Venezuela struggles with blackout as government claims sabotage

AFP | Venezuela's government struggled to cope Friday with a massive electricity blackout that paralyzed much of the country as President Nicolas Maduro blamed the...

Trump won’t sign China trade pact unless it’s ‘great’

AFP | Optimism about a rapid resolution of the months-long US-China trade war was undercut by conflicting comments out of Washington and Beijing, sending global stock...

Aurat March placards attract criticism

News Desk | ‘Aurat March' a rally voicing support for women's liberation was held across the country to commemorate the International Women's Day yesterday on...

How the world marked women’s day?

AFP | Protests, strikes and studies -- people around the globe are taking action to mark International Women's Day and to push for action to...

Markets fall as US, China and ECB fan fears on global outlook

AFP | World stock markets dropped Friday amid fears over global growth following weak US job figures, a downgrade to the European Central Bank growth...

Apple vs all the rest: What Makes Apple so Dominant

The Android phones versus other notable devices argument can be quite exhausting and it tends to come down to the sentiment that other devices...

Pulwama: An equilibrium of deterrence that fell apart

Mehboob Qadir | Pulwama blast has turned out to be truly a watershed, a defining moment in relations between India and Pakistan in more than...

Naya Pakistan: Govt. and Armed Forces on the same page to implement NAP

News Analysis | Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday has assured the government of full cooperation in the implementation of the National Action...

Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison

AFP | US President Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison on Thursday for tax crimes and bank...

Scientists solve weighty matter of Milky Way mass

AFP | Astronomers said Thursday they had accurately calculated the mass of the Milky Way for the first time, using new data sets that include...

High steaks: Meaty differences at Trump-Kim summit

AFP | Sanctions and nuclear plants are not the only bones of contention between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un: while the US president likes...

Fukushima: current state of the clean-up

AFP | Eight years have passed since a tsunami smashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, sparking a meltdown and the worst atomic...