Untargeted aerial bombing of Germany delayed Nazi defeat

The English Air Force chief Arthur Harris had been convinced that attempts to bomb Germany "city by city”, as he said it in mid-1942,...

Angelina Jolie shared a moving message on the 25th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide

Angelina Jolie issued a moving message on the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre. It was the bloodiest genocide that claimed the lives of...

The story of intrigues, deception & the dual accession of Kashmir

Each year, on 19 July the Kashmiris on both sides of Line of Control and across the world observe the Accession to Pakistan Day....

Sudan decriminalises alcohol and renunciation of Islam

Sudan is to allow non-Muslims to drink alcohol for the first time in decades and has scrapped laws that had made leaving Islam potentially...

COVID-19: Will the government reopen marriage halls?

The Marriage Halls Association will hold protests against the closure of wedding lawns during the lockdown enforced to stem the spread of the coronavirus...

Christchurch shooter sacks lawyers; will represent himself at hearing

The gunman behind New Zealand's Christchurch mosque shootings sacked his lawyers Monday and opted to represent himself, raising fears he would use a sentencing...

Pope also condemns Hagia Sophia conversion

Pope Francis on Sunday joined an international chorus of condemnation of Turkey's decision to convert Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia landmark back into a mosque. "I...

Did smart lockdown prove effective to combat COVID-19 in Pakistan?

The country has witnessed 28 percent reduction in critical Covid-19 cases due to smart lockdown as well as compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs),...

Wall Street’s locks target on big tech companies

Tech stocks were going strong even before COVID-19, but behavioral shifts during the pandemic have lifted the sector further into the stratosphere, leaving the...

China’s growing power in Central Asia & Middle East: Challenge for the US

China's increasing presence on the international scene is an undeniable threat to the US-led world order. Critical to China's emergence as a major power...

Amitabh Bachchan, three family members test positive for COVID-19

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek --...

Hagia Sophia sparks Muslim-Christian fury once again

Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia is to reopen for Muslim worship as a mosque after an almost nine-decade hiatus, in the latest historic tussle with...