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

ISLAMABAD: A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the coast of Pakistan early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The shallow quake struck at 3:03am (2203 GMT), with an epicentre just 23 kilometres (14 miles) southwest of Pakistan's coastal city of Pasni, the USGS said. Las

Afghanistan: A suicide bomb has been targeted at Afghanistan’s Supreme Court in Kabul, killing at least 20 people, and injuring 45 on Tuesday according to officials. The bomb hit near a side door which is used for court employees to leave the building at the end of the work day. Najib Danish

Kabul Feb. 7 (ANI): A local leader of the Taliban group has joined peace process in Nangarhar province in East Afghanistan, according to local officials. The Taliban leader was involved in insurgency activities in the restive Achin and other districts of Nangarhar province, reports the Khaama P

As many as 13,000 people were hanged in five years at a notorious Syrian government prison near Damascus, Amnesty International said on Monday, accusing the regime of a “policy of extermination.” Titled “Human Slaughterhouse: Mass hanging and extermination at Saydnaya prison,” Amnesty’s damning

Karachi: An Afghan diplomat was shot dead inside the Afghan consulate here in Pakistan on Monday by a security guard, police said. Police officer Azad Khan told reporters that the consulate’s Third Secretary, Mohammad Zaki, was killed in the firing and the motives behind the incident were being inv

Britain: Peter Scotter, 55, of Beach Street, Roker, Sunderland, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court and admitted to have racially assaulted a Muslim Woman after beating her and pulling off her Niqab. Peter pulled off the Niqab of a woman in a shopping centre and yelled – “You are in our country now,

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said that the country's court system will be to blame if "something bad" happens after his temporary immigration ban was suspended, media reports said. "Just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril. If something happens blame him and court

At least 15 people were killed after an avalanche hit Pakistan’s Chitral district on Sunday, Dawn reported. The bodies of six women, six children and two men were pulled out of the debris in the Sher Shal area, Chitral Scouts Commandant Colonel Nizamuddin Shah said. A Frontier Constabulary soldier w

ISTANBUL: Turkish police on Sunday detained hundreds of suspected members of the Islamic State extremist group in nationwide raids, just over a month after an attack on an Istanbul nightclub claimed by the jihadists. Over 400 suspects were rounded up in Turkey's biggest police operation so far ag

KABUL: More than a 100 people have been killed in a series of avalanches triggered by days of heavy snowfall around Afghanistan, including 50 in one village, officials said Sunday, warning the death toll could rise still further. The avalanches struck after three days of heavy snow, which has des

Damascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday extended an amnesty, announced last year, till the end of next June, for all rebels who surrender themselves to the Syrian army, state news agency SANA reported. The presidential pardon covers all those who have held weapons in the face of the

The US appeals court has denied the justice department’s request for an immediate reinstatement of Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. The ninth US circuit court of appeals in San Francisco made the ruling early on Sunday morning, and asked those challenging the ban to respond to the appeal

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Saturday chided business executives that leave President Trump’s business advisory council, saying doing so “would be wrong.” In a pair of tweets on Saturday, Musk remarked on the influence that sitting on the advisory council allowed him to have, saying he was able to make a

Avalanches and freezing weather have killed more than 20 people in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday, as rescuers worked to save scores still trapped under the snow. The avalanches, which followed three days of heavy snow, destroyed homes and blocked roads in central and northeastern provinces.

BEIJING: Warning Trump administration of "endless trouble and burden" if it uses the Dalai Lama against it, China on Saturday sharply criticised the new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for his "amateurish" suggestion that he would encourage talks between Beijing and Dharmsala-based Tibetan gover