European countries reach deal to share Aquarius migrants

AFP| Five European countries on Tuesday offered to take in the 141 migrants marooned on board the Aquarius rescue vessel after it was given permission...

Imran Khan: Pakistan’s Jack Kennedy

Boase Roger | The words ‘hope’ and ‘Pakistan’ do not often appear together. Pakistan, a sprawling nation of 205 million, is hard to govern, even...

Transgender woman, Somali-American win US primary nods

AFP | Christine Hallquist won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the US state of Vermont on Tuesday, moving a step closer to becoming the nation's...

Siri Paye: A heavenly meadowland in Pakistan

News Desk | Siri Paye is a heavily guarded meadow up north, unlike the Galiyat, Siri Paye is not easy to access. Steep mountains, a...

India to send manned mission to space by 2022: Modi

AFP | India will send a manned mission into space by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Wednesday in a speech to the nation. "India will...

Imran Ismail complains of being barred from entering the Quaid mausoleum on Independence Day

News Desk | The expected governor of Sindh and Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf leader Imran Ismail complained of not being allowed to enter the Quaid-e-Azam's mausoleum on...

Syria regime welcomes returning refugees with charm offensive

AFP | Several years after fleeing Syria, a group of wide-eyed refugees stares through the tinted windows of their bus to see the homecoming committee...

PIA & Bianca Zubeck Video: NAB should stop being ridiculous..!

Moeed Pirzada | Many wonder why is Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) getting itself into issues which are clearly beyond its scope and capacities. NAB...

Former S. Korea presidential hopeful acquitted in sex abuse case

AFP | A former South Korean presidential contender was found not guilty on all charges on Tuesday in a trial stemming from allegations he raped...

Turkey crisis risks souring military ties with US

AFP | The crisis in US-Turkish relations, which already has put Turkey's economy under massive strain, also risks souring military ties between the two NATO...

A.Q. Khan: Nuclear hero to Pakistan, villain to West

AFP | Pakistani atomic scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan is hailed as a national hero for transforming his country into the world's first Islamic nuclear power...

Senior Trump officials survey California fire devastation as toll mounts

AFP | Senior members of President Donald Trump's administration visited California Monday as the toll rose to at least nine dead in blazes that have...