Saudi court sentences five to death over Khashoggi murder
RIYADH: Five people have been sentenced to death over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but two top figures investigated over the killing have...
US to provide $300 mn military aid to Ukraine in 2020
KIEV: The US national defence policy bill for fiscal year 2020 has authorised $300 million in military aid to Ukraine, the US embassy in...
At least 24 dead in Indonesia bus plunge
PALEMBANG: At least two dozen people died and 13 others were injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in Indonesia, police said. The bus...
18 Indians kidnapped by pirates near Nigerian coast released
NEW DELHI: Eighteen Indians, kidnapped by pirates from a commercial vessel near the Nigerian coast on December 3, have been released, the Indian mission...
Google co-founder faces lawsuit from wife amid divorce call
SAN FRANCISCO: You know all about Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin who have paved the way for Sundar Pichai to take over...
OIC expresses concern over CAA; says 'closely' following developments
RIYADH: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday said it was "closely" following the recent developments "affecting" Muslims in India as it voiced...
Adequate investment needed to rescue NHS: Indian-origin doc tells UK PM Johnson
LONDON: An Indian-origin chief of one of UK's leading medical associations has urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ramp up funding for the...
Afghanistan's Ghani on track for second term: initial results
KABUL: Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani appeared to have secured a second term Sunday, narrowly scoring an outright win in preliminary polling results, but his...
FATF asks 150 questions to Pak, seeks answers against madrassas linked to banned outfits
ISLAMABAD: A global watchdog for terror financing has sought more clarifications and data from Pakistan on actions taken by it against madrassas belonging to...
US moved to freeze Ukraine aid 90 minutes after Trump phone call
WASHINGTON: A US budget official told the Pentagon to "hold off" on military aid to Kiev 90 minutes after a controversial phone call between...