Wellington: A destructive earthquake that struck New Zealand two years ago has left its two main islands edging towards each other, and one city sinking, according to scientists. But the margins are minimal with the gap between the North and South islands narrowing a mere 35 centimetres (13 and a

Peshawar: At least seven persons were killed in an exchange of fire between two groups of people following a dispute over a cricket match among children in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, authorities said on Saturday. The incident happened at a police post in Abbottabad district w

PESHAWAR: At least 31 people including three Sikhs were killed and more than 40 others injured when a powerful bomb blast ripped through a busy market outside a religious seminary in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, officials said. The explosive material was planted in a

India on Friday lodged a “strong protest” with Pakistan after two officials of the Indian high commission in Islamabad were reportedly humiliated and barred from entering gurdwaras in the neighbouring country. “India lodges strong protest with Pakistan government that despite being granted prior

Melbourne: President Ram Nath Kovind, the first Indian head of state to visit Australia, held talks with Prime minister Scott Morrison to step-up bilateral strategic ties as the two countries signed five agreements Thursday to boost investments and enhance cooperation. Kovind arrived in Sydney on We

Chinese state media report 5 dead, 18 injured when car struck crowd of children outside school in northeastern city on Thursday. The driver was taken into custody after the crash around noon in the coastal city of Huludao in Liaoning province, state broadcaster CCTV said. Several children were

Pakistan’s foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned US’ top diplomat in Islamabad to protest against President Donald Trump’s allegation that the country harboured al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden and was supporting Afghan Taliban insurgents despite receiving billions of dollars in American aid. “The

A man was killed on the runway at Moscow’s largest airport when he was hit by a plane that was taking off, Russian investigators said Wednesday. Russian news agencies quoted sources as saying the man was on a stopover in Moscow and had earlier picked a fight on board his flight from Spain. The

Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund has demanded Pakistan provide all details of China's financial support to the cash-strapped country to avail a bailout package from it, according to media reports. The International Monetary Fund mission is in Pakistan and holding talks with officials ov

BEIJING: China launched a new space environment research satellite and four nanosatellites on a single rocket today. The satellites were carried by the Long March-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre at 7.40 am, news agency Xinhua reported. The satellites have successfully entered t

US president Donald Trump on Sunday defended his administration’s decision to cut aid to Pakistan saying the latter doesn’t do “a damn thing for us” despite receiving a billions of dollars from America. The US suspended nearly $2 billion in military aid to Pakistan early this year for not taking

A city in China's far-western Xinjiang region has ordered people who are "poisoned by extremism, terrorism and separatism", in contact with overseas terror groups or behaving in a "conservative" Islamic manner, to turn themselves in. Those who surrender to authorities within 30 days and confess t

NEW YORK: A 61-year old Indian-origin man in New Jersey was shot dead by a 16-year old boy, who is facing charges in connection to the murder, prosecutors said. Sunil Edla was shot to death Thursday evening outside his apartment in Ventnor city , Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner said in a s

Islamabad: Comparing himself with Adolf Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he is smarter than the Nazi and Fascist leaders. Khan's statement came after he was criticised for constant U-turns on several issues. "Adolf Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte would

India has sought from the US 24 multi-role MH-60 ‘Romeo’ anti-submarine helicopters for its Navy at an estimated cost of USD 2 billion, defence industry sources in Washington said on Friday. India has been in need of these formidable anti-submarine hunter helicopters for more than a decade now. T

Sri Lanka’s Parliament witnessed chaos for a second day Friday as MPs loyal to disputed prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa occupied the seat of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and shouted slogans, forcing him to summon police inside the House and adjourning the session until Monday. The brawl occurred a da

SYDNEY: Australia announced on Friday it was taking legal action against India at the WTO over sugar subsidies it said caused a "significant downturn" in world prices and hurt domestic producers. India, the world's second-largest sugar producer, has been giving help to its cane growers, who repor

A pregnant Indian-origin woman has been killed after an arrow pierced through her abdomen in a crossbow attack in London, but her baby survived following an emergency Caesarean section. Sana Mohammad, 35, was injured in the abdomen during the attack on Monday in Ilford area of east London. She di