Gatekeeper at Japan’s ‘Suicide Forest’ hopes music can save lives
AFP | From his hut on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest", Kyochi Watanabe blasts John Lennon's "Imagine" into the night -- hoping that music...
Fear grips ‘stateless’ millions in India’s Assam
AFP | Indian farmer Nur Mohammed can barely sleep for worrying that his wife might soon be made stateless, put in a detention camp and...
PM Imran Khan will not attend the World Economic Forum 2019
News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan will not attend the World Economic Forum sessions starting in Davos on 22nd January 2019. Prime Minister’s special assistant...
Jim Mattis: the ‘Mad Dog’ with a big library
AFP | Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, a softly spoken but battle-hardened former Marine, always stood in uneasy contrast with President Donald Trump, his brash businessman...
You are either with us or with the enemy
Imran Jan | The end of the Afghan war may look no different than its start. Chaos, killings, devastation and so forth. Victor Hugo told...
Azhar, Babar hit centuries as Pakistan batsmen show form
AFP | Azhar Ali and Babar Azam hit centuries on the second day of a three-day match against a South African Invitation XI at Willowmoore...
Basant or no Basant: LHC seeks reply from Punjab Govt
News Desk | The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday (today) has issued notices to the Punjab government and other official respondents on a petition...
British Army joins drone hunt after London airport shutdown
AFP | Britain called in the army Thursday after dozens of drone sightings grounded all flights from London's Gatwick airport for more than 24 hours,...
Zalmay Khalilzad’s idea of paradise on earth – Asif Haroon Raja
Asif Haroon Raja | Peace talks in Afghanistan have gained momentum and third round of direct talks between the US and the Taliban have taken...
US defense chief quits as Trump pulls from Syria, Afghanistan
AFP | US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday, leading a chorus of protests at home and abroad after President Donald Trump who ordered a...
Court extends interim bail of Asif Zardari, Faryal Talpur in money laundering case
News Desk | Karachi banking court has extended interim bail of former President Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur till January 7, 2019...
US envoy doubts Afghan Taliban’s desire for peace
AFP | US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad raised doubts Thursday about the Taliban's desire to end the 17-year war, after the militants refused to meet...