Ramallha: Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Sunday called on Britain to apologize for the Balfour declaration that has aided the establishment of Israel on the lands of Palestine, instead of celebrating it. Hamdallah said that Britain “should undertake its responsibility and apologize

Baghdad: At least 75 militants belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) were killed during the operations in Al-Anbar in the last 72 hours. According to the Anadolu Agency, spokesman for the Iraqi army’s Joint Operations Command (JOC) Yahya Rasul said the joint forces of Iraqi army

If there’s anything positive about the sprawling Rohingya refugee camps near Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, it’s that the residents – despite their appalling recent experiences and obvious deprivation – are at least safe here from Myanmar’s military. I’ve been visiting Rohingya refugee camps close to

Pakistan on Sunday released 68 Indian fishermen held for allegedly violating its territorial waters from Karachi’s Landhi jail as a goodwill gesture. The fishermen boarded a train to Lahore from where they would be taken to the Wagah border and handed over to Indian authorities. “We got orders

A Bangladeshi court on Sunday sentenced 11 people to 20 years imprisonment for attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 28 years ago at her family residence. The Dhaka court also handed down life imprisonment to the accused for blasting bombs on the same day in 1989 at the house of

Former president Barack Obama is to serve the US again, this time by doing jury duty. The ex-president has been called for jury service in Chicago and a judge there has been quoted as saying he plans to show up at court rather than excuse himself. Tim Evans, chief judge in Chicago’s Cook Count

New Delhi: India has “very strongly” raised the issue of H-1B visa and L1 visa with the U.S., Union Minister Suresh Prabhu said on October 27, asserting that the American economy will find it difficult to cope with the reality as it has been immensely benefited by Indian IT professionals. The U.S

Kabul: An Afghan official says at least nine police officers have been killed in separate attacks by Taliban insurgents on police checkpoints in eastern Ghazni province. Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial governor, says two police checkpoints came under attack by Taliban fighters in the ear

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has firmly told Pakistan that if it fails to take "decisive" actions against terror groups, the US will "adjust" its tactics and strategies to achieve the objective in a "different way", a State Department official on Friday said. Secretary of State Rex Tiller

Catalonia’s regional parliament declared independence from Spain on Friday in a disputed vote that is now likely to be declared illegal by Spain’s constitutional court. The independence motion was passed in the 135-strong Assembly with 70 votes in favour, 10 against and 2 blank ballots, the Assem

China once again came out in defence of good friend Pakistan against criticism by India and the US for not doing enough to wipe out terrorist outfits from the country and praised Islamabad's efforts in combatting terrorism. A day after India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and US Secret

Pakistan’s election commission on Thursday warned Opposition leader Imran Khan to be careful in his choice of words in future after accepting an apology from him for his scandalous remarks against the top poll body. Cricketer-turned-politician Mr. Khan appeared before the Election Commission of P

SINGAPORE:  Singapore has the world's "most powerful" passport, according to a global ranking topped for the first time by an Asian country with India figuring at 75th position, three notches better than its previous ranking. According to the 'Global Passport Power Rank 2017' by global financial

Los Angeles: Actress Heather Lind says former US President George H.W. Bush groped her from his wheelchair at a screening of a film. Lind, who starred in “Turn: Washington’s Spies”, detailed her accusations in a lengthy Instagram post on Tuesday. She said she was “disturbed” after seeing a photog

SEOUL:  South Korea, Japan and the US on Tuesday began a joint missile warning exercise, which would help bolster their ability to track and detect missiles in the event of attacks by North Korea. The two-day trilateral manoeuver began in waters off the South Korean and Japanese coasts, with four

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday arrived in Pakistan on a whirlwind visit to normalise bilateral ties strained after President Donald Trump accused the country of providing safe havens to terrorist groups. Mr. Tillerson’s crucial visit to Islamabad comes days after he made a major p

COX’S BAZAR: Queen Rania of Jordan visited Rohingya refugee camps in Ukhia and Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh on Monday. As a board member of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and an advocate of the work of UN humanitarian agencies, Queen Rania made the trip to highlight the urgent need for gre

Bangladesh on Monday sent a high-level delegation to Myanmar for talks on the deepening Rohingya crisis as Dhaka sought to increase pressure on Naypyidaw to take back 600,000 members of the minority Muslim community who have fled Rakhine state to escape persecution. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan