Turkish President says 'days are near' when Turkey will be able to open diplomatic mission in Jerusalem. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope on Sunday that Turkey would soon be able to open an embassy to a Palestinian state in East Jerusalem, as he again denounced Donald Trump's r

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has praised Bangladesh’s efforts in “lending a hand” to Rohingya Muslims ahead of his two-day official visit to see the plight of the Burmese refugees. According to the itinerary of his visit, Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali will receive him at Shah

Quetta: At least 8 people have been killed and 44 people including women and children got injured in a suicide attack on Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Quetta on Sunday, as reported by Pakistan media. Two attackers tried to enter the building and attacked the church, that is located in a hig

West Bank: Israeli troops shot dead one more young Palestinian who was protesting against Trump’s Jerusalem move. This incident took place on internationally recognized Palestinian land, West Bank. According to the reports, Israeli troops killed Palestinian man at Beit El military checkpoint, aro

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is considering revoking an Obama-era rule that extends work authorisation to the spouses of H-1B visa holders, a move that could affect thousands of Indian workers and their families. Since 2015, the spouses of H-1B, or high-skilled, visa holders waiting for g

Washington: An Indian American cardiologist based in the US state of Nevada has been arrested on 39 charges of unlawful distribution of prescription opioids and healthcare fraud, officials said. Devendra Patel, 58, allegedly prescribed opioids such as fentanyl, hydrocodone and oxycodone without l

Seoul: South Korean prosecutors on Thursday demanded 25 years jail term for Choi Soon-sil, a close friend of former President Park Geun-hye, for her role in a massive corruption scandal which led to Park’s impeachment. The prosecution also urged the court to impose a penalty of 126.2 billion won

London: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that the Palestinians won’t accept any American role in the Middle East peace process “from now on” after United States President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Addressing a summit of the Org

New Delhi: Amidst the allegations of Congress party colluding with Pakistan to ensure ruling party BJP loses the Gujarat’s ongoing Assembly elections, Pakistan’s former Minister Khurshid Kasuri has stated a social event meeting with India’s Intelligence Agency head doesn’t determine they are conspir

Jakarta: After US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Muslim and Arab countries across the world to protest against the decision. According to the report published by Al Jazeera, now, Malaysian Defence Minister,

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today described Israel as a “terrorist state” and vowed to use “all means to fight” against the US recognition of Jerusalem as the country’s capital. “Palestine is an innocent victim… As for Israel, it is a terrorist state, yes, terrorist!” Erdogan said in a

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday lashed out at his US counterpart Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, saying it would put the region in a “ring of fire”. “Taking this type of step puts the world, especially the region, in a ring of fi

Strongly protesting against Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem burned posters of President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening. Hundreds of Palestinians who gathered in Gaza and Ramallah and burned posters featuring Donald Trump’s face and the te

London: Vijay Mallya’s defence team on Tuesday argued that there was no evidence to support the case of fraud presented against him by the government of India as the liquor baron returned to court in London on day two of his extradition trial. The 61-year-old, wanted in India on charges of fraud

Yemeni rebels killed their erstwhile ally Ali Abdullah Saleh, the country’s former president and strongman, as their forces battled for control of the capital, Sanaa, officials said. The collapse of their alliance throws Yemen’s nearly 3-year-old civil war into unpredictable new chaos. The circum

MUMBAI: London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Sunday said it was important to protect women rights, while condemning the practice of triple talaq. Speaking to ANI in Mumbai, referring to the practice of triple talaq, Khan said, “It is important to protect women rights. In UK, there are examples where the ri

London: Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya, out on a 650,000-pound bail bond following his arrest by Scotland Yard over fraud and money laundering charges earlier this year, will return to Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Monday as his extradition trial begins. The 61-year-old busines

Dhaka: Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of Catholics, asked forgiveness from refugees in Bangladesh for all the hurt and indifference they have endured. He met the community in Bangladesh on Friday and used the term ‘Rohingya’ (politically sensitive name for the persecuted minority) for the first