China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos

AFP | From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting...

‘Go Nawaz, Go’ fever takes on PML-N leader Uzma Bukhari

News Desk | The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Uzma Bukhari chanted “Go Nawaz, Go” by mistake while protesting outside the Punjab Assembly against the...

Frantic hunt for survivors after deadly Philippine quake

AFP | Philippine rescuers were scrambling Tuesday to reach dozens of people feared buried under a building near Manila that collapsed a day earlier in...

Boeing seeks to exit crisis mode as it reports results

AFP | Under growing scrutiny from investors and regulators, embattled US aerospace giant Boeing will have a chance this week to reset the narrative as...

‘Big-hearted’ US technician among Sri Lanka dead

AFP | A "big-hearted" technician who was visiting Sri Lanka for work was among at least four Americans killed in the Easter attacks on churches...

Pakistan has a very bright future, says Moroccan envoy

News Desk | Ambassador of Morocco to Pakistan Muhammad Karmon has said that Pakistan is a very important country with huge economic potential and an...

Trumps says Congress ‘can’t impeach’ him

AFP | US President Donald Trump said Monday that Congress "can't impeach" him over the findings of the Mueller report into Russian election meddling and...

Sri Lanka has a history of conflict, but the recent attacks appear different

Damien Kingsbury | Sri Lanka has long been subject to extremist violence. Easter Sunday’s coordinated bomb blasts, which killed almost 300 and injured hundreds more,...

Sri Lanka social media shutdown raises fears on free expression

AFP | Sri Lanka's decision to block social media following deadly suicide attacks highlights a growing distrust of online platforms, but critics said the move...

Nawaz, Shahbaz, Hamza on same page

News Desk | Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif and the Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader...

Sri Lanka observes nationwide three-minute silence for bomb victims

AFP | Sri Lankans across the island nation observed three minutes of silence early Tuesday to pay tribute to nearly 300 people killed in a...

Women’s temple ban debate rages in India flashpoint vote

AFP | Voters in a flashpoint constituency in southern India went to the polls Tuesday after a campaign dominated by the fallout from the controversial...