War of words rages as Pelosi blocks Trump’s speech to Congress

AFP | US President Donald Trump intensified his war of words with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday after she effectively blocked him from delivering his...

Did Government approach Twitter to suspend military courts critics’ accounts?

News Analysis | Federal Minister for Information Mr. Fawad Chaudhary has made it clear that his government has not reported anyone’s Twitter accounts to the...

El Chapo’s sons killed Mexican journalist Javier Valdez, witness tells trial

AFP | The sons of former drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman killed Mexican journalist Javier Valdez because he insisted on publishing an interview with...

All the President’s men: on parade with India’s elite bodyguards

AFP | They are members of the most elite regiment in the Indian Army, handpicked by height and heritage from a pool of thousands and...

Pakistan captain Sarfraz sorry for Phehlukwayo ‘black guy’ comment

AFP | Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed apologised on Wednesday following a controversial comment aimed at South Africa's Andile Phehlukwayo which was picked up by a...

‘The new oil’: Dublin strikes it rich as Europe’s data hub

AFP | A new industrial revolution is underway on the outskirts of Dublin. Fortunes are being made in clusters of anonymous warehouses housing vast data...

Trump had hoped to meet Imran Khan at Davos? – Dr. Moeed Pirzada

Moeed Pirzada | World Economic Forum (WEF) top management kept hoping till the very end that Pakistani PM, Imran Khan, may be persuaded to join...

Into the arena for camel wrestling in Turkey

AFP | Erol Bilgin has high hopes. His camel, Kara Elmas (Black Diamond), might not have won the beauty contest the day before, but it...

Embattled Murad Ali Shah escapes disqualification as SC dismisses petition

News Analysis | Supreme Court of Pakistan has dismissed a petition seeking the disqualification of Chief Minister Sindh Mr. Syed Murad Ali Shah. The petition sought...

US federal employees protest against shutdown costing them their pay

AFP | Several hundred US federal employees who have not been paid in weeks due to the partial government shutdown protested against the impasse on...

Can a united opposition keep Modi from winning again?

News Analysis | Opposition parties in India seem all geared up for the upcoming general election with a power show in Kolkata, where 23 disparate...

Venezuela accuses US of ordering coup, seeks ‘revision’ of ties

AFP | Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday accused Washington of ordering a coup against his government and called for a "total revision" of ties...