US proposes rule banning asylum for illegal migrants

News Desk | Illegal migrants entering through the southern US border will no longer be eligible for asylum under a new rule, the Trump administration...

Bangladesh declines Canada offer to take in Rohingya refugees

News Desk | Bangladesh declined an offer by Canada to take in Rohingya refugees - including women who were raped - Canadian officials said, as...

UAE, Saudi sense convergence with Syria – M K Bhadrakumar

M K Bhadrakumar | The reported plan by the United Arab Emirates to reopen its embassy in Damascus shortly leads to a startlingly new alignment on the...

The enduring name and philosophy of Iqbal

M Zafar Khan Safdar | The advent of the 20th century marked the consolidation of national states based on regional fidelities. Reason replaced religion as...

Geneva after Moscow Conference: US & Russia competing on Afghanistan?

News Analysis | U.S Principal Deputy Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Affairs, Alice Wells, was on the official tour to Pakistan on...

The Americas: Caught between two evils – Jacob G. Hornberger

Jacob G. Hornberger | You can’t help but feel sorry for Latin Americans. They inevitably end up with either a right-wing “capitalist” dictator or a...

China steps up drone race with stealth aircraft

AFP | China is unleashing stealth drones and pilotless aircraft fitted with AK-47 rifles onto world markets, racing to catch up to US technology and...

SC declares MD PTV’s appointment illegal: Has it exposed the PML-N?

News Analysis | In the latest development, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has declared the appointment of former Managing Director (MD) and chairman of Pakistan...

Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi leaves jail, flies out of Multan

AFP | A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy has been freed from jail and is believed to have...

Yemen rebel chief vows no surrender as govt forces push into port

AFP | Yemen's rebel chief vowed Wednesday he would never surrender to Saudi-backed forces, as international aid groups appealed for safe passage for civilians caught...

US warns to stay away from Iranian shipping

AFP | The United States on Wednesday warned all ports and insurance companies to steer clear of Iranian ships, which it called a "floating liability"...

US hopes Russia remains ‘permissive’ of Israel strikes in Syria

AFP | The US envoy to Syria said Wednesday he hoped to see more of Damascus ally Moscow's "permissive approach" to Israeli air strikes on...