Death toll from Mexico fuel explosion rises to 85

AFP | The death toll from a fiery explosion in central Mexico rose to 85 on Sunday as authorities vowed to hold accountable those responsible...

India’s bull-wrestling festival claims two lives

AFP | At least two spectators were gored to death at a bull-wrestling festival in India that animal activists say is cruel and want to...

Tabdeeli in Balochistan: Missing persons return to their homes

News Analysis | In the latest development, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Jehangir Tareen has approached the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) chief Akhtar Mengal to discuss...

The psychological effects of bullying

Falak Zehra Mohsin | We all have heard the word ‘bully’ or ‘bullying’ and some of us may even be victims or targets of bullying...

The new Chief Justice – Saad Rasool

Saad Rasool | At the stroke of midnight, on Thursday, the contentious judicial era of Chief Justice (Retd.) Mian Saqib Nisar came to an end....

‘No injuries of concern’ for Prince Philip, 97, after car crash

AFP | Queen Elizabeth II's 97-year-old husband Prince Philip visited a hospital for "a precautionary check-up" on Friday that found "no injuries of concern" after...

Canada PM renews calls for Saudi blogger’s release

AFP | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau renewed calls for the release of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi after meeting his wife on Friday, calling the issue...

Trump to make ‘major announcement’ about shutdown

AFP | US President Donald Trump will make a "major announcement" Saturday about the long-running US government shutdown and the situation on the country's southern...

Yemen’s Huthis finance war with fuel from Iran: UN report

AFP | Fuel loaded from ports in Iran has generated revenue to finance the Yemen Huthi rebel war effort against the Saudi-backed government, according to...

Twitter suspends Punjab CM spokesperson’s account

News Desk | Twitter has suspended the official account of Punjab chief minister’s spokesperson Shahbaz Gill. The reason of suspension is not known yet. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf...

US prosecutors say criminals going free due to shutdown

AFP | Federal prosecutors in the United States said Friday that investigations are being disrupted and criminals going free due to the four-week-old partial shutdown...

Hema Malini to perform ‘ballet’: PM Modi to attend

News Desk | Hema Malini is 70, but she still takes our breath away, thanks to her peaches-and-cream complexion and candid demeanor. Age clearly hasn’t...