Iran’s new breed of charities on poverty frontline
AFP | At an outreach center in southern Tehran, teenagers are learning to be journalists, while upstairs their mothers are fine-tuning their sewing skills and...
ICC charges Sri Lankan legend Jayasuriya in anti-corruption probe
AFP | Dashing former Sri Lankan batsman and ex-chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged for not cooperating with a match-fixing probe and concealing information,...
The Lhotshampa: The unhappy people of the world’s happiest country
AFP | The Himalayan nation of Bhutan, often described as a "Shangri-La" where happiness is equated to wealth, is holding elections this week. But the Lhotshampa...
England’s northern ports look to prosper from Brexit
AFP | Brexit has brought hope to the windswept docks of the Humber River, a key goods gateway in northeast England where tens of millions...
Sushmita Sen, Bipasha Basu laud #MeToo movement
News Desk | Bollywood actresses Sushmita Sen and Bipasha Basu have appreciated the women who are courageously coming forward with their stories of sexual harassment....
Anti-corruption unit initiates probe against 25 PHA officers
News Desk | The anti-corruption watchdog, NAB (Rawalpindi) has initiated an inquiry against 25 officers of Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA), sources said on Thursday....
Sunday by-poll: Analysis and lessons for PTI
Farah Adeed | At the very outset, I want to congratulate the young, energetic, committed and vocal social worker and young politician Alamgir Khan (founder of...
Kazakh court case tests Chinese power-James M Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | A Kazakh court is set to put to the test China’s ability to impose its will and strong-arm Muslim nations into remaining silent...
Govt behaviour on By Polls show difference between PTI & others
News Analysis | The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) successfully held by-elections on Sunday. By-elections were carried out for 35 constituencies of national and provincial...
US “a loser” for abandoning Iran nuclear deal: Rouhani
AFP | Iran's president boasted Sunday that the United States has lost against the Islamic republic's "righteousness and wisdom" by walking out of the landmark...
Saudi Arabia vows retaliation if punished over missing critic
AFP | Saudi Arabia warned Sunday it would retaliate against any sanctions imposed on the oil-rich kingdom over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as...
India #MeToo claims halt production of Bollywood blockbuster
AFP | India's growing #MeToo storm halted production of a Bollywood blockbuster Friday, with the film's lead calling for harassment claims against its director and...