Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia claimed over 400 lives
AFP | The day that Soviet-led armies rolled into communist Czechoslovakia to put an end to a pro-democracy movement changed Milan Tesar's life. "I saw...
Soviet army nearly ‘battled’ US filmmakers in Prague Spring
AFP | Propaganda-fuelled Soviet soldiers were ready to take on American and German armies during the 1968 invasion of former Czechoslovakia -- before they realized...
Palestinian-American positioned to be first Muslim woman in US Congress
AFP | Rashida Tlaib, a mother of two and daughter of Palestinian immigrants once detained for disrupting a Donald Trump speech, made history on Wednesday,...
Indonesia quake toll jumps to 164, survivors wait for aid
AFP | The devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok was "exceptionally destructive" and wiped out entire villages in the worst-hit regions, relief agencies...
Australia strips five of citizenship over Islamic State links
AFP | Five people have been stripped of their Australian citizenship for fighting alongside the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, with officials saying...
Ten ways climate change can make wildfires worse
AFP | As out-of-control wildfires ravage large swathes of Portugal, Spain and northern California, AFP talked to scientists about the ways in which global warming...
Theresa May, Prince William commemorate ‘Entente Cordiale’ in Amiens
FP | Britain's Prince William and Prime Minister Theresa May took part in commemorations Wednesday marking the centenary of the Battle of Amiens, which heralded...
Firefighters make progress in California but weather not promising
AFP | Thousands of firefighters, backed by US troops and crews from as far away as Australia and New Zealand, made progress Wednesday in their battle...
U.S. efforts to counter China’s hegemony has several challenges down the road
News Analysis | The United States of America is mulling over revamping of Indo-Pacific Strategy in a bid to counter the growing influence of China...
Imran Khan to live in chief minister’s annex in Punjab House; but how will he manage?
News Analysis | The Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has decided to live in the chief minister’s annex in Punjab House after he...
ECP show mettle against abusing politicians
News Analysis | The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has managed to assert itself as a strong institution in wake of countless attacks alleging it...
Afghans return home in record numbers as Iran currency plunges
AFP | Migrant workers squeezed into battered taxis pull into the Four Seasons of Freedom hotel in western Afghanistan, part of a wave of Afghans...