International
Indian conservationist wins UK wildlife charity’s Gold Award
LONDON, May 2 : A wildlife biologist from Assam has been honoured with a leading UK wildlife charity award for her conservation efforts of...
Death toll jumps to at least 48 as the search continues in southern China...
BEIJING, May 2 : The death toll climbed to 48 on Thursday as search efforts continued in southeastern China after a highway section collapsed...
Over 40% of Americans see China as an enemy, a Pew report shows
WASHINGTON, May 2 : More than 40 per cent of Americans now label China as an enemy, up from a quarter two years ago...
As Hamas considers cease-fire, question hangs: Will Israel end war without the group’s destruction?
BEIRUT, May 2 : Hamas on Thursday was considering the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel that the US and other mediators hope...
Israeli cabinet to hold vote on shutting down Al Jazeera on Thursday
TEL AVIV, May 2 : The Israeli government's top attorney, Gali Baharav-Miara, has green-lit the path to discontinuing broadcasting by Al Jazeera in Israel,...
Police clear pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA, hundreds arrested
GAZA, May 2 : Authorities on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus early on Thursday demolished a pro-Palestinian campsite that had been...
Bad weather returns to UAE, several flights cancelled
DUBAI, May 2 : Heavy rains and thunderstorms lashed the UAE on Thursday, leading to the cancellation of several international flights, two weeks after...
77 militant attacks reported in Pakistan in April: Report
ISLAMABAD, May 2: Following a brief lull in March, militant attacks in Pakistan surged once again in April, as the country experienced 77 verifiable...
IMF committee forgoes communique due to stances of European, Muslim nations: Russia Envoy
WASHINGTON, May 2: The positions taken by European nations on Ukraine and Muslim countries on Gaza prevented the International Monetary and Finance Committee (IMFC)...
Iran imposes sanctions against UK Defence head for supporting Israel
TEHRAN, May 2: Iran has added UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, other military officials, as well as three UK companies to its sanctions list...
Singapore’s Indian-origin ministers attend court hearing related to renting of two bungalows
SINGAPORE, May 2: Singapore's two Indian-origin ministers were in the High Court on Thursday in a damage hearing case related to Prime Minister Lee...
‘Continue to expect accountability’ from India on probe into Pannun plot: US
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, May 1: The United States has said it "continues to expect accountability" from the Government of India regarding the probe into an...
Gurbani rings out at UK Parliament complex for Baisakhi
LONDON, May 1: The devotional strains of Gurbani and messages of harmony rang out at the Houses of Parliament complex in London this week...