 missing in Sri Lanka, authorities informed. The Disaster Management Centre said, about 20,000 people were also driven out of their homes in the south and western parts of the country. “T

Switzerland: World Health Organisation (WHO), a specialized agency of UN for International Public health is spending more money on travels than on three crucial diseases, AIDS, TB and Malaria with which the organization is fighting. According to the news published in African News, in 2016, total

BAGHDAD: Suicide bombings at checkpoints in Baghdad and south Iraq claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens more, officials said on Saturday. The bombings, which hit Iraq the previous night, came as Iraqi forces battle IS in Mosul in a massive operation laun

Damascus: The Syrian Army on Friday confirmed reports about a US-led airstrike on a military convoy near the Iraqi border, saying Washington’s attempt will not terrorize the army from continuing to fight the terrorist groups. The army in a statement said the US-led anti-terror coalition attacked on

Kabul: A roadside landmine on Friday claimed 11 lives, including five women and five children, of a family in Afghanistan. “The incident occurred in the Mohammad Agha district of the Logar province, where a passenger car hit the landmine that led to the death of all five women, an elderly man and

Geneva [Switzerland]: The United Nations has urged Israel to abide by the international law and standards of detention in regard to the Palestinian prisoners. In a written statement, Michael Lynk, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory under occupa

London: Since reports are out alleging Donald Trump sharing classified information with Russian Diplomats during a meeting, putting national security at risk and damaging its relations with American and other allied intelligence agencies, now British Prime Minister Theresa May responds saying to it

Paris: Independent-centrist and former investment banker Emmanuel Macron was sworn in on Sunday as the 25th French President and the youngest in the nation’s history. Laurent Fabius, President of the Constitutional Council, presided the ceremony at the Elysee Palace here, the BBC reported. “

After months of seige-style heavy hand-to-hand fighting the Syrian Army finally drove out the Islamic State (IS or ISIS) from the Jarrah airbase in eastern Aleppo early on Saturday. The airbase was lost to advancing IS in January 2014. The push for Jirah or al-Jarrah airbase begun early on May 9, 20

Marmaris: A bus of tourists in Turkey fell from a cliff on Saturday and killed at least 20 people, while eleven were injured. The mishap took place near the southwestern sea resort holiday town of Marmaris. According to the local media, no foreign passengers were on board. The bus had travelled

Islamabad, May 12 (PTI) A Pakistani team will visit Nepal to probe the disappearance of a retired Pakistan Army officer from Lumbini near Nepal?s border with India. "A team comprising government officials from the Ministry of Interior will proceed for Nepal to examine the firsthand facts," the Na

New Delhi: Islamabad will overrule the International Court of Justice's order to suspend the execution of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a military court on charges of espionage, a Pakistani media report said. The Attorney General of Pakistan was briefed on t

Five militants and a firefighter were killed in suicide blasts on Thursday during a security raid on a suspected militant hideout in Bangladesh's Rajshahi district, a police official said. According to local media reports, among the 5 killed militants 2 were women. The deceased fireman was identi