France set for heroes’ welcome after thrilling World Cup win

AFP | Victorious France was set to return to a heroes' welcome on Monday after winning the World Cup for the second time with a...

Targeting civilians in Idlib can end Astana Accord: Erdogan tells Putin

News Analysis | Syrian forces have been able to regain almost the entire territory lost to rebels and ISIS during the civil war. The last...

Woman may face Saudi sex charge and jail for hugging pop star

AFP | A woman may face charges under a new harassment law in Saudi Arabia after storming a stage to hug a pop star, authorities...

Pakistani Cement eyes capacity increase while call for dumping duty on Iranian imports grow

News Analysis | Rising demand and healthy margins encouraged cement manufacturers to invest some Rs 254 billion for expansion of their production capacities aggressively from...

Whatsapp Terror: Indian police arrest 25 in latest lynching

News Analysis | Police in India have arrested more than two dozen men who were part of a mob that lynched a 32-year-old man after...

Former ANP Senator Daud Khan Achakzai under attack in Chaman

News Analysis | Awami National Party (ANP) leader and former party senator Daud Khan Achakzai have been injured in yet another firing incident in Balochistan....

U.S indicts 12 Russian spies for hacking 2016 presidential campaign before Trump-Putin meeting

News Analysis | Russian and U.S head of states are scheduled to meet in Finland’s presidential palace in Helsinki for the very first time. The...

Syria rebels evacuate ‘cradle’ of uprising as Israel strikes north

AFP | Hundreds of Syrian rebels and their relatives left the southern city of Daraa on Sunday under a deal to bring the "cradle" of...

Shebaz Sharif to face NAB over the Punjab Saaf Pani Company scam

News Analysis | The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and former chief minister Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif in connection with...

What do Putin and Trump expect from the Helsinki summit?

AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump will meet in Finland on Monday for their first one-on-one summit. He cited...

Election rally attack Pakistan’s second deadliest as toll hits 149

AFP | The death toll from a suicide bombing that hit southwestern Pakistan on Friday has risen to 149, making it the second most lethal...

A matter of growing insecurities: Terror during elections

News Analysis | Killing around 132 people and injuring 180 people in two separate terrorist attacks, security threats exacerbate as elections approach. On Friday, 13th...