New York/Washington: Michael Flynn resigned his post as President Donald Trump’s national security advisor, a senior administration official said, news that came after the Justice Department had warned the White House of its concerns over Flynn’s contacts with the Russian ambassador to the US. Th

The Iraqi airforce carried out a strike on a house where Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was thought to be meeting other commanders, the Iraqi military said on Monday, without making clear whether he had been hit. In a statement, it said Iraqi F-16s had targeted the house in western Ira

Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa had some unusual advice when top officers gathered for his first speech last year – read an American academic’s book on how India has succeeded in keeping the military out of politics. The army has no business trying to run the government, Bajwa told the

Toronto: Donald Trump's controversial travel ban may prove to be a gift for Canadian tech firms as scores of Indian techies wait to explore opportunities on foreign soil. Shafin Diamond Tejani, CEO of Fantasy 360, a Vancouver-based Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality global giant, told IANS, "T

ANKARA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Turkish security forces announced on Saturday that a total of 3,609 people were arrested as part of nationwide public order operations across the country. According to a statement issued by the General Security Directorate, 3,609 arrested in simultaneous operations con

A suicide bomber killed seven people and wounded 20 others outside a bank in the capital city of Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Saturday, the governor’s office said. The bomber detonated an explosives-packed car next to an Afghan army vehicle as soldiers arrived at a bank in Lashkargah to coll

Washington: President Donald Trump said Friday that he is considering rewriting his executive order temporarily barring refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the country, indicating that the administration may try to quickly restore some aspects of the now-frozen tra

SURIGAO, Philippines –  A powerful nighttime earthquake in the southern Philippines killed at least six people and injured more than 120, with officials combing through cracked buildings and nearby towns Saturday to check on the damage and other possible casualties. The magnitude 6.7 quake roused

Six people were wounded today when a Palestinian man stabbed and shot at market-goers in central Israel, police said. The attack in the city of Petah Tikva, outside Tel Aviv, was carried out by a Palestinian assailant, police said, calling it a “terrorist” attack. Police said initial indications wer

Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S Supreme Court Neil Gorsuch denounced the President’s comments about judges hearing the case against the travel ban on citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries, according to two U.S. Senators who interacted with the judge as part of his confirmation process. M

The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli bombing of a tunnel near the Egyptian border killed two Palestinians on Thursday, but the military denied any involvement. The Gaza Health ministry spokesman said in a statement the two men were "martyred and five other people were wounded as a result of b

An explosion occurred at French utility EDF’s Flamanville nuclear plant on Thursday but there was no associated nuclear risk, a local government official said on Thursday. A report in Ouest France newspaper said there may be some injuries. M6 radio said five people were slightly injured. Offic

BEIJING: The letter wishing China a "prosperous year of the Rooster" came 11 days after China celebrated its Lunar New Year's festival. President Trump has yet to speak to Xi Jinping since his inauguration, even though he has spoken directly or met at least 18 other world leaders. But he is now i

With President Donald Trump barring the entry of Muslims in USA, seemingly other countries are also taking the advantage of sitting under the tree that POTUS planted recently. After USA, Saudi Arabia has decided that an investigation procedure is needed to let in people from Pakistan as well. Aft

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, AFGHANISTAN:  Suspected ISIS gunmen killed six Afghan employees of the Red Cross delivering relief supplies in snowbound northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said, underscoring the dangers faced by aid workers in the war-battered country. Two other Red Cross workers were m

BEIJING: China on Wednesday defended its decision to block the US's proposal in the UN+ for designating Pathankot attack+ mastermind and JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, saying the "conditions" have not yet been met for Beijing to back the move. Replying to a spate of questions on Ch

BEIJING: The United States needs to brush up on its history about the South China Sea, as World War Two-related agreements mandated that all Chinese territories taken by Japan had to be returned to China, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said in Australia. China has been upset by previous comment

US Defense Secretary Gen (retd) Jim Mattis called President Ashraf Ghani to reiterate his commitment to Afghanistan and emphasised on stability of the country. The Trump administration has condemned the terrorist attack in Kabul and has reaffirmed its commitment to bring stability to the wa