US government shutdown would impact 800,000 federal employees

AFP | A threatened shutdown of the US government would see hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed and many more working without pay. President...

‘Anti-Muslim Denmark’: Handshake made mandatory for citizenship

News Desk | In the new citizenship bill, the government of Denmark has made it compulsory for applicants to shake hands with the officials conducting...

Two arrests over London airport drone chaos as flights resume

AFP | Two people were arrested in connection with the "criminal use of drones" at London Gatwick Airport, police said Saturday, after three days of...

Will PTI fulfill its promise of creating “Janoobi Punjab Suba”?

News Analysis | In a rather unexpected development, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has said that it is ready to extend its "full cooperation" for...

Tales of displaced Yemenis: two camps, same tragedy

AFP | For many families in Yemen, the war has not only stripped them of their livelihoods, homes and belongings but something far more valuable:...

NAB goes after PPP in Sindh, pledges to be tough on corrupt mafia

News Desk | The Executive Board of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has approved inquiries against various political personalities including Nisar Ahmed Khoro, Pir Sabir Shah,...

Americans have grown fatter, shorter since 1999: US data

AFP | Americans have got fatter over the past two decades, adding girth to their bellies and even growing fractionally shorter on average, according to...

US charges two Chinese over alleged state-sponsored hacking

AFP | The United States has charged two Chinese men it says hacked the computer systems of companies and government agencies in a dozen countries,...

US bishops face pressure amid new sex assault revelations

AFP | US bishops preparing for a meeting to address the sexual abuse scandal roiling the Catholic Church suddenly find themselves in a high-stakes credibility...

FO welcomes fresh talks with Afghan Taliban

News Analysis | The Foreign Office on Monday welcomed a new round of talks between the Afghan Taliban and other international stakeholders expected to be...

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...
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