Putin praises ‘unbroken’ Leningrad on anniversary of wartime siege

AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday praised Saint Petersburg's "unbroken" spirit as Russia marked the 75th anniversary of the end of the World...

SC orders to release Dr. Shahid Masood on bail

News Desk | Approving anchorperson Dr. Shahid Masood’s bail plea, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered his release on bail in the case pertaining to...

58 dead as firefighters search mud on third day after Brazil dam collapse

AFP | Firefighters are carefully moving over treacherous mud, sometimes walking, sometimes crawling, in search of survivors or bodies left by a dam collapse that...

Canadian envoy sacking shows ‘political interference’: Chinese media

AFP | Chinese state-run media on Monday decried the sacking of Canada's ambassador to Beijing, who was fired after he suggested it would be “great”...

Ishaq Dar’s wife cannot prove her story: NAB

News Desk | The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday, 25th January, submitted its response in an accountability court against the objections raised by former finance...

Trump climbs down in wall row, Congress passes bill ending shutdown

AFP | President Donald Trump on Friday brought a temporary end to the longest government shutdown in US history while dropping his previous insistence on...

China to arrest 19 over military veteran protests: state media

AFP | Chinese authorities on Friday ordered the arrest of 19 people for allegedly organising protests by military veterans in two cities last year, state...

India launches pint-sized satellite designed by students

AFP | A lightweight satellite designed by students that can be held in the palm of the hand has been launched by Indian scientists, burnishing...

DR Congo’s new president puts focus on rights on first day in office

AFP | Democratic Republic of Congo's new president, Felix Tshisekedi, turned the spotlight on human rights Friday, on his first full day in office after...

IS ‘caliphate’ in Syria dead within a month: commander

AFP | Military operations against the Islamic State group in Syria are wrapping up and the last pockets of the jihadists' self-proclaimed "caliphate" will be...

Trump faces unfamiliar jolt in US govt shutdown row: losing

AFP | Donald Trump loves to make the pistol gesture when pronouncing his "You're fired" catchphrase. But in the tussle with Democrats over the longest...

At Sundance, a fresh look at man’s first walk on the Moon

AFP | It's easy to think that 50 years on, we know everything there is to know about the Apollo 11 mission and man's legendary...