Amid plague of US mass shootings, ‘heroes’ emerge

AFP | With no end in sight to the mass shootings that have traumatized the country in recent decades, Americans are now finding hope in...

Trump moves to strangle Iran economy as nuclear deal withers

AFP | US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tightened the screws further on Iran with sanctions on its mining industry after a frustrated Tehran said...

US sending B-52s to Middle East against Iran ‘threat’

AFP | The US Air Force is deploying massive B-52 Stratofortress bombers to the Gulf in response to an alleged possible plan by Iran to...

Two-thirds of world’s longest rivers throttled by mankind: study

AFP | Almost two in three of Earth's longest rivers have been severed by dams, reservoirs or other manmade constructions, severely damaging some of the...

Ex-finance minister to head NA finance committee

News Desk | The federal government has decided to appoint Asad Umar as the chairman of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance 20 days...

Asia Bibi leaves for Canada: Lessons for Pakistan

News Analysis | Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country, officials...

On visit, Pompeo sees Iraq guarantees on ‘imminent’ Iran threat

AFP | Iraq has promised to guarantee the safety of US interests from Iran, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday as he paid...

Worldwide, obesity rising faster in rural areas

AFP | Obesity worldwide is increasing more quickly in rural areas than in cities, a study reported Wednesday, challenging a long-held assumption that the global...

Prince Harry and Meghan name ‘dream’ son Archie

AFP | Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan on Wednesday announced their new "dream" son's name is Archie, hours after showing him off to the...

New Zealand unveils plan to go carbon neutral by 2050

AFP | New Zealand introduced legislation Wednesday to make the South Pacific nation carbon neutral by 2050, although greenhouse gas emissions from the economically vital...

Sudan protesters threaten civil disobedience after army delays

AFP | Sudanese protest leaders on Wednesday threatened to launch a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience after accusing the country's military rulers of delaying the...

Eight students wounded in US school shooting near Columbine

AFP | At least eight teenaged students were wounded Tuesday in a school shooting by fellow pupils in the US state of Colorado, police said,...
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