ISLAMABAD, AUGUST 10 (IANS): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the "irresponsible" withdrawal of the US and NATO forces from Afghanistan may give benefit to militants and
Washington, August 10 (IANS): The situation in Afghanistan hinges on Afghan civilian and military leadership, Pentagon Press Secretary John F Kirby said during a news conference.
Taliban forces have taken at
Beijing, August 10 (AP): A Chinese court on Tuesday rejected a Canadian drug convict's appeal of a death sentence in what appeared to be an effort to step up pressure on Canada to release a detained executi
Seoul, August 10 (AP): The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ripped South Korea for proceeding with military exercises with the United States she claimed are an invasion rehearsal and warned Tu
United Nations, August 10 (PTI): The United Nations humanitarian chief has voiced extreme concern over the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and called for a ceasefire, saying there are serious threats to
Islamabad, August 10 (PTI): Hamid Mir, a prominent Pakistani journalist who was taken off air indefinitely for making hard-hitting remarks against the powerful military establishment, has said that Imran Khan i
United Nations, August 10 (AP): Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released M
Kabul, August 9 (IANS): UNICEF said that it is shocked by the rapid escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan.
A UNICEF statement said in the last 72 hours, 20 children have been killed
New Delhi, August 9 (IANS): United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) said that the IPCC report, released on Monday, underscored t
New York, August 9 (IANS): Healthy young people diagnosed with Covid-19, regardless of their symptom severity, have problems with their nervous system when compared with healthy control subjects, according to a
United Nations, August 9 (PTI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called for establishing a special structure within the UN system that would directly deal with the issue of fighting maritime crimes in
Geneva, August 9 (AP): Earth's climate is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report relea
Seoul, August 9 (AP): South Korea will release billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong on parole this week after he spent 18 months in prison for his role in a massive corruption scandal that triggered nationwid
Tokyo, August 9 (AP): Nagasaki on Monday marked the 76th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese city with its mayor urging Japan, the United States and Russia to do more to eliminate nuclear weapo
Kabul, August 9 (AP): The Taliban on Monday took control of another provincial capital in Afghanistan, an official said, the insurgents pressing on with their relentless offensive as American and NATO forces fi
Geneva, August 9 (AP): The UN-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a new report Monday summarizing the latest authoritative scientific information about global warming. Here are five im
Washington, August 9 (IANS): The global coronavirus caseload has topped 202.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.29 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.33 billion, according to the Johns
Beijing, August 9 (IANS): Authorities in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province where the pandemic originated in 2019, have completed a round of all-inclusive nucleic acid testing in five days to cont
New Delhi, August 9 (IANS): The Taliban have received men, weapons and explosives but also direction from across our southern frontiers, which is Pakistan, said Ahmad Shuja Jamal, head of international affairs
San Francisco, August 9 (IANS): Dixie Fire, a fast-moving wildfire has grown to become the second largest in California's history as more than 8,500 firefighters are continuing to battle 11 major wildfires