WASHINGTON/BEIRUT: President Barack Obama has authorized sending US weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, a US official said on Thursday after the White House said it has proof that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against opposition forces fighting to overthrow President B

The world’s oldest person and the oldest man ever to have lived has died on Wednesday of natural causes aged 116 years. Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura, who was born in 1897, died in hospital early Wednesday morning, Kyodo News cited the local government as saying. Kimura was recognised by Guinness Worl

The Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) announced yesterday that the world's largest desalination project in Ras Al-Khair is 75 percent complete and will start production in the third quarter of this year. The capacity of the plant is over one million cubic meters of desalinated water and 2,

Seoul: North and South Korea agreed in principle today to hold their first official talks for years, signalling a possible breakthrough in cross-border ties after months of escalated military tensions. A surprise offer from Pyongyang proposed discussions on a range of commercial and humanitar

[caption id="attachment_36109" align="aligncenter" width="600"] students and parents assemble outside a school to welcome the dubai Cares delegation in ethiopia. — KT photos by Muaz Shabandri[/caption] Each year, more and more children are facing the risk of dropping out of school in Ethiopia. Fa

Nawaz Sharif sworn in as Pakistan Prime Minister, calls for end to drone strikes Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, formally elected by parliament on Wednesday, again called for an end to US drone strikes aimed at militants which many view as a breach of Pakistan's sovereignty. Ous

VIENNA: Two people have perished and at least seven more were missing on Sunday as torrential rains lashed central Europe, triggering floods and landslides and disrupting transport. Austria and Germany sent in army units to help with rescue efforts after rains reached record levels in some ar

Tornadoes killed at least five people and wreaked massive damage late Friday in Oklahoma [caption id="attachment_35782" align="aligncenter" width="475"] This aerial photo shows damage in the Rolling Meadow Estates neighborhood on Friday, May 31, 2013 in Broken Arrow, Okla. after a tornado passed

Washington, May 30: The Mast Camera on NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has captured a dusty orange rodent among the stones on the rock-strewn surface of the Red Planet, starry-eyed enthusiasts have claimed. The photo, taken Sept. 28, 2012, depict the "Rocknest" site, where NASA's rover took a scoopf

Yuichiro Miura An 80-year-old Japanese national today set a new world record by becoming the oldest climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest, world's highest peak. Yuichiro Miura, a professional mountaineer summited the 8,848 metre high peak at 9 a.m. today, said Tilak Pandey,

SEOUL: North Korea fired its fifth short-range missile in three days on Monday and condemned South Korea for criticising what it said were its legitimate military drills. South Korea's Defense Ministry said a missile had been fired on Monday morning, according to the South's Yonhap news agenc

Lahore, May 19, 2013, (PTI) : Nawaz Sharif's PML-N has secured majority in Pakistan's National Assembly after 18 independent candidates joined the party, allowing it to form government at the centre without striking an alliance with any other party. Several independent candidates belonging to in

BEIJING: China is developing robots with a lot more capabilities for battle, "information acquisition, command and control, and collaborative support," official sources said. But the official Chinese media is saying its effort is different from the manner in which military robots have been develop

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. The North fired two missil

WASHINGTON: Russia has sent advanced anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria, a move that illustrates the depth of its support for the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad, American officials said on Thursday. Russia has previously provided a version of the missiles, called Yakhonts,

BEIJING: Three Chinese airlines were on Wednesday targeted by false bomb threats, officials said. Five flights operated by China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines were affected by the threats on phone, they said. Juneyao Airlines received a threatening call and arran

Contesting Parties National Assembly Punjab Assembly Sindh Assembly KPK Assembly Balochistan Assembly Summary 235/272 299/297 84/130 76/99 22/51 PML(N) 107 213 1 10 5 PTI 32 23 1 25 0 PPPP 28 5 49 2 0 Independent 25 40 7 10 4 Pas

[caption id="attachment_33928" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Imran Khan addresses his supporters during an election campaign in Karachi in this May 7, 2013 file photo. (Reuters)[/caption] ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan cricket star Imran Khan’s party was enjoying a late surge of support on Friday,