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US drops 40 tons of bombs on IS-'infested' island in Iraq
BAGHDAD: The US-led coalition says American warplanes have dropped 36,000 kilograms (40 tons) of bombs on an island in the Tigris River "infested" with...
Hong Kong leader tells US not to 'interfere' after fresh protests
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's embattled leader warned the United States on Tuesday not to "interfere" with her government's response to the city's pro-democracy movement...
Around 200 Indian workers in UAE likely to get their long pending salaries
DUBAI: Around 200 Indian workers in the UAE are likely to receive their pending salaries and return home after the intervention of the Indian...
President Trump nominates Indian-American as US district judge in Florida
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American Circuit Court Judge Anuraag Singhal as a federal judge in the US state of Florida. Singhal is among...
Pakistan asks UNHRC not to remain indifferent to situation in Kashmir
GENEVA:Pakistan on Tuesday said the UN Human Rights Council, the repository of the world's conscience on human rights, must not remain "indifferent" to the...
German FM meeting with Hong Kong's Joshua Wong 'disrespectful': China
BEIJING: Beijing Tuesday slammed the meeting between Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Berlin, saying it was "disrespectful"...
Trump says Afghanistan peace talks with Taliban are 'dead'
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump Monday said that US peace talks with the Taliban are over and announced that the US military has dramatically scaled...
UK's Johnson to suspend Parliament as his Brexit plans stall
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted Monday that a new Brexit deal can be reached to ensure Britain leaves the European Union by the...
UN rights chief's concern on Kashmir consistent with stance of world body: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Monday said the UN human rights chief's concerns over the situation in Kashmir are consistent with the stance of the world body. Foreign...
India-Pakistan tensions 'less heated' now than 2 weeks ago: Trump
WASHINGTON: The relationship between India and Pakistan is "less heated" now than what was two weeks ago, United States President Donald Trump has said,...